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A regular in Tulsa told me my fades were too "heavy" on the bottom and it took me 3 cuts to finally adjust
I was blending way too far down the head and leaving a dark ridge, so I started leaving more weight in the parietal ridge and using a half-guard open for the transition instead. Has anyone else struggled with not taking a fade too low?
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the_anthony15d ago
Half guard open is the move. Are you still taking the blend down to the occipital bone or stopping sooner? I started hitting that point where the head curves and it solved the dark ridge problem for me.
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diana61715d ago
The blend down to the occipital bone works for some but I think you're missing the real problem. Stopping at the suboccipital triangle just above that curve gives you better control without losing the anchor. I see the dark ridge as a tension pattern, not a structural issue, so hitting that deeper curve can actually torque the joint if you're not careful.
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murphy.aaron15d ago
Funny you mention that torque issue. I've been seeing the same thing play out in how people approach a lot of manual work, not just this. Like when you try to force a tight knot out of a stubborn piece of wood, you end up splitting the grain instead of letting it release on its own. Seems like the real trick is knowing when to stop pushing into the resistance and just let the tension pattern shift on its own time. Have you noticed that same overcorrection showing up in other stuff you work on?
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