i have what are commonly refered to as 'piano fingers' or 'artists fingers' 'musicians fingers' etc

it means when i place my hand flat on a table my fingers curl upwards naturally

it makes practising finger striking extremely painful, as my figers get jarred backwards

the only suggestion my instructor (my Dad) has is to use what he calls 'bears paw' not sure of the cantonese name (if your unsure its the middle knuckles)

he suggested that i ask on here for other peoples advice on what to do, as i feel that i'm losing an inch and a half by using the bears paw, and there must be somesort of answer to it as im sure im not the only one that has ever had this problem

please offer any advice you can - it will be much appreciated!