Hold is good. Grip is bad. Those great little helpers that go on pencils are called pencil grips. \u201cGrip\u201d makes me think clench the pencil tightly, and that\u2019s the last thing we want to encourage. How we hold any tool affects the success of its use. We may concentrate intently on an action,\u00a0 but our muscles must be relaxed for success, whether we throw a ball, hammer a nail, touch a bow to a violin, or put pen to paper.<\/p>\n
So hold<\/em><\/span> your pen or pencil .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hold is good. Grip is bad. Those great little helpers that go on pencils are called pencil grips. \u201cGrip\u201d makes me think clench the pencil tightly, and that\u2019s the last thing we want to encourage. How we hold any tool … Continue reading