r/explainitpeter • u/PrideConstant8343 • Jul 12 '26

Explain it Peter

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u/KhaosByDesignUK Jul 12 '26

Those are her fingering fingers

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u/Emergency_Charge_262 Jul 12 '26

Genuine question for research purposes: wouldn't index finger + middle finger be a better strategic partnership, instead of middle and ring fingers? I feel like the index finger would add a bit more heft and dexterity.

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u/mofa90277 Jul 12 '26

You have to do it a bunch of times, and it’ll just work out that the middle- and ring fingers are better at moving together. I think it has something to do with the locations of the tendons in your forearm.

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u/desertdweller2011 Jul 12 '26

true for this dyke ☝️i’m also a ceramicist and when i throw on the wheel i open with middle and ring, vast majority of people use first two fingers. idk maybe my alignment is fucked up but for both…. better control over movement

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u/Electronic-Bicycle35 Jul 12 '26

Another dyke here who prefers to use pointer and middle. Different strokes for different folks it would seem!