so gary moore is a lefty?

[S t e v e]

but converted to playing right handed, i now have even more respect for the brilliance that comes from his fingers

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW67I_uxq-4

[ZenKen]

There's probably a bunch of us out there Steve (oops, I mean Jasper). I'm a lefty and when I first picked up a guitar it seem natural to me to use my dominant hand on the fretboard. I think it's worked out quite well for Gary and myself. B)

[craigh]

I'm also a lefty but play guitar & swing a baseball bat righty.

 

Craig

[Versatile]

Here's an interesting thought to consider

 

There are very few L/H keyboards :blink:

 

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[S t e v e]

There's probably a bunch of us out there Steve (oops, I mean Jasper). I'm a lefty and when I first picked up a guitar it seem natural to me to use my dominant hand on the fretboard. I think it's worked out quite well for Gary and myself. B)

 

yes...also ritchie blackmoore, mark knopfler and bb king B)

[ZenKen]

yes...also ritchie blackmoore, mark knopfler and bb king B)

 

Pretty good company! B)

[Kimbabig]

Add me to the list.

[NeoConMan]

Ditto.

 

At some point way back when, I decided to try a Lefty guitar to see if that would unlock anything for me.

I might as well have used my toes...

 

 

But yeah, I was ambidextrous as a kid and settled into an odd combo of Left/Right as I got older.

By twenty, I was shooting long guns and archery left-handed.

Handguns, pitching, right-handed.

Kick with my Left foot.

Boxing, my Left is worthless.

Write right-handed only now since I quit doing it Left-handed as a kid.

 

I find myself switching hands while doing various menial/mechanical tasks because one hand just works better than the other...

[sparky scott 29]

Oh, that explains it.

Now I know what's wrong with you guys.

[Mr. Natural]

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

 

(Sorry to repeat myself.)

[S t e v e]

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

 

 

[Kiwi]

I'm originally a lefty as well, but I guess the teachers in Kindergarten didn't approve of me drawing with my left hand. Funny thing is, though, that I use my right hand for writing and guitar only, and other practical stuff- such as hammering, cutting, changing strings etc. etc. - I exclusively use my left hand for. So I guess I might be ambidextrous then?

[S t e v e]

I'm originally a lefty as well, but I guess the teachers in Kindergarten didn't approve of me drawing with my left hand. Funny thing is, though, that I use my right hand for writing and guitar only, and other practical stuff- such as hammering, cutting, changing strings etc. etc. - I exclusively use my left hand for. So I guess I might be ambidextrous then?

 

i think you might be mate, my 6yr old son also wrights and draws with both hands but 60% of the time he uses his left...no one else in my or my partners family are left handed

[Rocky4]

I'm right handed, but played hockey left handed as a youth and deal cards left handed

[Mr. Natural]

I'm right handed, but played hockey left handed as a youth and deal cards left handed

 

I've noticed that a lot of hockey players swing a stick left-handed; much more, it seems, than the percentage of lefties in the general population. Why is that?

[NeoConMan]

I'm originally a lefty as well, but I guess the teachers in Kindergarten didn't approve of me drawing with my left hand.

Same here.

First grade for me.

Teacher asked if I could write right-handed when she noticed me using my left.

I swapped hands and met her approval.

 

After that, she'd nail me every time she saw my pencil in the "wrong" hand.

I finally got used to it and stopped using my left altogether.

 

Oughta sue 'em.

[Kimbabig]

Same here.

First grade for me.

Teacher asked if I could write right-handed when she noticed me using my left.

I swapped hands and met her approval.

 

After that, she'd nail me every time she saw my pencil in the "wrong" hand.

I finally got used to it and stopped using my left altogether.

 

Oughta sue 'em.

 

Sad thing, same thing happened to my father.

[Rocky4]

I've noticed that a lot of hockey players swing a stick left-handed; much more, it seems, than the percentage of lefties in the general population. Why is that?

 

I'm not sure. I don't think it's much of a switch to make.