How To Write Again?

[Needhelp]

Well its been a few days since ive written anything due to travelling and now im back to complete my homeworks but i cant find the right hold because either way im getting cramps but i dont use much pressure on the page and on the pen. Im using a lamy al star with a fine nib and im not able to write fast as i used to with fountain pens.

So which pen hold is great on all grip sections including the lamy and i can write fast because i have a lot to complete in short time.

[Mech-for-i]

try not to grip so low down the section move it up a bit and see if you can relax your grip and made the posture more comfortable, especially on the wrist and finger joints

[Needhelp]

try not to grip so low down the section move it up a bit and see if you can relax your grip and made the posture more comfortable, especially on the wrist and finger joints

I do hold it up and my grip is relaxed an loose and my handwriting looks legible and relaxed looking but only my hand gets like a bit of fatigue when writing.

[Moonshae]

Take frequent breaks to give your hand a rest.

[sidthecat]

Try a tilted surface - it uses a different set of muscles. I also bought some of those silicone pencil grips: I cut them lengthwise and put them on my pens.

[FOUR X FOUR]

Take frequent breaks to give your hand a rest.

 

Great advise. Also, exercise your hands. Do stretching exercises, if you can.

Allan😀😀

[N2theBreach]

Where does the motion of the pen come from? When it comes from the tips of my fingers, I find that I get writers cramp quicker than when the motion comes from further down my arm. I'm not good enough to use my whole arm like really good penmen do. I am able to keep my fingers relatively still, however, and I find it helps me write longer.

 

I've also found that it's a mental thing. When I pay attention to every letter, it slows me down. I do best when I just let go and let it flow.

[Needhelp]

Well forget it because after some writing now i dont get any cramps or anything so thank you all for replying.

The streching one did help a lot

[herrmaag]

Although the particular problem has been solved, I don't want to pass the opportunity to give this hint: Do exercises to improve/ start your handwriting, in particular if it is cursive.

 

To me there is nothing like to check some videos and follow the instructions. This course, for example, is excellent:

It is in Spanish, but still you can just repeat what the instructor does and you will see the results. It took me a couple of months to recover my cursive (and improve my handwriting).