Can You Bend Your Pinkie Without Bending Your Ring Finger?

[yosuke188]

I can't bend my pinkie even 90 degrees without my ring finger going nuts. Is this normal?

edit: seems like some people can while some can't. Do you think it's something you are born with, or can you train yourself?

 

[Andyb23]

double jointed then

 

[maximus maximus]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
I can't bend my pinky even 90 degrees without my ring finger going nuts. Is this normal?

No..I can do almost anything with my pinky without my ring finger. I can make it bend upwards, downwards, sidewards etc...

Wait a sec... what's a pinky?

 

[mwmorph]

yes can almost touch palm of my hand.

 

[Geocentricity]

Can almost touch the palm, its definitely greater than 90 degrees

 

[clickynext]

No, my pinky only goes about 30 degrees before the ring finger starts moving. Here's another one... I can bend my ring finger without moving my middle finger, but I can't bend my middle finger without the ring moving.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
I can't bend my pinkie even 90 degrees without my ring finger going nuts. Is this normal?

same here, when I bend my pinkie finger, my ring fingers bends as well.

 

[monk3y]

I can get it down well over 90 degrees.

 

[jadinolf]

I cannot.

 

[Wnh5001]

i can do about 150 degrees slightly missing my palm, grrr, i cant get it to touch ><

 

[thirdlegstump]

No problem when I do it while thinking about it but when playing guitar, my pinky is all over the fvcking place.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus

Originally posted by: yosuke188
I can't bend my pinky even 90 degrees without my ring finger going nuts. Is this normal?

No..I can do almost anything with my pinky without my ring finger. I can make it bend upwards, downwards, sidewards etc...

Wait a sec... what's a pinky?

The girl next door ?

 

[mwtgg]

On my right hand, yes. On my left hand, my ring finger bends too.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
On my right hand, yes. On my left hand, my ring finger bends too.

heh same for me wonder what it is about leftie

 

[LtPage1]

I can, but I have to really focus on not moving my ring finger.

 

[tfinch2]

I can on my left hand, but not on my right.

 

[SlitheryDee]

My ring finger bends whether I want it to or not. I can, however, straighten my ring finger while leaving the pinky in the bent position. Does that count for anything?

 

[Ika]

I can bend my entire pinky down 90º from the rest of my fingers, but I can't bend it at the second digit without my ring finger moving.

 

[iamaelephant]

Wow, if this poll is representative then one in twenty computer geeks is missing a finger, hand or arm.

 

[foghorn67]

Is there a way to fix this?

 

[Anubis]

yes

touch palms both hands

 

[FeuerFrei]

Only on my left hand. I can bent the lower knuckle of my pinkie 90&deg; while keeping my ring finger straight.
With my upper knuckle or right hand fingers it's hopeless.

Guess I'm not alone. I feel so much better now! Perhaps.

 

[DainBramaged]

With a little concentration, yes.

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: clickynext
No, my pinky only goes about 30 degrees before the ring finger starts moving. Here's another one... I can bend my ring finger without moving my middle finger, but I can't bend my middle finger without the ring moving.

I believe everyone is like that, it's because the tendons in the hand overlap there so you have to move you ring finger when you move your middle finger but not vice versa.

 

[Praxis1452]

can't bend any of my fingers