This Palmer Method thing sounded interesting, so I looked into it a bit more, and it doesn't actually look that esoteric, and there are also lefties who can do it:
> I went to Catholic school in the 50's and learned penmanship by the Palmer Method. I am left handed, and to this day, people still say how beautiful my handwriting is....
But my favorite comment is this one:
> Just the sight of this nearly makes me vomit with nervous revulsion......the Palmer Method, Catholic school.....I started in a catholic school in 1960. I endured 6 years of shear hell on earth. Like Holocaust victims I will never forget.....and I will tell my story to all who will listen....catholic school...slapped in the face by nuns, public ridicule was the nuns trademark, told that my Protestant mother could not enter the gates of heaven,....I still have nightmares 50 years later
Finally, I do think that the idea of writing from your arm, shoulder, and back makes intuitive sense. There is a school of piano playing technique that encourages the same thing, and even good typing technique embraces this. Same for many sports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfiC8c-f9wk
> I went to Catholic school in the 50's and learned penmanship by the Palmer Method. I am left handed, and to this day, people still say how beautiful my handwriting is....
But my favorite comment is this one:
> Just the sight of this nearly makes me vomit with nervous revulsion......the Palmer Method, Catholic school.....I started in a catholic school in 1960. I endured 6 years of shear hell on earth. Like Holocaust victims I will never forget.....and I will tell my story to all who will listen....catholic school...slapped in the face by nuns, public ridicule was the nuns trademark, told that my Protestant mother could not enter the gates of heaven,....I still have nightmares 50 years later
Finally, I do think that the idea of writing from your arm, shoulder, and back makes intuitive sense. There is a school of piano playing technique that encourages the same thing, and even good typing technique embraces this. Same for many sports.