Thread: 1 Hand vs. 2 Hands

OK is it a Blue Moon????

Because I absolutely completely agree with FCC..

After straight razor shaving since 1981 I have managed to train my left hand good enough to hold a bone down on the plate so I can chew on it...

Those of us who are southpaws have the advantage of having to live in a right handed world so we're more ambidextrous.

If you want to improve you facility with your left hand just sit down with paper and pen and write-print with your left hand. It will teach you control.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Those of us who are southpaws have the advantage of having to live in a right handed world so we're more ambidextrous.

If you want to improve you facility with your left hand just sit down with paper and pen and write-print with your left hand. It will teach you control.

You know I never realized how true this is until I taught a few Lefties in martial arts... They are always way more coordinated and can do both sides of a technique way faster and way better than most Righties...
Southpaws are almost always more ambidextrous BUT they don't seem to have that big haymaker kick or punch that a right hander has... (this of course is just in general, and there are many exceptions)...

I am fairly new to SR shaving, but I use my right (dominant) hand and am very pleased with the results. I just eased into it and found the easiest angles of attack and now I am actually quite good at it. I may only nick my self once during a shave now.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

After straight razor shaving since 1981 I have managed to train my left hand good enough to hold a bone down on the plate so I can chew on it...

Too funny Glen!

Thanks for all the replies. I may try a little bit tonight but not much. I have a black tie dinner to go to on Saturday night and I think my wife would be ****ed if we walked in with stitches on my face! LOL

WELL, Last night I gave it a shot and actually worked great using left hand on left side of face. No problems what so ever. Then I started to try neck and stopped pretty quick. It was going to be ugly if I continued. Thanks for all the advice everyone!

Originally Posted by cmontgomery

Hi all,

I am scared to death to try and shave with my left hand. Not sure how many of you have had issues with this. I have yet to try it. I see it suggested by most this is the best way of going about shaving. Anyone have any issues where they only use 1 hand, or do all of you use 2?

cmontgomery,

So was I at first. As the previous posts suggest, it takes some getting used to, but over time you become more adept at using your non-dominant hand. The two keys are: 1) be patient and 2) be careful. I've only been str8 razor shaving since December 26th and I feel more and more comfortable each time I use my left hand to shave the left side of my face and neck.

Ironically, when I first began using my left hand to shave the left side of my face, the shave on that side was actually closer and required less touch up than the right side of my face. Go figure...