Gymnasts Finger pain on handstand canes

[cactuscat]

I’ve been working on handstands on the floor for 2 years and my hands/fingers are very comfortable when they’re on the floor in a handstand.

However, when I hold onto my canes, I instantly get sharp pain between my fingers (where I’ve circled in blue) because of how far apart I have to spread my fingers to grip the canes. Is this something that everyone experiences and I just have to get used to it slowly over time? Or are my hands maybe too small for these blocks?

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

You might have better luck asking this in a circus or hand balancing forum or subreddit.

That said, I'm sure you're not the only hand balancer in here

 

[Coach Kate]

I did some hand balancing for awhile and really struggled with blocks because my hands are so small. My coach made me custom blocks and canes that suited me much better.

 

[Pineapple_Lump]

Fwiw, the handles used by the acro athletes I have seen are slimmer than this and have countoured/rounded edges.