A couple weeks ago my wrist was hurting really bad, particularly near the bone (really it was more the forearm close to the wrist). I noticed that it was from constant torquing of my wrist when I would twist my arm for the really exaggerated turns you use in the up and under style. I’m now trying to adopt a fanning style that uses much less drastic turns. I’ve even thought cutting in at the middle of the top of the window is much more ergonomic as opposed to cutting on the side up to the corner first, which forces you to really twist your wrist and awkwardly rotate your shoulder. These unnatural motions really add up over time and can cause pain in people prone to it.
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Hmmm…very interesting. I never thought about holding it like that. Will definitely try it out.
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I’ve never actually thought about how I hold the handle, I’m too busy cleaning glass. But this is pretty much how I do it too. Better wrist action like that. Especially when you need to go fast.
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Been starting working like this too. It saves your wrist they say.
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I’m going to give it a run that way for the next few days and see how that hold works.
Thanks for posting the pic.
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Hey we are grip twins! That’s a thing now.
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I ran into thumb pain and had to give up that grip. Had to give up the index finger up high grip as well. 
Triplets! Although i wanna try @IronLionZion’s grip, which I’m now naming “The Iron Grip.”
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I know right… it’s totally a thing!
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Seriously tho…if it was swivel…i would of already click purchase…
Although, truely it’s more of a “feather grab”. Lol.
Ideally you’ll push and pull the handle all day instead of grip it. Push and pull with a light touch and you’ll clean pane after pane for 10 hours straight with little to no exhaustion.
The only time I ever “grip” a handle is when I’m in a serious hurry. Otherwise I hold the handle as lightly as possible. Helps with stamina on the job. 
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Still trying to dial in that feather grip. It’s hard to break the habit of holding it tightly.
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Exactly. It’s easier to grip the handle hard than to just handle it lightly. Ya really have to train your mind to just hold it lightly. (but what else do you have to do during a long work day?)
Let the tool do the work.
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