Took me 5 years to realize I was bending my rods wrong

I've been sweeping for a decade and always bent my rods by hand at the middle. Last month an older guy at a job in Portland showed me to brace them against my thigh and bend from the base. My wrists stopped hurting the next day. Anybody else have a basic move they learned way later than they should have?

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lindaw2912d ago

Bending from the base" sounds like a total game changer for your wrists.

lee.cole12d ago

Yeah bending from the base with your thigh is the real deal. I always thought you just grab the middle and yank it back like everyone else does. Now my wrists dont ache after a long day of sweeping and I get way more control over the bend without fighting it. Took me way too long to stop being stubborn and just try it.