Lately, I've been trying to play faster. One thing I've noticed is that the CH players I've watched who play fast play with what seems to be a very relaxed right hand. That, in turn, causes their index finger to flick a little bit. My problem is that this makes sense to me.
As a use-to-be pretty good athlete, I know that keeping as relaxed as you can facilitates quick movement. As an engineer, I also think the movement of the entire forearm, wrist, and hand as a solid unit involves the movement of a lot of mass, and that's detrimental to quick acceleration and deceleration. The finger can flick relatively quickly, and a relaxed hand and wrist would seem to make perfect sense for fast playing.
Does anyone agree, or if not, where the heck's the error in my thinking? I'm too old to waste much time going down the wrong track, but I've been practicing these things and I'm surprised how, in just a couple of weeks, my playing's become noticeably faster -- and the accuracy hasn't suffered, either. I'm very optimistic, but a good logical argument could persuade me to change my viewpoint.
