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    Hi Pritesh,

    I agree. Normally I find that my left hand is about a week behind my right hand in skill. However, last night I picked up a blade with a square tip on it, one that had cut me before. It's the only sharp blade I have left now. I got a wonderful shave with it, and oddly enough, the parts of my face I use my left hand for were better than the side shaved by my dominant hand. I have seen other posters mention this effect before, where when you're trying to be unusually careful and attentive, your weak hand actually does better (if it's already used to being used). For me, I think it's because I concentrate especially hard on not killing myself with my weak hand, especially with a razor that I had a previous run-in with.

    By the way, it still got me. With my right hand.

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    I have areas where I can get better results with the left hand on the right side of the face, for example XTG from ear to jaw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ace View Post
    I have areas where I can get better results with the left hand on the right side of the face, for example XTG from ear to jaw.
    That's an interesting observation, Ace. I've do this, too, on occasion. I still go back and forth on whether I use opposite hands for certain passes. Sometimes the angles just work better when I do.

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    I tried to shave with a straight a couple of years ago, and gave up after a pretty bad cut with my weak hand - left - along the jaw line. I struggled mightily to get my left hand to work at all. But since I've come back (nearly three weeks in, now) I have been concentrating on my left hand. Intrerestingly, I have cut myself twice now - once on each side, but the cut with my non-dominant hand is worse: I think its a control / pressure problem, and I seem to have cut deeper on that side. *its the same place I cut myself and quit last time.

    Its getting better every day, and its worth the effort.

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    Glad this got brought up...I'm left handed. I have a left prosthetic eye..so switching hands and doing rug side while stretching is extremely hard..

    I contribute this to my left side of my face never having razor burn..and my right always having it lol..

    Still perfecting it obviously so any help is appreciated

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    The 1st couple months I did the whole thing right handed. Little by little I learned and still am getting better

    I watch what I do with the right then repeat as close as possible with left. When I get stuck I go over the motion again with the right and watch then repeat. I only do it once in a while now. I was on auto pilot yesterday and did not even realize it until I had to stop and check my form. Had not had to for a couple of weeks. Cool.



    Quote Originally Posted by 1OldGI View Post
    However, inexplicably I've always done two things left handed, shoot a rifle and shoot pool .
    Both of my daughters do this. Right handed, left eye dominate.

    Jeff
    Last edited by TURNMASTER; 12-21-2011 at 08:20 AM.

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