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Old 04-12-2008, 09:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
Firestas'1
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Re: Top teeth touching bottom lip

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Originally Posted by duval View Post
My teacher often comments that I must try not to 'smile' while ascending. To try to fix this, he has given me the Stamp warmups. I also work on Caruso and do the pencil exercise to strengthen up... I still find it extremely difficult to hold the corners.
Building corner strength is like weightlifting, it takes time. Keep working on what your teacher gives you and in time you will build the necessary strength.
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