by rahalak » Mon May 10, 2004 6:29 pm
My teacher, a very accomplished conguero from Havana, also teaches us to use the whole hand for the "heel" stroke, rather than just the heel of the palm, for the same reasons you gave in your original post.
He has to keep reminding me, as I learned the "heel only" way, and it is a hard habit to break. But I agree the whole hand approach feels and sounds better.
Chris