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Slapping Hand Shape??? what lmAo

ok so i've seen loads of people talking about how they create a super loose fist, aka only the two end joints of their fingers are bent and not their knuckles. when i try to do that shape it genuinely aches all the way down my arm, so i instead make an actual fist (minus the thumb). i can get quite a bit of speed from it but i'm just wondering if it'll affect my performance at all and if i should fix it before i go any further and have bad habits in the future?
 
Hard to give you feedback on your technique unless you show us! :)

The most important rule of practicing bass: if it HURTS then STOP and figure out what you're doing wrong.

Here's an instructional video that really helped me, when I was learning to slap.



Can you find any YouTube videos of pro slappers with fist-shaped hands?