Friday, October 17, 2008

Can you palm that one yet?

Benji was born with big hands. It was one of the unique characteristics that we noticed about him right away. We wondered if they would become more proportional with his body over time or if he would continue to have huge hands as an adult. At almost 11 months old, the hands are still big. Benji palms smaller balls that Davey uses two hands to lift. I wondered what benefits large hands would give him and found a google search unhelpful. Off the top of my head I would think large hands would be beneficial to his basketball and football play, giving him better ball grip and control. Also, I would imagine large hands would be advantageous to his piano playing, allowing him to span eight notes or more at once. What ever career he chooses, I hope it fits him like a big comfortable glove.

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