Thanks Vickie for your reply. I can do the slide of the hand with fingers stretched up to the hip without any problem. As I said in my earlier post, I do not have any problem during the day and can play my usual game. I am just concerned that this could deteriorate later prohibiting me to play. I do hit 150 balls twice a week. Could this be the cause? In your first post you mentioned phalange health. Is the stretched fingers sliding an exercise to be done regularly? I do not feel any stretching difficulty while performing.