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How do I avoid bad wrist positions like this

I was having some random wrist pain so I recorded myself playing. Apparently I do this often, especially when I'm playing something while trying to reach E or A string with my pinky. My pinky cant reach E string with my wrist straight because it's shorter than the width of my fretboard :/ so i do have to bend my wrist to some degree, but still my wrist is in vert awkward angle. Should i try to flare my elbows out more?

https://imgur.com/a/yGwaqVf

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC

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