I saw a barber in Austin use a different way to hold his clippers

He was doing a skin fade on a client and kept his thumb on the side of the clipper, not the back. He said it gave him more control on the curves. Do you guys change your grip for different cuts?

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ivanl763mo ago

Yeah, I do the same thing for tapers, it just feels way more natural.

the_eva3mo ago

But you lose so much control that way.

sammurray2mo agoMost Upvoted

Control is overrated. My last haircut looked like a helmet until I stopped trying to micromanage every snip. Let the person with the scissors do their job. Sometimes you gotta just close your eyes and hope for the best.