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RE: Picado: Difference in Finger Length
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mark indigo
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 RE: Picado: Difference in Finger Length (in reply to at_leo_87)
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he states that....
HOWEVER, when you watch..... you'll clearly see..... so even he gets fooled by the optical illusion.
this is really really common, and not just with picado, flamenco, or guitarists, but often with anyone who does something well.
They have found a way to do it, often at a young age, but often they don't know exactly how they do it, at least not so they can put it into words and tell someone else.
often they use a kind of "poetry" that describes how they feel about it, or how they think of it, but does not actually describe exactly what they are doing.
This is not to disrespect great musicians or sportspeople or artists or craftspeople or anyone skilled at something (but is maybe why often top maestros don't teach), but is a word of warning to anyone trying to learn from them.... listen to what they say, but watch what they do too, and check it matches up!
there's also an example on one of the Oscar Herrero Paso Y Paso DVD's where he tells you NOT to do a technique a certain way, but to do it somehow different, and then does EXACTLY what he says not to do! (i think it is PAI abanico) i think they're good vids anyway....
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Date Jan. 28 2009 13:20:17
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Exitao
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From: Vancouver, Canada
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RE: Picado: Difference in Finger Length (in reply to at_leo_87)
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ORIGINAL: at_leo_87
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It's believed to affect things like athletic and sexual prowess, as well as promiscuity and confidence and particularly penis size.
according to the whole fingernail's length advantage of my ring finger over my index, that should make me a rich, body building, casanova. 
just got to wait it out and let my destiny unfold now...
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Length of the ring finger is directly related to the amount of testosterone you receive in the womb.
seriously though, i hope this isn't a joke.
LOL, you have to measure it from the first knuckle joint. Measure the index, and then compare. Depending on how the hand before the fingers is formed, it may not be such a big difference.
I saw this on a BBC documentary about female desire. They mentioned the anular:package ratio and anular:sexual confidence in females.
This has no bearing on Flamenco, so to make it pertinent to the topic of Flamenco or Paco, I'd like to point out that from the pic of Paco's hands on the head of his guitar, this finger size things suggests he may be a monster without the guitar too.
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Date Jan. 28 2009 14:00:53
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