Anyway, it might not be that, but the tension/muscle shortening has been the consequence of my ring finger injuries over the years.
My question is- Does this happen to anyone else? (Keith mentioned that he really didn't like front 3 when I spoke to him at TCA one time)- Is this just due to a relative weakness in my arms that can be dealt with with by some careful training- Or should I just avoid it altogether and give up pockets as a bad job?
Anyhow, if it is tension, or shortening of the forearm muscles it is essential that you work on loosening them off. If you stretch, without first loosening them off then you will be imposing an even greater load through the ring finger if you do the traditional bending your hand backwards forearm stretch.
Yeah that makes sense. What are the ways to loosen them? Self massage?
Just mash them up with the knuckles of the other hand. Find the sore/tight bits and apply pressure/mash them up.