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Draconomics

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How about a lighter thread topic? I'm always curious what other guitar players hand sizes are. After trying to play certain Holdsworth passages, I've come to realize I am physically screwed due to my baby hands. So curious how hand size has affected your playing style.

For me, my hand spans just shy of 8", skinny fingers. Like I said, I have kid's hands.
 
How about a lighter thread topic? I'm always curious what other guitar players hand sizes are. After trying to play certain Holdsworth passages, I've come to realize I am physically screwed due to my baby hands. So curious how hand size has affected your playing style.

For me, my hand spans just shy of 8", skinny fingers. Like I said, I have kid's hands.
If we’re measuring tip of middle finger to bottom of palm, 8 inches even.
 
For me, it is 8.5" from the bottom middle of my palm to the top of my middle finger. At a hair under 6', I am not super tall, but I have big hands.
 
How about a lighter thread topic? I'm always curious what other guitar players hand sizes are. After trying to play certain Holdsworth passages, I've come to realize I am physically screwed due to my baby hands. So curious how hand size has affected your playing style.

For me, my hand spans just shy of 8", skinny fingers. Like I said, I have kid's hands.

Length 8.5” (muddle finger to palm at wrist)
Width 4” (widest part of palm)
Span 9.5” (tip of thumb to tip of pinky with fingers spread)
 
When I'm shopping for motorcycle gloves, my glove size is 2XL.
Full face helmet size 2XL
T-shirt size 3XL
Shoe size 10.5 EEE
 
I am shocked no one has done this yet:cool::rolleyes:
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You asked for a show of hands.
 
One of my best friends told me I have "Billy Barty hands". That should tell you what you need to know.

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Since I had the trigger finger surgery, I've noticed a little reduction in how far I can stretch. Maybe it'll come back if I work on it, but I haven't put any special effort into it.
 
Length 8.0” (middle finger to palm at wrist)
Width 4.5” (widest part of palm)
Span 9.0” (tip of thumb to tip of pinky with fingers spread)

I have really big hands but just medium length fingers. When people shake my hand they are surprised they can't hold all of it in their hand, but it doesn't help much playing guitar. It's those long fingers that make for good guitar hands.
 
Length is 7.75" for me, and span of my hand is 9.5". My span between the tip of my index and tip of the pinky is probably more relevant to playing, and it's 7.5". I've got special thumbs--each has a 180 degree range of motion at the knuckle.

My fingers are short. My wife's fingers are as long as mine. My palms are large.

It's an odd distraction during the work day to be measuring my hands.
 
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