Maped Helix USA Visio Left Handed Pen Black, Blue, and Red, Acrylic, Multicoloured, 3-Piece

Great pen

Great for lefties giving visibility to your writing without little finger dragging over the ink and collecting ink stain

These are very good left handed pens they help to keep the hand off of the work ,I bought these as a trial and I have to say that the kids really like them.

Wow, wish i had these when i went to school. Take a bit of getting used to, but really work. No smear and better writting angle.

Arrived in good time, bought for my left handed husband. His handwriting isn't great at the best of times, so cant really tell if they're helpful!

Am I alone in these comments? I found this pen a little awkward to maintain in it's designed 'grip' position. For me, it's natural holding position was to rotate it by 180 degrees? If held as per it's design you can see that your hand/wrist is clear of any possible smudge marks. The ink itself for a biro is not great and the quality is definately average to mediocre. The writing doesn't seem to flow onto paper that well. The ink (both blue and black) tends to come out like a grotty biro from the 1970's, if you get my drift? The blue ink is a bit insipid, okay for a primary schooler but otherwise not. Although left handed, and I've tried to persevere but cant quite get comfortable with this particular design. Others may find it otherwise useful and easy to use,but so far I can't quite get to grips with it (pun unintended). If there was a gel version readily availabe it might be better? In as much that these seem to be negative comments, it is a fair obeservation ofthe pen itself. Barrell quality is good with firm but not too rigid feel, grips could be a little more 'squidgy' as these are quite firm. A plus point is the nib cap click fits onto the tail end of the barrell-hoorah. I would have given it two stars but it earned an extra one, not by ease of use but by the fact that Maped are trying to resolve an issue. Summary: It's not a bad pen but conversely it's not that great either, hence 3 stars.

Does the job

These are fantastic for left handers