Scissor Exercises

Good scissoring isn’t just happening in your fingers. Your grip, wrist, shoulder, body position and even the way you shift your weight all play a part.

Nat and Nicky run through a handful of simple exercises to help develop a better scissor action, including learning to move the thumb independently, reducing bounce, keeping the wrist straight and practising a smoother movement with the whole body. These are easy exercises you can practise away from the grooming table while you build coordination and muscle memory.

Try these exercises for: correct scissor grip • thumb control • reducing bounce • wrist and shoulder position • smoother movement • body positioning and weight transfer