A hand strap and ducks foot are the same. A hand Strap is more comfortable, but helps support the horn in the SAME place on your hand as a ducks foot, the first finger knuckle. It just wraps around the back of your hand, which gives it the added feeling of support. Depending on the players hand size and the horn they choose, the hand strap might be the best choice.
The Alexander brand Hand Strap is the best one I have seen, great leather and good padding, if you like that sort of thing. I use neither.... I move my pinky ring down, closer to my hand, in the stronger part of my pinky..... An idea that I got from Julie Landsman..... Matthew Scheffelman __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
