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I saw this community and got inspired to buy a fountain pen as well. I bought a Monami Olika blue fountain pen. I'm still getting used to writing with a fountain pen but it's been a nice experience.
Nice handwriting! My cursive has gone downhill.
I think the fountain pen actually improved my handwriting. My cursive on ballpoint pens look like chicken scratch in comparison.
I noticed this as well, made me focus on writing properly rather than ball pen chicken scratches. The problem is it is really easy to get more and fancy inks ๐.
There are two possible reasons (probably more) that the pen may actually be helping your handwriting here:
You're probably putting less pressure onto the page, which means that you're not fighting against that friction every time you need to change direction.
Your pen seems to lay down a pretty thick line - that's something that can often make the imperfections in one's handwriting less visible. (That's not intended as a dig at your handwriting, in fact it can be a useful thing to keep in mind if you're writing something like a birthday card where you get one shot at making it look good).
The Monami Olika is a great choice! It has a nice robust feeling to the plastic material. Do you like the grip?
I like the grip a lot! It prevents my hand from slipping when I write
Good for you, congratulations!