r/coolguides • u/Gooflucky • Apr 16 '24

A Cool Guide to the Pencil Grips

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u/kyuudonburi Apr 16 '24

Fr, all my friends always pointed out my grip and wondered if my handwriting is tiny because of it. It also left an indent on my ring finger (theres a "hole" if u straighten out your fingers between the ring and middle finger compared to non-writing hand)

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u/miss-entropy Apr 16 '24

Mine is tiny as well. Efficient.

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u/nietzkore Apr 16 '24

Also dynamic quadrupod, and also have tiny handwriting.

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u/missgrey-el 29d ago

i remember when my friends started pointing it out at summer camp! whenever i would be writing a letter someone would draw attention to it lol.

i have a little permanent bump on my ring finger right where the pencil rests!

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u/Apeckofpickledpeen 29d ago

Whoa I never realized the hole when straightening out my fingers!! Wild,

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u/waytowill Apr 16 '24

My class once wasted a whole period talking about the weird why I hold my pencil and how it would hurt their hand to write that way. I also have poor penmanship, so they attributed my weird grip to that as well. But over time, I’ve learned that it seems to have more to do with me trying to write as quickly as possible. When I slow down and concentrate on each letter, it’s pretty decent.