im A lefty that plays pool and guitar right handed
but we think with the right side of our brain
but we think with the right side of our brain
You’re right Tim, that was quite the slog. I guess what I get out of it is that handedness is more important in an interactive sport where early recognition of your opponent’s movements allows you to predict what’s coming and counter accordingly.
As far as the pool table goes, I think it’s important to keep your opponent’s handedness in mind; don’t try to leave a shot that would be hard for you, but one that would make it hard for your opponent to set up naturally for. We have to think about reflections and mirror images regardless, right?
On the flip side, when working with someone try to put them in a comfortable position to slot for their next shot. I screw this up all the time with my wife, who shoots opposite of me. I’ll set up a pattern or drill and when she steps up to the table, I can see her struggling to settle into her stance.
I can attest to the bowler's scenario. When the overwhelming majority of bowlers are right-handed, they first spread the lane dressing (the oil used to lubricate the wood or synthetic lane material), down the lane, delaying the bowling ball's hook and power into the 1-2 pocket. Then, as more bowling is done on the lane, the oil begins to get picked up by the bowling balls, forcing the bowlers to move left and/or change equipment with different hook potential or break points as their normal delivery hooks more. This redistribution and removal of the lane oil by the balls was even more pronounced with the advent of reactive resin bowling balls in the 90s.
As has been stated, lefties (assuming there are few), don't need as much adjustment or wild and numerous equipment changes during matches.
It's one of the reasons I gave up bowling: I'd walk into a bowling alley with two bowling balls and adjust to the changing lane conditions with technique; other bowlers would simply break out a different $200-250 bowling ball of the four or six they'd bring in, and continue to use the same speed, hand positions, releases, or lines.
I agree and me being a lefty has nothing to do with that, I promise.
On topic, I heard many times that lefties are more creative, something to do with the corresponding brain half. But I don't know if I'm much more creative than any righty I know, so don't know how much truth there is in that.
Same as well. I recently started playing darts - wasn't sure which hand to use. I throw a baseball right handed, but stuff like shuffleboard I would use my left. Ended up going left with darts, but I think right would have been just as easy to pick up.
I’ve played guitar since I was 14. Only reason I play right handed was the guitar. I never knew of left handed stringing.im A lefty that plays pool and guitar right handed
but we think with the right side of our brain
Based on my position on bowling balls, you'd think I'd be against jump cues, but I have no problem with them. Actually, I have no opinion on them, because I don't know how to jump. I don't feel as though I'm at a skill level where my opinion is relevant; I don't know enough about them to understand whether they represent an unfair advantage.I'd be interested to know your take on jump cues?
I've seen videos in which he switches to his right hand when using a bridge- I've noticed Shaw does that too. I have a friend who does everything right handed except shooting pool and he does the same thing using a bridge- I pointed it out to him once that he was using his right hand to shoot with a bridge and he said he didn't even notice- he switched subconsciouslyI think I heard that Mike Segal is actually right handed.
Based on my position on bowling balls, you'd think I'd be against jump cues, but I have no problem with them. Actually, I have no opinion on them, because I don't know how to jump. I don't feel as though I'm at a skill level where my opinion is relevant; I don't know enough about them to understand whether they represent an unfair advantage.
I wish I could remember the exact game or find the video, but I watched a game where someone who play an after-break push on a short player, maybe Alex. They pushed it to the right side of the table near the side pocket, leaving an easy jump for a left-handed player. Alex had to turn it back because he couldn't reach that far over the length of the table and he couldn't jump because it was on the wrong side. The other player, who was left-handed, got back to the table and made an easy jump shot to make the ball.As far as the pool table goes, I think it’s important to keep your opponent’s handedness in mind; don’t try to leave a shot that would be hard for you, but one that would make it hard for your opponent to set up naturally for. We have to think about reflections and mirror images regardless, right?
On the flip side, when working with someone try to put them in a comfortable position to slot for their next shot. I screw this up all the time with my wife, who shoots opposite of me. I’ll set up a pattern or drill and when she steps up to the table, I can see her struggling to settle into her stance.
Pretty much this ^^^^I know that In boxing and fighting in general lefties advantage is attributed to being more familiar and use to an right handed opponent. A righty is not use to fighting a lefty but a lefty is use to fighting a righty.
I can't see pool having an advantage. Head to head competitive sports like boxing or tennis creates repeated actions that a lefty will do differently so it throws off the opponent's game when they react to it. I am a lefty and i dont see ant advantage. I am jealous of those right handed pool cues. Guys with those cues beat me every time.
I never thought about bowling. But that makes sense about the oil breakdown. The less use side of the ally is more reliable.
Its because the left side of the bowling lane is used very little compared to the right side. The oil is broken down and carried to the pins on the right side much quicker and the wood itself has much less wear on it too. On the other hand if you are a leftie is that (pun intended) you need a pro shop who knows what they are doing to drill the ball properly as bowling balls have asymmetrical weights in them.Since the lane and pins are the same left-to-right and right-to-left, it must be physiological (can’t imagine how).
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Very interesting. Thanks, I never knew that.There are fewer left handed bowlers so the oil on the lanes tends to break down slower. This enables left handers to play their initial line longer as opposed to right handers who have to move left as the oil on the right side breaks down and their ball curves differently.
Attributed to Yogi Berra as one of his "Yogi-isms": "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."... ambidextrous means equal on both sides
Another one here that only eats and writes lefty, everything else righty. It's called mixed handed I believe, because ambidextrous means equal on both sides. It's even more weird as I can write on a chalk board better right but anything needed done in detail or small must be done with the left, except a keyboard mouse, it feels strange and not steady at all.
Not sure how or if it correlates with billiards but maybe there's something there...
I’m a lefty who writes left on paper but writes right on a chalkboard. If throwing a frisbee overhand then as righty but if underhand then left. Hockey I shoot left or right...likely started that when 2 years old. I can play table tennis with two paddles but tennis only as a lefty. Darts it doesn’t matter...not that great with either hand. Weird one is I hop on a bike like a lefty but get off like a righty...can’t get off like a lefty even though I cycle every day.
Anything like threading a needle then left.
I do everything right handed except shoot pool and rifles. I can't shoot left handed with a mechanical bridge, I have to switch over to the right. My right hand is stronger and steadier. When I shoot a rifle, it's my right arm that does the work, steadying etc., the left hand just pulls the trigger. I guess that's why I also shoot pool left handed, I feel like I'm aiming with my stance, alignment, and good steady bridge hand, and just swinging the cue straight thru with my left hand.Have studies been done to see if left handed players have an advantage over right handed players or vice versa. I was reading that left handed bowlers, boxers and fencers have an advantage due to the differences of left/right brain functions in interactive sports. Something to do with spatial dexterity, 3D imaging, and attentiveness. Weird stuff!