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Hi All,
I was in the middle of my morning shave, and just for grins tried shaving my left cheek with my weak (left) hand. Lots of gents on SRP have written about switching hands during a shave, which gave me confidence to try it. It felt a little awkward, but worked really well. And it was fun. Just wanted to share and say a general "thank you" to you all.
Cheers,
Jeff
I actually love using my weak hand as interestingly, I find I can use it a bit more for other things since it requires such coordination.
I am a right handed person and have never in 72 years been able to do much of anything left handed. However I do switch hands shaving easily. Interestingly enough is that on a morning after a few too many toddies I can do better with the left than the right. The right will be shaky and the left will not be??
I use both hands.
When I have tried doing a right-only shave I found it very awkward. Practice will improve one's muscle memory but why bother with success.
DAve
I'm right handed and I use both hands during the shave and started out that way because that is what most people said to do. It was a little awkward at first but now it is second nature. It's all about muscle memory and training those muscles to be nice and steady during the shave which takes practice and repetition. Come to think of it, my right hand was not very good at shaving when I started out either.
I've no trouble switching hands when shaving my face, but have a real hard time switching it up on my neck. I use my dominant right hand to shave the left side of my neck, but when I switch to my left hand for the right side of my neck...well, it just doesn't feel right. I'm still trying to work this out. Does anyone have the same issue?
Yes, I use my left hand to shave the left side of my face, chin, and neck with the grain (down). However, when I go across the grain or against the grain, I primarily use my right hand for everything. I believe you could train your left to do anything; however, the main reason IMHO for choosing to use the left (or non-dominant) hand for that side is so that you do not block your vision when coming across the face with your arm. Once you have that out of the way, use the hand that gives you the best angle and reach for what you are trying to accomplish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tymus
Grats. Actually i find impossible to shave left aide of my face with right hand... So i use my left (weak) hand. And yes its very effective
I just gave my left (weak side) hand a try last shave. I used it only on my left cheek,MAND it felt a little funny, but worked fine. I plan to keep extending my use of it to give me more options as I learn.
You're a brave soul, laddy. I tried that once and nearly hacked off my nose. Left a giant cut. Will never do that again.
I tried using my weak hand on the left side (even though I am somewhat ambidextrous). All I can say is...
No sir, I don't like it - YouTube
I think it is important to remember, do what works for you, and what you feel comfortable with! There are LOTS of other people who are right there with you, and although that may be reassuring, it doesn't really help you get a more confident, close, comfortable shave - and that should be the goal. Keep experimenting, you may surprise yourself!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tymus
Yes! I use my right hand all over, except for my first pass WTG on the left side of my face. Second pass XTG and third ATG, all with my right. Not sure why, that's just how I started and I've stuck with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tymus
I use both hands as well. I don't think I could shave if I had to reach across.
For me using the non-dominant hand started out as necessity (I couldn't figure out how to shave a particular part of my face with my right hand without killing myself in the process). Then I decided I needed the left hand to do my head as well, even though I suppose you could get away with using one hand if you had enough shoulder flexibility.
And now it feels like my dominant hand. In fact, when I try to use my right hand in places where I normally use my left hand it feels uncoordinated and dangerous.
Humans are amazingly adaptable.
James.
That "muscle memory" thing is hard to un-learn once acquired. I have the same problem with other daily chores.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
DAve