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Pulgar ... why would anyone voluntarily put their thumb through this!?
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Inglés
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Pulgar ... why would anyone voluntar...
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So based on the advice of a number of posters in my "Flamenco Virgin" thread I'm working my way through some beginners' youtube videos to get my basic techniques down (yes, yes, I know, "get a teacher" ... I'm working on it OK, see my other thread). I started on pulgar last night and it's given me a painful blister on my thumb. Now, I know pulgar is supposed to be hit with a bit of power behind it so I've been trying not to pussy out of the strokes, but, Christ, it hurts, smacking the same blister against the string again and again! Is this just normal for a beginner and I need to suck it up until my callouses develop? Or might I be doing something wrong...? This morning I've tried again with my thumb position a little more "upright", I'm getting a lot more nail contact and a lot less pain
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