Zach -
Ever so briefly -
To get the coups, or just to keep from getting carpal tunnel syndrome, don't
bend your right wrist. Rearrange your gurdy on your body so that your right
elbow is closer to your body, so that when you turn the crank, you are moving
your upper arm back and forth as if you are a choo-choo train. ;-) Your wrist
should be straight in both dimensions - not bent in, not bent out, not bent up
or down. The power of the coup comes from the muscles of the upper arm, not
the wrist or the lower arm. Your wrist may get a little bit involved, but not
much.
I'll try to get my anatomy students to draw out or animate the motion showing
which muscle groups are involved. ;-)
Alden F.M. Hackmann [email protected]
"Beati illi qui in circulum circumeunt, fient enim magnae rotae."
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