Do you love the game so much that you would switch playing hands, and start the learning process all over again, if you had to?
For this example, lets just say you have never even tried to learn how to play with your weak hand.
How long do you think it would take for you to be able to get good enough to run out a rack of 8 ball or 9 ball, for example? How many hours of practice per day? Would you try drills, or how would you go about the learning process?
Is this something that a Pro instructor could help a player learn to do, to speed up the learning process, if needed?
Thanks for any thoughts about this.
I started shooting off handed(left) to make a more competitive game against weaker players (girls
).
It took about 2 years to get what took 10 years originally with the right. The loop bridge with the right hand was the hardest part for me to get.
When I started gambling off handed, my first breaks pocketed the 9 in nine ball and the 8 in eight ball(winner).
I found the left side to be more intuitive and the right is mechanical.
A big plus for being able to switch hands is the intimidation factor. Any time I do something my opponent can’t do it is a big step towards making them quit. Making them surrender has always been my goal when gambling.
I practice competing the left against the right.
Can’t help but brag:wink: I have only posted one loser left handed. That was a $35 loss at $5(that set up a $240 win). The player spots me the 8 playing right handed. We played lefty even. I knew I liked the game. So the next to night he asks me to play for $5. I said “sure, let’s play left handed.” He says, “well Greg if we are going to play left handed, we need to play for $10”. To which I replied, “if we need to play for $10 then we need to play for $20.” I busted him at $240.
Once you have played and practiced enough it is such an advantage to maintain your rhythm by just changing hands and stepping into the shot.