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Bending Speed (Part 2)

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Tue, 05/24/2011 - 09:03
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When playing the 2 draw note how your jam is slightly dropped and the back of your tongue is slightly humped up. For the 4 draw your jaw is not as dropped and the middle of your tongue is slightly humped up. And finally, for the 6 draw your mouth chamber gets a little smaller and the middle-front of your tongue is slightly humped up.

Ponder this for a bit... has your tongue developed the muscle memory of where it needs to be "before" it starts the bend?

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