The dumb way I was holding my clippers for 5 years

I saw a video from a barber in Miami who said to pinch the clipper with your thumb and index finger near the blade, not grip it like a fist. I had been holding it like a hammer the whole time and wondering why my wrist hurt after 3 cuts. Tried it on my next client and my hand fatigue was GONE by the end of the day. The control on fades got way cleaner too. Anyone else have a basic grip habit they had to unlearn?

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jamesmason19d ago

Huh, nobody says to pinch it actually works better.

jesse8419d ago

Wait, do people actually say pinching it is better? I've always been told the opposite, so I totally get why you'd be confused by that advice. It's frustrating when you hear something that goes against everything you've been taught, and then you're left wondering if you've been doing it wrong this whole time. Honestly, I think a lot of those "hacks" people pass around are just based on one person's weird experience, not actual science or common sense. You're not alone in feeling like that advice is just plain wrong, because it really does sound backwards to me too.

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