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teaching trimming, tap center... my story

updated mon 19 jul 99

 

Hank Ray on sun 18 jul 99

Hello All

I teach a beginning class and i had a student who progressed very quickly and
wanted to learn to trim... I was showing her and the class different ways to
trim and center the pot on the bat... i told them how some people tap to
center.. then i proceeded to put the pot on the the bat and tap to center
according to Mel's instructions... tap tap - it was centered.... it was the
first time i tried to tap to center myself and i had an audience... i felt
pretty cool...!

PS - normally, i have my own way of centering the pot on the bat...and... i
have worked side by side with a person using a grip ... i was faster.... but
not as fast as tapping to center....

Pete in OKC OK
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