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Old 07-26-2000, 11:57 PM
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Where is the thumb placed at the back of the neck?
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Old 07-29-2000, 11:50 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by altugbas:
Where is the thumb placed at the back of the neck?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

In the center, directly across from your
middle figer, so you can use it as a pivot point.
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Old 05-07-2012, 10:25 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by altugbas:
Where is the thumb placed at the back of the neck?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

In the center, directly across from your
middle figer, so you can use it as a pivot point.


As stated above. You always want it to remain firm (but not to tight so you can pivot and move up.) Slide with the rest of your hand and keep the middle of your thumb in the middle of the back of the neck---you can move a little for hard to reach places but this is a general rule of THUMB! <==see what i did there?
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