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Type 2 Shifts

To move between γ and α/β, you can shift one hand and keep the other hand static.

To move between γ and α/β, you can shift one hand and keep the other hand static. This combination is called a Shift (with a capital “S”). Here’s a simple example:

The following examples explore both same and opposite handpaths. They alternate the shifting hand. Here, they are shifting in the same direction:

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Hand pictograph, beta (hands together). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float south to east.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float east to north.Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float north to west.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float west to south.

And here, they are shifting in opposite directions.

Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand static hold at north.Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float north to east.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float east to south.Hand pictograph, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float south to west; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Left hand float west to north; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float north to east; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Left hand float east to south; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float south to west.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float west to north.

Shifts seems mundane here, but they’re very useful later for constructing dynamic sequences.

Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand static hold at east.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Left hand static hold at south; Right hand float east to north.Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float south to west; Right hand static hold at north.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Left hand static hold at west; Right hand float north to west.Hand pictograph, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float west to north; Right hand static hold at west.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to alpha (hands opposite). Left hand static hold at north; Right hand float west to south.Hand pictograph, alpha (hands opposite) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float north to east; Right hand static hold at south.Hand pictograph, gamma (right angle) to beta (hands together). Left hand static hold at east; Right hand float south to east.Hand pictograph, beta (hands together) to gamma (right angle). Left hand float east to south; Right hand static hold at east.