[jimmy1]

> I didn’t like the way Dvorak was laid out especially for the weak fingers of the right hand.

I am not sure if I only know this from playing piano and guitar, but it is surprisingly easy to strengthen those fingers. The exercise is very simple and all it takes is a couple minutes a day, it can be done anywhere (even better if you have a piano or guitar!):

1. Lay your fingers on a table, and curl them like you were at a keyboard or holding a small ball in your hand.

2. Keeping all of your other fingers on the table, lift your weaker finger, typically the ring as high as you possibly can without causing the other fingers to rise.

3. Bring it down as hard as you comfortably can.

4. Repeat 1-3 until you can lift higher and bring it down harder without affecting the other fingers.

[bena]

Thanks for that. I've started playing guitar a few years ago and my ring fingers are pretty weak and dependent. I can't do the Vulcan salute for instance, my ring finger is kind of "tied" to my pinky.

[sixstringtheory]

I’ve done a similar one that might help you. Same starting position with all fingertips on the table, fingers curled in piano position. Do the lift with pinky and middle finger at the same time, then down, then lift ring and index finger, then down and repeat. My goal for this is speed instead of strength, but you’ll definitely feel yourself working on that tie between your ring and pinky finger.