Did you do the test in print or cursive? I'm working on my cursive again after years of very little handwriting. I've found that, though cursive takes more patience with the motor skills and hand to brain connections, it's easier on the hand.
I've found that a hybrid between print and cursive works best for me in most cases. That said, it becomes "cursive" if I wanna go faster, which also makes my writing progressively illegible lol