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Porthouse Pointers No 1

Ian and Harry Porthouse offer up some home practice tips now that players have some time on their hands...

Porthouse
  Ian Porthouse makes sure players get the point...

Ian Porthouse is joined by his son Harry to offer up some of his well known 'pointer tips' on home practice.

Tucked away in their plush 'practice shed' in the garden, they kick off by tackling the basics of good lip flexibility...

The working lives of freelance players all over the banding world have been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic, so if you have the chance please get in touch with them and book some on-line lessons and tuition.

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