It just looks as if it doesn't grab scalp hair; that is due to years of practice. In the early stages of hairstick-bun-making, the movements are pretty obvious, and after a while, it's so fluent that you can't recognise the separate steps. Your sister and mother are right. Grabbing scalp hair also means the bun won't be floppy and will stay flat to the head.
That said, I have some trouble with hairstick buns myself, they tend to come apart after an hour or so, but that's because I have very slippery hair. I have had more luck with using two hairsticks.
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