Swapped my old framing hammer for a 15oz stiletto last spring

I used to swing a 22oz Estwing all day and my elbow was shot by 2pm. Picked up a titanium stiletto on a job in Cincinnati after a guy let me try his and I finished a 10 hour day without any pain. Any of you guys switch to lighter hammers and notice a big difference in your joints?

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cameronn621mo ago

Yeah but you're trading shock for hand fatigue. A lighter hammer needs more swing speed to drive a nail which means more muscles firing all day long. My buddy switched to a Stiletto and ended up with tendonitis in his wrist from all that extra motion.

mary_martin2223d ago

Load of crap about hand fatigue honestly. Your buddy probably had bad form or was gripping too tight. I made the switch four years ago and my wrist issues vanished because the shock isn't traveling up through my arm anymore. The whole "you have to swing it faster" thing is overblown too a titanium hammer drives just as well with a smooth controlled motion not some frantic flailing. If anything a heavy hammer makes you tense up and put more strain on your forearm trying to muscle it through. People just find reasons to hate on what they haven't tried.

miles2791mo ago

Same pattern everywhere, everyone's swapping heavy stuff for light and paying for it somewhere else.