Thread: Change hands or not?

Originally Posted by Greenbeast

thanks guys, i've had reasonable success with just my dominant hand until now but then i've not been doing much stretching

welcome greenbeast, you must stretch its like night and day when it comes to st8 shaving

I shave down(XTG) using the corresponding hand, left for left side etc. I shave ATG using the opposite hands. I use opposite hands to shave my neck as well.

I'll throw in that I'm a lefty and my hair, for the most part, grows from left to right excluding the hair from beneath my nose down to just below my chin. So ATG is right ear towards nose, and nose towards left ear.

I use both hands and it's not been a problem. It took about a week to get the non-dominant hand used to doing it and after that everything was fine.

well i stuck with the dominant hand, it feels safer and more comfortable, and i can do the whole face quite well.

I tried some stretching but couldn't seem to get much purchase on my face

I was a two handed shaver for the first few months, but my left was never comfortable so I gave it up. Now I just shave with my right.

X

I use both hands.

I have been using both hands from the start. It took 6 to 8 shaves to feel somewhat adequate with my off hand. At that time I was touching up with a DE anyway.
Stick with it, it only gets easier!

I would say that it is easier to train your non dominant hand to do the job on the odd side of the face that it would be to get some angles right with your dominant had using standard grips. This could be pretty odd depending on the features of your face. I would however, try both before I make my decision. In terms of stretching, it really depends on your skin type and age. You probably need to experiment here as well. The only part of my face that I stretch from time to time is the neck. Please let us know how it goes.

Al raz.

I see some people (in youtube/srp videos) stretching their cheeks but don't feel the need so much with my face, i guess it is all personal to the individual.
I think the neck definately could do with some stretching
I wish i'd spent a bit more time/effort getting it spot on when i started but i guess i can still perfect my technique even at this stage

I use both hands. I just started straight shaving a few weeks ago but after researching here it seemed the best way to go. It's been working out well for me.