Finger weights

Wessel

I have seen some guys putting weights on their fingers while practicing to increase their speed.Have anyone of you ever tried this bizzare way of increasing speed? I think its a waist of time.Speed is all about muscle memory, and the muscles around your fingers are so little how could you excersize them.

Manfred-Klose

This surely brings back memories of high school, where every guitar player in the school wanted to be the fastest ever, i think it was bacause of hormone problems......joking.

I think it will add more grip to the strings, but not speed, maby?

AlanRatcliffe

Well, it'll build up your muscles, sure, but I don't think it's going to really help with speed. Speed is about dexterity, not power and faster players tend to play lighter. It's like a body builder vs. a martial artist.

Renesongs

I heard a story of a pianist/composer, (I think it was Schubert) who invented a machine to increase the speed of his fingers to trill on a piano which over time buggering up his right hand so badly he could hardly perform at all.
Similarity I would think that adding weights to the fretting fingers would develop a dis-equilibrium in the finger muscles which would inhibit rather than improve speed.

Manfred-Klose

I dont even think chuck norris will put this on his fingers, but it looks like a scene from terminator.
this is too hardcore for metal.

http://www.shredacademy.com/Shop/merchandise/fingerweights5.htm

Renesongs

Unbelievable, the shit people will buy when lured by the promise that they will lose weight quickly, live longer, get laid more often, or shred faster. You might want to try strapping some old pen-light batteries to your fingers and see how that works for you before coughing up nearly R400 of your hard earned cash.

Now having seen these ugly mothers, I can only think wrist injury, (which for some people could be more than just an impediment to playing guitar), not to mention the damage you may cause to your instrument, (or guitar). ?

Do the physiology. Strapping a weight to your fingers constricts the flow of blood and oxygen to the finger muscles which inhibits their ability to perform. It must like practising for a half marathon with a plastic bag on your head.

arjunmenon

Rene, love your sense of humour and the way you phrase things. Excellent post ?

On the subject, its looks extremely difficult to improve speed with something like that. Now, if somebody'd come up with something that help relax the wrist, forearm muscles etc, that might help.

Cheers

Wessel

Haha Manfred do you remember how whe used to practice with elastics around our fingers.Could have worked, where both hitting over 300bpm

Manfred-Klose

hey wessel, i still do it a few minutes everyday, so that when i come from work my fingers is flexable, and then the shredding begins, it is just to keep the blood flowing.

Mr-M

Renesongs wrote Unbelievable, the shit people will buy when lured by the promise that they will lose weight quickly, live longer, get laid more often, or shred faster.

Got to agree, just looked at those things and they look like a bunch of horse excrement!

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BTW no offence to anyone with a mullet, just demonstrating some more ridiculousness akin to those weights!

Reef

Right got it. So you're saying mullets are ridiculous.
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Mr-M

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Reef

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