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Originally Posted by Brad Johnson  Wouldn't that depend on how it was bent.
If you hold your arms in front of you in a Praying Mantis position, letting your hands go limp, would that normally be detrimental?
Now pull your right elbow back... that's the position you see many of these players having their arm in. No serious downward pressure on the RH wrist. |
The point I was getting at is that the exact same technique could be harmful to one player and not another due to physiological differences, or other outside influences.
So I might mimic your playing position and style exactly (within reason) yet still end up with wrist pain because of differences in body structure, or because I use a keyboard all day which is already putting cumulative stress on the same structures, etc.
I'm not saying having wrists bent is "wrong", but rather, when viewed
strictly from an ergonomic point of view, it is a factor that increases the likelihood of problems.
Wrist related problems can stem from repetitive motions, the amount of bend, and the duration and magnitude of forces applied. With bass, the forces are probably insignificant, but there are plenty of repetitions, and there may/may not be a question of angle (the point of this thread.)
On the flipside, some players might find that in order to straighten their wrists, they have to change their playing style so much that it hampers their abilities. Some of the people in the photos in this thread might have a tough time playing after adjusting their bass height and angle for straight wrists.
