Kyle Best
Mr. Angel
AP US History
10/19/08

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I always thought my playing style was normal; that there are over 1 million players, surely quite a few do this, too. But, alas, after reading the forums for almost an hour, going through countless threads on playing styles and asking multiple people today wether this is natural or not, I've come to the conclusion that this playing style is one of the most unique and unrecognized there is. I play in the following manner:

Left - Left-hand middle finger
Right - Right-hand ring finger
Down - Left-hand index finger
Up - Right-hand middle finger.

I guess that this position seems most natural to me because I started with one hand:

Left - Right-hand index finger
Right - Right-hand ring finger
Down - Right-hand middle finger
Up - Right-hand middle finger

I kept my middle and ring finger position for the ^ and > and added my left hand. I tried index, but it seemed too crowded. Than, after it was almost a week after playing this way, I made this account. I have been playing like this ever since. I just recently started experimenting with the other positions and if I had to switch to a different one now, it'd be either spread or crowded spread. I think it's easiest to stick to my way.

Am I the only one with this finger postion? Does anyone else use this fingering as well? Tell me your thoughts on this and if you or someone you know plays this way.