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Just realized the 20 minute chair demo at the barber expo in Columbus changed how I hold my shears
I went to the Midwest barber expo in Columbus three months ago mostly for the free swag and to watch the fade contests. A guy from a shop in Dayton did a 20 minute demo on shear holding and said most of us grip too tight, like we're squeezing a tennis ball. He had us hold a comb in our pinky while cutting and I could not do a single clean line for the first ten minutes. By the end of the hour my hand was less sore than it's been after a full Saturday of 18 cuts. I've been using that pinky trick on my clipper-over-comb work ever since and my wrist pain is down a lot. Anyone else pick up a small technique at an expo or class and find it stuck with you more than the big flashy stuff?
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