I was holding my clippers wrong for the first five years

I was at a barber battle in Atlanta and watched a guy named Marco do a skin fade. He held his clippers with his thumb on the side, not the top, for way more control. I went home and practiced on a mannequin head for a week, and my lines got so much cleaner. How many of you had a basic technique you were doing wrong for way too long?

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the_cora19d ago

Found out I'd been holding a pencil wrong my whole life until last year.

rileyl9819d ago

Wait but there's no actual "wrong" way to hold a pencil though. The only thing that matters is if it works for you and doesn't cause pain. I had a teacher try to force the "tripod" grip on me and it just made my handwriting worse. If you can write clearly and comfortably, that's the right way.

the_karen1d ago

Can you believe how many teachers push that one grip like it's a law? I had the same thing happen and my hand would cramp up after two sentences. It's like they forget we're all built a little different.

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