[jumpinjeff]

I think I get what you are saying @BarbaraM , the fleshy part of your fretting hand right? Here is how I take care of that issue: when you need that fleshy part go away flatten your palm while keeping the thumb hooked with your thumb feeling the back of the neck hooking lightly, then roll your hand so only your hand pad connected to the pointer digit (that fleshy part of your hand) is touching and then roll back so all your hand pads are again touching on the bottom but with a flattened hand and thumb hooked. You can almost roll your hand away onto the side of your fretting hands index and back. Let me know if that is what you meant.