Filip -> RE: Left hand strength? (Feb. 20 2023 20:59:57)
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I know that this thread is originally about barre chord and index finger, which is the problem I still have, but I did not want to make a new thread for the discussion about left hand strength and speed cause it seems it belongs here anyway. So, while browsing at Amazon today I accidentally run on a couple of tools for the left hand, it's the first time I see them and would like to know what do you think about things like these. The problem with my left hand is that I think I reached the peak of strength (it gets tired quickly if I play a lot of barres or stretch my fingers a lot) and speed that I can get from my playing routine, and for a while I was thinking if there is a way to improve this, either with or without the guitar. The first thing I saw is this one. My first reaction was what the heck is this, however after thinking a bit it seems to me that it might give some benefits based on my experience with the right hand. Namely, since a long time ago I use a sponge to mute my guitar, and I noticed that using sponge has an impact on my right hand strength, speed, and control, cause after playing with the sponge for a while I feel I play easier, faster and with more control in my right hand. Does this make sense to you? What do you think about using the sponge like this, and about the thing I linked? The second thing is this one, and then there is this one as well which I think is familiar to everyone. What do you guys think of these, could they be of any help? Last but not the least, I guess it's not only (or at all) about these tools, so what kind of practice or exercises you think might boost the left hand? When it comes to the right hand for example, I do exercises from Oscar Herrero's Paso a Paso 1-2-3 for a couple of days and it trains my right hand incredibly, much more than the sponge actually (though I often do these exercises with a sponge actually).
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