Do you think you could train to be lefty

[darkxshade]

I'm righty but I've always thought it would be nice if I could become ambidextrous. I've tried twice in my life but I kept forgetting about it. You think you would be able to train your other hand? How long do you think it would take for your other hand to become semi-useful?

 

[jumpr]

My grandmother was forced to write right-handed by her parents when she lived in Germany so that she wouldn't be killed by the Nazis. In Nazi Germany, left-handedness was seen as a weakness.

So yes, it's possible. However, I'm proud of my left-handedness, so I won't change.

 

[DaTT]

I say 1 year and your pretty much there.

 

[ShadowBlade]

i lost both my arms

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
i lost both my arms

I'm glad you learned to type with your feet.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: jumpr
My grandmother was forced to write right-handed by her parents when she lived in Germany so that she wouldn't be killed by the Nazis. In Nazi Germany, left-handedness was seen as a weakness.

So yes, it's possible. However, I'm proud of my left-handedness, so I won't change.

Do you like it when pen ink smears on your hand when you write stuff? Do get made fun of at the golf course?

 

[tfinch2]

I was born ambidextrous

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
i lost both my arms

I'm glad you learned to type with your feet.

I'm not.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I probably could train myself to do that, but would never take the tame to try it out.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I was hatched ambidextrous

Fixed

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: jumpr
My grandmother was forced to write right-handed by her parents when she lived in Germany so that she wouldn't be killed by the Nazis. In Nazi Germany, left-handedness was seen as a weakness.

So yes, it's possible. However, I'm proud of my left-handedness, so I won't change.

Do you like it when pen ink smears on your hand when you write stuff? Do get made fun of at the golf course?

The pen-ink thing is a real problem. When I write a Bluebook exam, the heel of my left hand is usually covered with a shiny film of ink when I'm done.

But I like being a lefty on the golf course. It makes me unique.

 

[dud]

Yes, I've seen this happen first-hand. Way back when a friend broke his right arm and was put in a cast. It was so bad he could not use his right hand, hnd he was a righty. Within a few days he was writing (lefty) pretty badly, but he was writing. A few months later his brain and left arm/hand had adjusted and his writing looked pretty good. Shortly thereafter he had the cast removed and never went back to writing with his right hand.

 

[Tu13erhead]

I'm a righty, but for some reason I learned to play baseball batting left handed. After about ten years of playing baseball, I started learning golf, but was forced to learn right-handed since nobody owns lefty clubs.

I can bat lefty and golf righty, but I can't bat righty or golf lefty.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: DaTT

Originally posted by: jumpr
My grandmother was forced to write right-handed by her parents when she lived in Germany so that she wouldn't be killed by the Nazis. In Nazi Germany, left-handedness was seen as a weakness.

So yes, it's possible. However, I'm proud of my left-handedness, so I won't change.

Do you like it when pen ink smears on your hand when you write stuff? Do get made fun of at the golf course?

The pen-ink thing is a real problem. When I write a Bluebook exam, the heel of my left hand is usually covered with a shiny film of ink when I'm done.

But I like being a lefty on the golf course. It makes me unique.

I can't tell you how many times I was sitting behind a tre wishing I was a lefty.

 

[V00DOO]

Did anyone watch 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event. There was a guy there that lost both of his arms playing in the tournament with his feet. So the answer is yes.

 

[darkxshade]

I should also mention the one time I tried really hard, I got thru a week without using my righty, then the week after I just gave up and saw a decline in my coordination writing with my right hand. I think training to be ambidextrous would worth the effort because if you pull it off, life could be so much easier, it's just that it's really difficult.

 

[Baked]

Batting left handed is soooo much easier than throwing left handed. When you're batting left handed, you're still using your right hand.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Started out lefty; switched (via parents) to mainly righty when very young.

However, I still favor my left side for certain activities and also can use my left hand in some sports fairly well.

 

[JDrake]

Im right-handed, but this one time I did a whole in-class hand-written essay with my left hand! booyaa

 

[darkxshade]

There's also some research about lefties being more creative because it uses more of the right temporal lobe or something like that. I figure if I can learn to be lefty, my creative side will surface aas well.

 

[bonkers325]

i can do things with both hands

 

[KarenMarie]

VeggieFrog's father was lefty, but they forced him to be righty.

my mom is lefty and they tried to switched her when she was young... not she does everything righty but write.
my brother wat lefty and they tried to make him righty... he writes righty, and does everything lefty.

VeggieFrog is lefty, i let her be... since they are smarter and all.

i am righty and can do everything lefty but write.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
i can do things with both hands

FTW!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
There's also some research about lefties being more creative because it uses more of the right temporal lobe or something like that. I figure if I can learn to be lefty, my creative side will surface aas well.

I heard that being left handed was a mental defect???

 

[Aquaman]

I am a righty........... but I shot right handed playing hockey (most players......... left or right handed shot left) and I can play both hands in pool.

Cheers,
Aquaman