I used to think those knee kickers with the extra wide head were just a gimmick.

For years, I stuck with my old standard one, figuring it did the job just fine. Then I got a job in a big old house in Savannah, with these long, narrow hallways and tight corners. My usual tool was a real pain to get a good stretch in those spots. The homeowner had a spare one of those wide head models in his garage from a past job and said to give it a go. I was shocked. That extra width gave me way more control on the first hit, especially near the walls. It cut down my time in those hallways by at least a third because I wasn't fighting to re-position it as much. Have any of you made a switch to a wider head, and did you notice a real difference on certain jobs?

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the_julia2mo ago

Oh man, I feel that struggle so much.

kim_martin2mo ago

Right? Total game changer for tricky spots.

derek_brown281mo ago

Hang on though, I'm not totally sold. Sometimes leaning into those tricky spots is what forces you to figure out a better workflow or technique you wouldn't have discovered otherwise. If every tricky spot gets smoothed over, you might end up missing out on the good stuff that comes from just grinding through the hard parts.