tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post8804644074278487097..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Golf’s Left Vs. Right DebateThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-39371946924092879782014-08-02T09:14:29.228-04:002014-08-02T09:14:29.228-04:00Thanks for sharing, Don. That's interesting. I...Thanks for sharing, Don. That's interesting. I don't think I've heard of someone playing both ways like you, unless they putted from one side even though they hit from the other. I don't know what to tell you.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-40843494560835190532014-08-02T03:27:24.039-04:002014-08-02T03:27:24.039-04:00this is a dliema. I played ledty all my life and s...this is a dliema. I played ledty all my life and switched to right to get rid of bad habits (reverse pivot). I know drive the ball and hoot all long woods and hybrids right handed but from the 7 up i go left handed for feel. much better feel bumping, pitching left than right. putt right but still as good left. high handicap 24. but feel it will come down if i hit short feel shots" naturally left, and full swings right. am i wrong?<br /> <br />lwAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175068155941950244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-19792385072413091642013-08-11T21:28:09.809-04:002013-08-11T21:28:09.809-04:00I play hockey oh but play right wing. I hit left i...I play hockey oh but play right wing. I hit left in baseball but throw right. I write and golf right. But I have my hands like in hockey left hand down on my right (apparently that makes my form bad) I hit about 250 as a righty but I would do much better if I could find some left clubs.... I have a budget of 0 any advice lol<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822975044539177152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-85705987006733264842012-10-02T12:30:35.983-04:002012-10-02T12:30:35.983-04:00I'm a lefty who plays righty. My decision was ...I'm a lefty who plays righty. My decision was the simple fact that when I was a teen all my friends were righty so that's how I learned to swing. It feels totally natural and I couldn't imagine playing lefty. I've tried and it feels completely alien.<br /><br />I'm very dominant lefty too. Interestingly enough I can play drums and guitar righty. I'm a pretty good at guitar too. When I tell other guitarists that I'm a left their jaw drops.<br /><br />Muscle memory and practice defines an individuals skills at many different activities. If it feels natural and your skills are always continuing to get better then you can choose either hand and be successful. When I took golf lessons in college the teacher said to stick to playing right handed because he didn't see anything in my mechanics that glared at playing with the "wrong hand". <br /><br />There is a mental factor that people who play opposite hand at anything. The whole "would I be better if I played with the correct hand?". It really can't be answered. But is starting from scratch worth it? For most it isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-70889001023016711902011-01-11T18:51:31.241-05:002011-01-11T18:51:31.241-05:00The first day we put a club in my sons hand he hit...The first day we put a club in my sons hand he hit both RH and LH irons. All shots were terrible the 1st time. The local pro said what feels better and he said from the left, so he became a LH'ed player ... eventually got his handicap to the + side below scratch. Sure getting the right equipment wasn't easy, it just took 10 years to finalize his bag of sticks. A lot is made in LH now so there is no reason to switch a player from left to right. Also depends on their dominant eye. If right eye dominant might be better to play LH'ed.left handed golferhttp://www.lefthandedgolfequipment.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-84879125657818156002010-10-26T21:04:37.294-04:002010-10-26T21:04:37.294-04:00Interesting the pull with the left hand (right han...Interesting the pull with the left hand (right hand golfer)theory. My thoughts are that at the moment of impact, the right handed golfer has more snap with his right wrist through the ball than with the backward snap he generates with his left hand. Thus, more power.<br /><br />http://lefthandedgolf.usDennyhttp:/lefthandedgolf.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-3320421531567558142010-10-15T13:10:14.444-04:002010-10-15T13:10:14.444-04:00The hockey insight reminds me of that old joke, &q...The hockey insight reminds me of that old joke, "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out." But instead, in this case, "I went to a golf blog and a hockey discussion broke out." Thanks for the comments.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-80626983630647008032010-10-15T09:03:05.073-04:002010-10-15T09:03:05.073-04:00I would like to add that Ben Hogan, arguably the b...I would like to add that Ben Hogan, arguably the best ball striker ever was a lefty, playing as right handed !Jonasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-33571330167716205362010-10-15T02:49:38.667-04:002010-10-15T02:49:38.667-04:00Hockey is a good example of lefties oftern playing...Hockey is a good example of lefties oftern playing right-side and visa-versa. Funnily enough a good friend of mine who was a professional hockey player started playing golf (well - 8-9 hcp) as a lefty. He took a lesson from a well-known professional in Florida who told him he would do better if he played golf righty! So he practiced and practiced - buying new clubs as well, of course. And his handicap did go down.<br /><br />One other thing - ever notice how many professional sportsmen are are playing southpaw. I think their bodies are so well-balanced that they can play either side.GorillaGolfBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899398250871039719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-32896480245786484222010-10-12T03:07:58.164-04:002010-10-12T03:07:58.164-04:00It probably didn’t hurt that in hockey it’s helpfu...<i>It probably didn’t hurt that in hockey it’s helpful to have left-handed shooters playing on the left side of the ice (hockey players, am I right in this?), putting left-handed players in greater demand.</i><br /><br />In hockey the majority play left hand down, so actually the "righters" are often in greater demand. <br /><br />On power play, you often want a defense player that plays from the right side to be on the left side of the ice, and vice versa. This allows one timers to be shot from the line. In normal play it can help if you play the other way round as you can stop/play the puck more easily on the sides. Of course there are massive differences how these are emphasized in various teams depending on strategy, players etc.. <br /><br />As a kid, they throw a stick to your hand and ask you on which side do you want to swing it. The majority say left hand down (from right handed people). I play hockey from the left, but golf from the right side.adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.com