A retired shipyard welder told me my hammer blows were 'all arm, no shoulder' and after a month of focusing on that pivot, my tenon shoulders are way cleaner.

Honestly, I was getting frustrated with my joinery until he pointed out I was basically just muscling the steel instead of letting the hammer's weight and my body's rotation do the work, so has anyone else had a simple form critique that fixed a bigger problem?

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lisaf3823d ago

That "all arm, no shoulder" thing is everywhere. People push too hard with just their hands in all sorts of tasks, from writing to using a mouse, and tire themselves out. Letting the bigger motion do the work is a basic fix for a lot of strain.

alex_johnson23d ago

Oh man, you are so right. I had to learn this the hard way when my wrist would ache after a long day on the computer. Started focusing on moving from the elbow and shoulder for mouse work, not just flicking the wrist. It feels weird at first but makes a huge difference. That bigger muscle group doesn't get tired nearly as fast.

riley_schmidt21d ago

Yeah, I'm guilty of that too. I'll be hunched over my desk like I'm trying to write with just my fingers. No wonder my back hurts, right?