[Blindtlk] Cane Gripping

[Jude DaShiell]

No, the index finger was kept extended and on the flat part of the grip 
when I did my training for touch sensitivity.  The other fingers and 
part of the palm in back of the index finger were used for control.  It 
was like braille reading with the index finger and for the same reason.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2016, Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:29:06
> From: Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Cane Gripping
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> Good Thursday morning, Alyssa,
>
>        Exactly my own cane habits
> [; very well said.
> Car At 12:49 PM 6/18/2015, you wrote:
>> I have found it easy to hold a cane by wrapping my entire hand loosely 
>> around the cane to where the index finger points down. When I say loosely, 
>> I mean tightly enough that the cane feels secure but loose enough to drop 
>> the cane if someone trips on it. I???ve found that???s the best way to 
>> prevent a broken cane in the event of someone tripping. If a place is 
>> crowded, I will hold the cane between my index finger and the bak of my 
>> middle finger like a pencil. This allows the cane to remain in use but 
>> closer to the body and in a more upright position. I hope this helps or at 
>> least makes sense. Alyssa > On Jun 18, 2015, at 2:36 PM, Hyde, David W. 
>> (ESC) via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Hi there. I know when I 
>> learned I had to keep that index finger extended. I really don't remember 
>> why, but I'm sure that it had something to do with control. When I went to 
>> a longer cane, I found that uncomfortable, so I simply rest the butt end of 
>> the cane in my hand, and hold on to it loosely. For me, this has had 
>> several benefits. First, because the cane is long, in don't worry about 
>> centering my hand on my body. After a few years, I felt like Quasi Moto. 
>> The cane is long enough to give full coverage. Secondly, if someone kicks 
>> it, or trips over it, and no matter how careful you are and how good of a 
>> pencil grip you have, they will, the cane leaves my hand. It absorbs the 
>> shock rather than me. > The only absolute thing about cane travel is that 
>> it should hit things before you do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: 
>> blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> <mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Szostak, Christine via 
>> blindtlk > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:29 PM > To: Blind Talk Mailing 
>> List > Cc: Szostak, Christine > Subject: [Blindtlk] Cane Gripping > > Hi 
>> All, >  I have kind of a silly question but just thought someone might have 
>> some suggestions. > >  I have noticed that now that I am starting to use my 
>> cane a lot more, I am getting a  blister on my middle finger where it rubs 
>> up against the cane handle. In other words, with my index finger pointed 
>> out, my middle finger falls against the cane and as it moves back and forth 
>> the fabric on the grip is rubbing up against my finger and is causing it to 
>> blister over time. > >  Does anyone have any solutions such as a slightly 
>> alternative hand grip... to help keep this from happening? Any ideas or 
>> suggestions would be much appreciated:)! > Thanks in advance and have a 
>> wonderful (hopefully not too hot) day! > Chris > > Dr. Christine M. Szostak 
>> > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Department of Social Sciences > 
>> Shorter University > Rome, Georgia > 
>> szostak.1 at osu.edu<mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu> > cszostak at shorter.edu > > 
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