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I wouldn't worry too much. What is your partucular issue? Does it stick out like you having tea with the Vicar or something else?
Maybe try taping it to the ring finger?
Usual issue - pinky raising when high when playing scales finder exercises - yes like having tea with vicar :-) In theory it has further to travel so can slow you down. I understand may be a millisecond but I'd like to reinforce a good habit as recommended by some guitarist. I do realise that people like SRV didn't exactly adhere to all rules, hence the should I give a damn :-)
Play some 4 finger box chord shapes with all fingers down (more musical than spiders)?
Instead of forming a "claw" get your thumb round the back and keep all fingers straighter?
Fingers are weird.
You mean where the very last joint of the finger should curve I'm curious, hard with text, pictures may help.
It's like when you are playing the low E. Your fingers are straighter, well mine are. Now instead of keeping your thumb in position and curving your fingers, move your thumb down (toward the floor) and keep the same shape. At the end your thumb might be past the centre of the neck.
It's something I have been experimenting with. It seems to have a few advantages for me, relaxed hand, less fretting force, easier to roll the fingers. It is still early days on this one though.
See if these videos explain any better:
Both are forced flatter by relative size of hand and guitar neck.
You'll develop a better mental connection with it if you express with it rather than it just being like a passive mallet that you occasionally flop down when you can't play something with just the other 3 fingers.
*By all means support it with your other fingers at the time, I'm not crazy.