Switchin hands while De Shaving?

I think switching hands with a DE razor (slow and deliberate) has also resulted in me putting unnecessary pressure
on strokes, so I generally avoid doing this....but it's good to be ready in case some problem makes it necessary 
to switch hands.

I made myself learn to use my opposite hand a couple years ago to shave that side of my face, and when I was first getting used to it I found that I was doing great with not using pressure and just focusing on angle/technique (cuz I didn’t want to butcher myself). 
But I think that now that I’m comfortable with that hand, I’ve gotten lazy and use pressure when I shouldn’t 

So you regularly use both hand for DE?

I do, I was hoping it would be a little more intuitive than it turned out to be but within a month weeks I was feeling pretty good about it. I focused on not using pressure and learning how I wanted to hold the razor with that hand, and I think I started with top-to-bottom passes only for the first week or so. It took a few weeks before I felt comfortable enough to do passes from bottom-to-top, just felt like unnatural motion, but it did get there. 
Oddly enough I did feel like I was getting closer shaves on that side of the face for a while with the “new” hand, which I attributed to focusing closely on angle and technique and consciously avoiding pressure.

I made myself learn to use my opposite hand a couple years ago to shave that side of my face, and when I was first getting used to it I found that I was doing great with not using pressure and just focusing on angle/technique (cuz I didn’t want to butcher myself). 
But I think that now that I’m comfortable with that hand, I’ve gotten lazy and use pressure when I shouldn’t 

So you regularly use both hand for DE?

I do, I was hoping it would be a little more intuitive than it turned out to be but within a month weeks I was feeling pretty good about it. I focused on not using pressure and learning how I wanted to hold the razor with that hand, and I think I started with top-to-bottom passes only for the first week or so. It took a few weeks before I felt comfortable enough to do passes from bottom-to-top, just felt like unnatural motion, but it did get there. 
Oddly enough I did feel like I was getting closer shaves on that side of the face for a while with the “new” hand, which I attributed to focusing closely on angle and technique and consciously avoiding pressure.

Some similar ways it's been for me, top to bottom starting out, but worked into my normal directions.

So you regularly use both hand for DE?

I do, I was hoping it would be a little more intuitive than it turned out to be but within a month weeks I was feeling pretty good about it. I focused on not using pressure and learning how I wanted to hold the razor with that hand, and I think I started with top-to-bottom passes only for the first week or so. It took a few weeks before I felt comfortable enough to do passes from bottom-to-top, just felt like unnatural motion, but it did get there. 
Oddly enough I did feel like I was getting closer shaves on that side of the face for a while with the “new” hand, which I attributed to focusing closely on angle and technique and consciously avoiding pressure.

Some similar ways it's been for me, top to bottom starting out, but worked into my normal directions.

It’ll get there. I’m sorry to hear about your shoulder issues, hopefully the rehab is easier than expected and the long-term results are great.

I do, I was hoping it would be a little more intuitive than it turned out to be but within a month weeks I was feeling pretty good about it. I focused on not using pressure and learning how I wanted to hold the razor with that hand, and I think I started with top-to-bottom passes only for the first week or so. It took a few weeks before I felt comfortable enough to do passes from bottom-to-top, just felt like unnatural motion, but it did get there. 
Oddly enough I did feel like I was getting closer shaves on that side of the face for a while with the “new” hand, which I attributed to focusing closely on angle and technique and consciously avoiding pressure.

Some similar ways it's been for me, top to bottom starting out, but worked into my normal directions.

It’ll get there. I’m sorry to hear about your shoulder issues, hopefully the rehab is easier than expected and the long-term results are great.

It should go good, thanks bud

keto I met a guy at the gym today who is two years out from a total shoulder joint replacement and he’s doing and looking great. I think he’s in his early 60s. Fit and strong and the shoulder looks and works completely normally. He had a 12 month rehab and worked hard on that. He’s happy and his surgeon is happy. Good news all around. I thought I’d pass that on to you because I know how hard rehab can be and that sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever get full recovery so work hard there is light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been curious what a total shoulder joint replacement looks like and it was good to run into this guy today. I have a little more peace of mind in case I ever end up getting one of those.

keto I met a guy at the gym today who is two years out from a total shoulder joint replacement and he’s doing and looking great. I think he’s in his early 60s. Fit and strong and the shoulder looks and works completely normally. He had a 12 month rehab and worked hard on that. He’s happy and his surgeon is happy. Good news all around. I thought I’d pass that on to you because I know how hard rehab can be and that sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever get full recovery so work hard there is light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been curious what a total shoulder joint replacement looks like and it was good to run into this guy today. I have a little more peace of mind in case I ever end up getting one of those.

That is a blessing to ease my mind. 
     I'm glad you talked to him about it, if he's doing some weights that's pretty nice.
   Thanks for passing this on to me!
   I'm set to start rehab Thursday.

I can easily switch hands with a sword (or use two swords at once), but I really have to go slow with a DE razor.

I can easily switch hands with a sword (or use two swords at once), but I really have to go slow with a DE razor.

Haha good for a sword fight!

keto I met a guy at the gym today who is two years out from a total shoulder joint replacement and he’s doing and looking great. I think he’s in his early 60s. Fit and strong and the shoulder looks and works completely normally. He had a 12 month rehab and worked hard on that. He’s happy and his surgeon is happy. Good news all around. I thought I’d pass that on to you because I know how hard rehab can be and that sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever get full recovery so work hard there is light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been curious what a total shoulder joint replacement looks like and it was good to run into this guy today. I have a little more peace of mind in case I ever end up getting one of those.

That is a blessing to ease my mind. 
     I'm glad you talked to him about it, if he's doing some weights that's pretty nice.
   Thanks for passing this on to me!
   I'm set to start rehab Thursday.

You’re welcome. I hope your rehab goes well. Stay strong and keep the goal in mind.

keto I met a guy at the gym today who is two years out from a total shoulder joint replacement and he’s doing and looking great. I think he’s in his early 60s. Fit and strong and the shoulder looks and works completely normally. He had a 12 month rehab and worked hard on that. He’s happy and his surgeon is happy. Good news all around. I thought I’d pass that on to you because I know how hard rehab can be and that sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever get full recovery so work hard there is light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been curious what a total shoulder joint replacement looks like and it was good to run into this guy today. I have a little more peace of mind in case I ever end up getting one of those.

That is a blessing to ease my mind. 
     I'm glad you talked to him about it, if he's doing some weights that's pretty nice.
   Thanks for passing this on to me!
   I'm set to start rehab Thursday.

You’re welcome. I hope your rehab goes well. Stay strong and keep the goal in mind.

As we say on the radio, Roger that.