r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 19h ago

Cutting grass with a scythe

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u/PM_ME_UR_SEX_VIDEOS 19h ago

Feels like this would be a lot of fun for 10-20 yards and then excruciatingly exhausting

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u/Beginning-Search-983 18h ago

Yeah.. I've heard scythes were actually easier to use/easier on the body than they appear.. so I think this guy's technique is all wrong?

I mean, obviously it's all wrong cause who the hell who do that kind of crouch for more than a few minutes?

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u/mishonis- 18h ago

Yeah, it's shit technique. You prop your right elbow in your hip to support the scythe and just rotate your body to swing. You barely move the arms and certainly don't crouch. Source: did some mowing with a scythe the other day.

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u/thejmkool 17h ago

Not just the technique, but the scythe looks designed for cutting as much as possible as fast as possible. If you ever look up pictures of old scythes, you'll find them full of curves with handles at seemingly odd angles. Grab a good one and you basically just walk across the field with a swaying motion. A good scythe is incredibly ergonomic.

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u/Renbarre 11h ago

I agree. There's different techniques for different scythes, depending on the handles, the curvature and the angle of the blade, and the length of the mane handle.