If there is any topic you would like me to write about related to guitar playing, applying music theory, improvising, and songwriting I will appreciate your suggestion. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Exercise 1 The first exercise is a simple strumming pattern to get your right hand warmed up.
Another important skill is the synchronization between your left hand and your right hand. Related Posts. Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.
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The exerciser is made of plastic pistons can stick if you press down on them at an angle, there inst too much you can do about this. Some people have complained that they can bind up overtime making it more difficult to depress the pistons. I addition to this it has adjustable tension for each finger so you can adjust, for example, your index and middle finger to a higher tension and keep your ring and pinky at a lower tension. I found this the case.
The rubber grip it has is comfortable and you can remove it to then use for callus building which we talk about later below. Also the finger pads are moulded rubber too.
All in all it is excellent for the price, here is a link to check the price at Amazon. One thing to take note of is that there are two models, the only difference being the shape of the moulded grip and the sports version has an option to buy one with 9lb tension or 12lb.
Otherwise they both have the same functions including the callus builder. Take it with you in your pocket and press and hold each plunger, one finger at a time for 6 second each, as many reps as you can fit in. After a week, you will be amazed at the difference of the feeling of your guitar. Strength for depressing strings and bends fore example will be effortless and your speed of hammer-ons increased along with better accuracy. Whilst the exerciser is aimed at building strength it should not be forgotten that one of the other priorities is speed.
Practising speed drills helps to keep your hand and finger fluidity when moving around the fret board or finger picking on the strings. The finger exerciser has numbered finger pads so this helps with practising and creating sequences that you can practice.
For example, I slowly increase speed with partial pushes and various patterns that demand varying degrees of coordination , , , , , , etc. In his beginner course Justin talks about improving speed between Chords by timing yourself with a 60 second countdown timer and counting every time you change chord. The aim is to get to 60 chord changes in a minute, so a new chord every second. You can replicate this on the exerciser, set a minute timer countdown on your watch, phone or through google and then try out chord changes.
Think about the finger position and how you form the chord on the guitar. As you can form the chord in different ways then you can adapt your fingers on the exerciser in a similar vain. When first learning barre chords they can prove to be a stumbling block. Just when you thought you had got over finger pain and getting the balance of pressure and grip correct then along they come to raise the bar-re groan. If you want to start improving your barre chord when you are away from the guitar then you can do the following with the exerciser.
Take the rubber grip off, run your index finger along the callus builder side and grip and squeeze the pistons with your thumb and hey presto you have a barre chord exerciser. The simulated strings which sit under the rubber pad when you buy the exerciser are really just plastic bumps.
When you use it this way the rubber grip sits on top of the pistons. When you do this it can be a little wobbly and if you are using the exerciser a lot it can get slippery. Others also have noted that the callus builder is too mild to be effective.
One way of dealing with this is by adding staples to the finger pads on the pistons and using it this way instead. This way you get the stimulation but a stable base and you can choose to help build calluses on individual fingers.
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