Hi,

Sorry this is more related to touch typing in general than to Colemak but this is the only place I can think of where to ask this!

I am considering switching to colemak for the ergonomic benefits.  Right now I type fast enough on qwerty but I tend to move my hands a lot, (i.e.  not use the proper touch typing positions), and am developing some wrist pain.  I did the exercises from the lessons etc and I think I can see the advantage.  However now that I try to leave my fingers on the same positions all the time I realize I am having a problem with some of the key combinations, specifically something like "EY" or "SW" (on Colemak, or KO/DW on qwerty), basically anything that involves moving the middle and the ring finger independently.  In my old typing style I would move the whole hand and type the "KO" with the index and middle finger but like I said I am trying to switch to a proper technique.  After 2 days of trying to learn Colemak and touch typing these stretches have put me in much more pain than when I started!  What I don't know is if that is a "growing pain" that comes from the moves I am not accustomed to or if it is a sign that I am doing something wrong :)

Has anyone experienced such problems when switching from a "free-form" touch-typing to a fixed position typing?  If so what did you do about it?

Thanks