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by birdyrooster 957 days ago
Do you have large hands? I was wondering if Colemak-DH has less utility for people who don’t feel the stretch is significant when using Colemak. I’ve been using Colemak for 11 years and it’s saved my wrists from RSI
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It's my understanding that in general Colemak-DH is an improvement (that I agree with), but it's not that significant that you should feel the need to switch, especially if you're happy with what you have.

I'm also under the illusion that Colemak-DH is more preferable if you have smaller hands, because lateral movement is more demanding the smaller hands you have.

Not at all! That is also the reason why I used DH because I didn't like the stretch.