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Hi all,
I just bought my TT, trouble is Im not sure if its the right size it covers my whole knuckle and inhibits me when I try to bend the thumb to finger palm it.
So my question being, when the TT is empty roughly were should it end?
Does it cover the knuckle? it seems impractical to me

thanks

ps I did some searching on the boards but I could only see threads about tone etc

Apparantly a TT should bearly fit on the tip of the thumb

Personally, I have mine end just before the knuckle. I can move around pretty easily, it won't fall off but comes off easily.

Covering the knuckle would be too restrictive for me.

It depends upon what I plan to do with it, however, for the main part it should not push over the top knuckle. Don't worry about it looking unnatural - as long as you keep your hand moving a little and have the tip pointing towards your audience it really is invisible. Until I bought Darwin's 3 DVD TT set I always assumed that it should cover the thumb and his instruction that it should just sit on the tip was a revelation. It went from something I rarely used to something that I rarely leave home without!

James

I have various sizes, as the fit is important when the load is inside....so larger loads require longer TT's and smaller loads can utilze a shorter TT....I think is about how you use it. I have read a couple of items (can't remember where) about "exactly" how the TT should fit. When i checked mine, its size goes against every rule I found on the fitting. I use mine all the time, with tremendous success, and is is always in my routine somewhere for something.....the simple answer - IMHO - is preference!

There are also soft TT, these are obviously less restrictive but they can (in my experience) be harder to take off.

I have mine on me at all times, and it goes down just below the knuckle. I have never had any problems with it being spotted, and it means it's easier to load banknotes etc

You can get soft ones but like copyright said they can be a nightmare to ditch easily as you get a suction effect

I use a selection of TTs, and have done for the past umpteen years, and I don't really worry about size & stuff now.

My large-load TT comes over the joint when empty. My soft TT fits snug. My regular TT hangs over the nail, and about 1/2 inch over the end of my tip.

The fact is, the TT should be hidden from view as much as possible, and the usual position of 'fingertip to eye' pointing foreshortens the perspective and the length/fit is indeterminable.

Whatever is comfy.

Mine goes over my knuckle but mine is the larger TT and I had to get than one because I have big hands. I suppose I could trim it down to fit but I've had no problems in the past with it.

Try wearing the TT while watching TV or when relaxing and you should get used to having one on after a while.

I've never used my soft TT. It just grips everything too much.
A folded note is impossible to pull out with my T.
And it looks too thick with an unnatural taper at the base.

Some soft TTs are VERY rubbery and grippy, whereas others are literally just softer.

The more pliable ones are a bloody nightmare to get off a sweaty thumb, and as Beeno mentions, it's hard to get stuff out.

Basically, the TT will ride a different position on your thumb with and without payload generally, so it's best to just get used to what suits.

The issue about covering the knuckle shouldn't be a problem, as I've literally just sat and done a couple of bill switches and a 5p steal, and not once did I need to bend the T.

I was looking at those softer TT to see what they were like but was wondering how they would perform. Although they look better I was wary of them being hard to use. Which appears they are from what has been said.

You get used to the soft, but as mentioned the can be hard to get off. The advantage is that they are less restrictive and squash flat. I could ditch mine in a thin wallet without any kind of bulge for example. If you're really undecided over soft or hard (but getting both will hardly break the bank) go for hard.

Restrictiveness isn't really an issue if you don't intend to have the thing on for very long or don't intend to do anything complex with your hands (open a packet of cigarettes, cards, take stuff out wallet, etc.) I could just put the thing on at the last minute but I like to have it on from the start.

length, tone, etc. are unimportant because the magic will always take place somewhere other than that hand. By the time the spec's attention comes back to you, the TT has been ditched.