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jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
The main reason I decided to learn righty when I started.
Sometimes I question it, but so far my fretting hand is just as complicit in my guitar playing ability, or more specifically - lack thereof.
I realize the limiting factor may eventually be my picking skill on my non-dominant right hand.
I started playing late in life so I dont see it ever becoming a significant factor.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Yeah JT but what hand do you hold the butt end of your pool cue in? When I first started playing pool., I had no idea if I would be right handed or left. I use my left, but can play righty too, just feel more comfortable breaking lefty.
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
The left.
Strongly left hand dominant.
Both hands need to make precise guitar movements either way.
Back when I played golf the first stint was lefty; then the second go round I was much better playing righty.
I never got the whole game together and lost interest after some years.
Strongly left hand dominant.
Both hands need to make precise guitar movements either way.
Back when I played golf the first stint was lefty; then the second go round I was much better playing righty.
I never got the whole game together and lost interest after some years.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Hey Mitch, I am a total ambidextrous mess. I also grew up playing all types of sports, Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Basketball, you name it. I was straight up righty, except that in Lacrosse and Baseball, I could bat and throw lefty as well. I also grew up wanting to shoot guns and shot pellet guns occasionally. Now, once I got to about 20 yrs old, I got to take a rifle class in College Phys ed. I started out righty but experienced targets that would blur on me as I aimed with open sights. I asked the instructor if he knew why, and he said we needed to check my dominant eye. Of course it is my left eye. I began to switch shoot from that moment on, I shot lefty in that class. I am more comfortable shooting right handed, but if I strictly shot lefty, I could do it just as easily that way too. With guitar, I naturally placed it in right handed position. Same with Golf, Fun stuff LOL.
When I operate a saw, I use either hand. Tools require hands, feet, eyes, and I joke and say sometimes ears to handle the material and tool all at same time. As I find with things like soldering, heck, I wish I were an octopus 1/2 the time. I can use my soldering iron with either hand, equally as well. Probably comes from sweating pipes either way as well.
When I operate a saw, I use either hand. Tools require hands, feet, eyes, and I joke and say sometimes ears to handle the material and tool all at same time. As I find with things like soldering, heck, I wish I were an octopus 1/2 the time. I can use my soldering iron with either hand, equally as well. Probably comes from sweating pipes either way as well.
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eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
I had a similar issue-- solved it by DRIVING with my right and putting with my left -- improved my game greatly ...
go ya one better -- I have one nearsighted eye and one farsighted (and not EQUAL variances) --- -I can close my left and see things far away close the right read close up -- or wear glasses and "see" normally ...or not wear glasses and try and drive -0--- WHOAAA thats an acid trip especially at night!
Funny you mention that. Around 5 or 6 years ago I got an eye infection in my left eye and as I wear contacts I had to take them out and use glasses, which I haven’t worn glasses since 1982. After a day or so I put my right contact back in (right eye dominate) and held my hand over my left eye to watch TV. Then after a day or so of wearing just one contact, during which time it WAS weird, my brain adapted and I have only worn one contact ever since. I can read 4pt font and have no problem driving. I would freak out coworkers in meetings if I brought something printed, as I would print it in 6 pt font and most of them couldn’t read that (Bunch of old farts) without their cheater glasses.
