This is a collection of brief notes about me and my music.
The purpose of the trainer is to help break the mental connection between the middle and ring fingers to enable a two-finger plant for picking a 5-string banjo.
After over two months of trying, the physical connection seemed too much for me to overcome. So much time was going into solving this "problem" and not enough into learning to play, so I stopped. That's just me, though, not the trainer. Folks I trust tell me that once I'm playing with some proficiency, I will able to establish a two-finger plant more easily.
If desired, that is - they also say I will do fine with a one-finger plant. By now I've seen a fair number of professional players who use the one-finger plant, so it can't be all bad!
The trainer idea comes from Paul Hawthorne's superb book, Gestalt Banjo. For complete details, see Appendix 6. I recommend Gestalt Banjo but, sadly, it is now out of print. Some have shown up on eBay or enquire at Banjo Hangout for a used copy.