Tre Mac Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Just heard that its International Lefthanded day. As a full fledged southpaw I am curious as to who else on this site is a lefty. Link to comment
Van_City123 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Lefty playing sports such as hockey and baseball, but when I write I'm a righty. Link to comment
Kazmanian Devil Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 If things get stagnant I sometimes go lefty. Link to comment
Dion Phaneuf Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Lefty playing sports such as hockey and baseball, but when I write I'm a righty. Link to comment
gmen81 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ya I golf, bat, play hockey left-handed, but write and throw right-handed. Link to comment
Xbox Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I am both. My right hand used to be miles ahead of my left but when I broke my arm i became better with my left and my right kinda back stepped. I didn't really feel crippled losing my right arm because my left is more than capable of being my dominant arm Link to comment
elvis15 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Fully ambidextrous to the point where I have a lot of trouble distinguishing left and right instantly (I always do the L with the thumb and index finger) Link to comment
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 i'm a lefty and still don't understand why we're labeled as "southpaws". Link to comment
Kumquats Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Lefty playing sports such as hockey and baseball, but when I write I'm a righty. Link to comment
elvis15 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 i'm a lefty and still don't understand why we're labeled as "southpaws". Link to comment
Go Faulk Yourself Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Lefty in everything but Baseball and Hockey where I am ambidextrous. Link to comment
Cyril Sneer Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I love how 1% of the world population is Ambidextrous yet we happen to have some posting in this thread, how lucky are we eh? http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=30667 1. If you can write equally well with either hand, then you are the one percent. Even among the small population of ‘multi-handed’ individuals, very few experience equal ease and skill with both hands. In comparison, around 10% of people are lefties. 2. Right-, left- and mixed-handedness aren’t sufficient to define the preferences of most people, according to experts. Most people experience some level of cross-dominance — favoring one hand for certain tasks, even if it’s the non-dominant one — and among the group of people who use both hands, there are even finer distinctions. Ambidextral refers to those who can use both hands as well as a right-hander’s right hand (so, really well), and ambisinistral can be used to describe people who use both hands as well as a right-hander’s left hand (that is, somewhat clumsily). 3. Unlike righties, who show strong left brain dominance, the hemispheres of ambidextrous and left-handed people’s brains are almost symmetric... 4. ... as is the typical brain of a person with synesthesia, or “mixed senses,” who experiences cross-sensory perception. Among synesthetes, the instance of ambidexterity (and left-handedness) is much higher than in the general population. 5. The ambidextrous are more likely to possess the LRRTM1 gene (on chromosome 2), which is linked to schizophrenia. Studies reveal that people with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to be ambidextrous or left-handed than people who are not schizophrenic. 6. Another study, conducted through the BBC Science website, shows that of the one percent of 255,000 respondents who indicated equal ease writing with both hands, 9.2% of men and 15.6% of women reported being bisexual. In the same study, 4% of right-handed and 4.5% of left-handed men, and 6.2% of right-handed and 6.3% of left-handed women said they’re attracted to both sexes. 7. People who identify as ‘either-handed’ score slightly lower overall in general intelligence testing, and most often those scores are lower in arithmetic, memory and reasoning... 8. ... except when they aren’t. A study of 8000 children ages 7 and 8 shows that the 87 mixed-handed students had more pronounced difficulties in language skills, and at ages 15 and 16, the same students showed a higher risk of ADHD symptoms and performed academically under both right- and left-handed students from the same sample. 9. Ambis can be quick to anger, according to a study from Merrimack College, which suggests a higher interlinking of brain hemispheres found in ambidextrous and lefties. A follow-up study found that the increased hemisphere connections correlate to increased awkwardness, clumsiness and moodiness. 10. But inconsistent-handers can also be easier to sway emotionally. Montclair State University tested a group of right- left and either-handers for emotional stability. Their findings report that of the group, righties were hardest to coerce, and ambis were most likely to report a change in mood based on their surroundings, directed thought, and music. 11. It’s not all bad news for the handedness-ambivalent, though. Being able to use both hands with (almost) equal ease can really pay off, especially in sports, arts and music. Some reportedly cross-dominant celebrities and historic figures include Leonardo da Vinci, Pete Rose, Richard Feynmen, pitcher Greg A. Harris, Michelle Kwan, Shigeru Miyamoto, Paul McCartney, Benjamin Franklin and Harry Truman. Link to comment
Wilbur Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'm a lefty! Although I shave, brush my teeth, and comb my hair with my right hand. I try to explain that one by saying my mirror image is left handed... I bat right handed in baseball and shoot right in hockey, but I'm pretty sure it's most common to bat/shoot the opposite hand you throw/write with. Link to comment
RonMexico Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Dominant lefty here. My right hand is almost useless. I taught myself a few simple right-handed tasks (can openers, scissors, etc.) mostly out of necessity. Link to comment
mbal23 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Used to be left handed but my mom thought it was wrong/evil or some bs so I had to switch to writing with my right and now I write bad with both hands . But I can shoot left or right in hockey. Link to comment
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