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If your hand is cramping up, it's probably due to holding the pen/pencil too tightly, or applying too much pressure to the paper. If I use a ball-point pen (th
by spc476 4y ago
If your hand is cramping up, it's probably due to holding the pen/pencil too tightly, or applying too much pressure to the paper. If I use a ball-point pen (the most common type) for too long, my hand cramps up because of the pressure used to get the ink out of the pen. However, if I use a fountain pen, I don't need to grip it hard, nor press down to use it---it just glides over the paper, making for a much more fluid writing experience. And my handwriting got better too.
- vikingerik 4y agoThis is accurate - needing to grip and push on a pen harder makes it more difficult to control and the handwriting harder to read. Most cheap ballpoints are terrible for this. I swear by Pilot G2 gel roller pens (or an off-brand equivalent, there are a few.) They glide across paper very readily and the writing comes out a lot neater as a result.
- nerdponx 4y agoIndeed, I made this discovery eventually. I started using smooth-flowing gel pens and fountain pens on nicer paper.