I've had my thumb wrenched when someone hangs on too long with this grip.<http://us.cdn3.123rf.com/168nwm/tribalium123/tribalium1231208/tribalium123120800448/14994177-handshake.jpg> But the original topic was "people ... bending and twisting the wrists".
My solution is this: I say "ouch", and physically straighten out the wrist-crunch with my free hand. Maybe I say "sorry, carpal tunnel" to excuse this tiny bit of violence. I can do this in the 5 seconds I have. And I've seen the same guy give me a straight allemande later that night, so it seems to have a good effect. -------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 lind...@tsmworks.com On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 4:07 AM, Erik Hoffman <e...@erikhoffman.com> wrote: > And I'm on a (perhaps hopeless) campaign to restore it. > > So, Aahz, why do you want to eliminate it? I'm talking about the thumbs up > as guideposts, fingers hooked around the others hand, a hook, not a grip, > wrists straight, fingers curved. Is it just the safety issue? I play music. > I teach music. I worry a lot about my hands! I have things I do to protect > myself, and I don't let people grab and grip, or bend my wrist in some > painful way. > > ~erik hoffman > oakland, ca > > > > On 2/15/2014 10:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014, Michael Fuerst wrote: >> >>> I should have said thumbs an wrapped around the other's hand. >>> Interlocked was the wrong. >>> >> <whew> I do know people who believe that interlocked thumbs are correct, >> and I've been on a campaign to discourage the practice. ;-) >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
