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Blew out a customer's fade because I was holding my clippers wrong for 2 years
I was trimming up a regular last Wednesday and the fade just kept looking choppy no matter what I did. My coworker Carlos walked over and watched for a minute then asked why I was gripping the clippers like a hammer. He showed me how to choke up on the handle and use my wrist more and the blend came out smooth on the next pass. Has anyone else had a basic hold technique mess up their work for way longer than it should have?
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angela_dixon4d ago
That's a great example of how the smallest adjustment can make all the difference. It reminds me of when I learned to hold my scissors properly after years of fighting with wrist pain. Sometimes we get so used to doing things one way we never stop to question if there's a better approach.
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