I've read alot on this site about how you should remove suckers by breaking them off ; not to prune them off. Due to my back , I've come up with this. I took a 4ft peice of sh40 pvc ; put a tee on one end ,so it fits the hand better. Then just slide the other end over the shoot and push down comes rite off. Hope this might help someome and God bless. P.S. What a wonderful site this is.