Are leftys right-handed?

[bonzi_532]

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That is my problem with the 6I that i have right now, the flex is not stiff enough. Same thing goes with my driver. Stiff steel is going in my next irons and firm graph is going in my woods.

[mister hand]

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I'm an right handed for everything except where it involves a 'two handed' motion, so hockey, baseball (batting) and golf are all done left handed, but writing, throwing etc. right.

[jmc.11]

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Hi all new here!


Im a lefty play footy left, cricket left, baseball left but play golf right.

Im not good dont have a handicap. But have been playing for about 5 years through the summers.

I just booked up for some lessons as now im a bit older and have money its easier to play more.

Could a Pro giving lessons tell you if you should play left of not?????

[BDR444]

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There's nothing wrong with Callaway equipment. Every heard the saying hate the player and not the equipment?

[Big Sheesh]

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Callaways are over-rated. They're not as great as what others say they are.

[leftsider]

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I am another left hander that does everything else right handed. I have thought that I was at a disadvantage because my right arm is stronger. Recently, I have started to let my left arm take over halfway into the downswing, while still guiding the club with my right. It has really helped with distance. Just wish I could be more consistent with my release through the ball.

[WhyDoIStink]

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I write right-handed, and play tennis right-handed. Pretty much anything which required one hand, I use my right. As for golf, baseball, hockey ... I swing left.

The funny thing is that I can swing a right handed club, if I only use my right arm. The moment I place my left hand on that club, I can no longer do it. I guess that means that even with my regular left swing, my right arm is the dominant one? Anyone else?

One theory I heard (and applies to me) is that your "handedness" is determined by your dominant eye. I am right eye dominant so it becomes my forward eye, thus I stand with my right side towards the target.

Test for eye dominance:
Make a circle with you thumb and index finger (like the okay sign) with both hands. Keep you hands about a foot apart and keeping both eyes open and look through the circles (like a telescope) and pick out an object. Now close one eye, did the object move?? If so your other eye is the dominant one (the one where the object did not move).

Just a theory..

[pghbigdog]

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I'm left-handed in everything. When I first took up golf, I started by using my dad's clubs - which were right handed. Never did feel quite right. I was more accurate with my woods right handed, but no touch at all. Went through couple of seasons hitting my driver right handed, my irons left handed - got a lot of strange looks for that. eventually, made the complete switch to lefty.

[james.welsh]

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I'm left handed to write.

Right handed with a mouse. But if I use a stylus (wacom tablet) or touch pad on my laptop, I must use my left hand!

Right handed golf, hockey, baseball (batting)

Left handed to throw a ball

I have to use right-handed scissors with my left hand.

I use a can opener in my left hand

Play guitar left handed.

I play piano with both hands!

I have a theory that the first time you ever try something a switch is thrown somewhere in your brain and that's it. My son is right-handed and wanted to hit his clubs left when he first tried it. Right-away I convinced him to try hitting right and after a few swings no-problem.

[TheAceofCLubs.c]

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A strange and unique analysis indeed!! but it actually kinda makes sense, for a batter in baseball too.
The theory would not work for bowling though, Ha!

[nickwbryant]

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I too am a right handed person who plays golf left handed! The only disadvantage i feel is the lack of equipment available! I do not that because my right hand (top hand) is so strong i sometimes dont grip hard enough with my left hand (bottom). This for me leads to fades

nick

[TheAceofCLubs.c]

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I too am a right handed person who plays golf left handed! The only disadvantage i feel is the lack of equipment available!...

nick

I am going to have to try the left handed swing as a test. Lord knows that the other way does not work for me most of the time.
Nick - check this out - a page dedicated to ONLY left handed golf clubs. This was put together to make it as easy as possible for guys with your dilemma. http://www.theaceofclubs.com/left_handed_golf_clubs.htm

[Acrazyfrog]

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Hi All

I believe you can train yourself to use any hand to do something. I am right handed and play left handed. When I started I played with right and left clubs to see and I stuck to left which makes sense to me as my right hand is stronger and gives me more power in the downswing.
I trained myself as an experiment to drink with my left hand and now I can use either hand to drink without thinking. I now peel my oranges automatically with my left hand and do loads of other things too that I never used to do with my left hand. Your brain can be rewired. Does it affects the behaviour in the long term? My dad had problem when he was forced to write right handed.

You can get loads of left handed equipment from the US. I had problems to find woods and clubs as I am a lady and got some on ebay and delivery to the UK was fast and cheap.

Cheers
Marie-Luce

[tpg1965]

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Hi

I do everything right handed except golf and i have tried to hit a golfball right handed but with dire results ... I totally agree lefty golfer are the TRUE RIGHT HANDERS.

[leftiedave]

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This is no surprise. Almost all left handed golfers in my experience are right handed and do everything right handed excepted where a double handed grip is used. I have found this with cricket and chopping trees! Also most left arm bowlers in cricket bat right handed, in my experience. Another interesting fact I was told is that all of the best one arm golfers play effectively back hand. So if you only have your right arm you play with left handed clubs and if you only have your left arm you play with right handed clubs. SO it makes sense to reverse.
Dave
P.S. I haven't checked but I bet Phil Mickelson marks his card right handed.