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One piece of analysis missing from Macrosticks is how hand size and shape is influencing individuals' preferred hold. The author seems to have an underlying the

One piece of analysis missing from Macrosticks is how hand size and shape is influencing individuals' preferred hold. The author seems to have an underlying thesis that it's all about how the holder learned, but I don't believe it. I learned at ~8 and my "ah ha!" moment came when I realized that it was easier to hold chopsticks with my left hand despite writing right handed. Now I can do it well enough with both hands. My hold is somewhat like the "right hand rule" grip, although the lower chopstick fits into the groove of my thumb unlike the reference photos. And while I've tried other grips — as demonstrated to me by Asian friends — they've never "fit" with my relatively large hands.

sohkamyung 3y ago
I believe it is mentioned, but not on that particular page. See this one [1] > Anatomical differences in human hands > We were given hints about anatomical differences in human hands very early on. The ergonomic marcostick prototypes we created did not work on a few individuals in our test group. We noted that one person in particular could not make the thumb pose required for Standard Grip. Forced adoption of Standard Grip for this user led to chopstick cramps. We created the model T training marcosticks and model H finger helpers in response, but did not think much further about this thumb condition. > It wasn’t until after folks sent us more pictures and videos of their alternative grips, that we started to appreciate this as a prevalent issue. [1] https://marcosticks.org/the-art-and-science-of-chopsticking/ https://marcosticks.org/the-art-and-science-of-chopsticking/