Today is a Sinister Day...

Sailor Steve · 08-13-14, 04:55 PM

If that's the hand you use, well, never mind...

Apologies to Paul Simon

Pisces · 08-13-14, 05:54 PM

I'm a lefty, but I do not wear my watch on either of my wrists. No thank you, I don't want to be shackled by time. I carry it on a belt-loop of my pants (on the right). I guess that makes me a hipster too?

The worst drawback of this 'orientation' was dragging your hand through the wet ink from a fountain pen all the time when I was a kid in school. The thinking was that using a fountain pen improves one's handwriting skills. Yeah, left! It's never been any good. I hate those pens.

vienna · 08-13-14, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pisces

The worst drawback of this 'orientation' was dragging your hand through the wet ink from a fountain pen all the time when I was a kid in school. The thinking was that it improves one's handwriting skills. Yeah, left! It's never been any good. I hate those pens.

It used to be some schools would try to "cure" a kid of left-handedness by forcing them to use only their right hand. IIRC, Paul McCartney was so abused in school...

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Pisces · 08-13-14, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

It used to be some schools would try to "cure" a kid of left-handedness by forcing them to use only their right hand. IIRC, Paul McCartney was so abused in school...

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I know, I guess I'm young enough to never have needed to experience that teaching method. Thankfully.

Stealhead · 08-13-14, 07:42 PM

I am right handed but can use my left hand just about as well. What do they call that? Ambidextrous. Anyway they(my parents) let me choose which hand I wanted to write with and I choose right of course I was a bit better writing with my right hand.

I wear my watch on my left wrist. I use both hands about equally though.

@ Pisces aren't you shackled by time anyway if you choose to carry a timepiece even if it is not directly on your wrist?

Sailor Steve · 08-13-14, 08:57 PM

Something that has always intrigued me is the technique for playing stringed instruments. They make "backwards" guitars for lefties. The reason I find this odd is that in a so-called "right-handed" instrument it's the left hand that does the hardest part. I would have thought that a southpaw would find this easier. Then again, I don't know how the brain really works in these matters, so I accept the apparent reality for what it is.

Oberon · 08-13-14, 10:00 PM

I knew someone in high school who fractured their right arm pretty badly and had to have it in a sling for a few months, during that time they started writing with their left hand. When the sling and cast came off, they stayed writing with their left hand.

gordonmull · 08-17-14, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Something that has always intrigued me is the technique for playing stringed instruments. They make "backwards" guitars for lefties. The reason I find this odd is that in a so-called "right-handed" instrument it's the left hand that does the hardest part. I would have thought that a southpaw would find this easier. Then again, I don't know how the brain really works in these matters, so I accept the apparent reality for what it is.

With the bass, from the beginning the dominant hand needs to be able to pluck the strings leaving you to forget about it and concentrate on the recessive(?) hand. It's hard to explain something that just "feels" right but I don't ever think about my right hand on the bass, it just does its thing. The left, which makes the actual notes, has all my focus. Unless I'm slapping. My right needs a bit more attention then because I'm not really practiced enough with that style. I think what I'm trying to say is that I can let my dominant hand get on with the easy stuff and not have to worry about it allowing me to concentrate on manipulating my other hand with my full attention.

vienna · 08-20-14, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Something that has always intrigued me is the technique for playing stringed instruments. They make "backwards" guitars for lefties. The reason I find this odd is that in a so-called "right-handed" instrument it's the left hand that does the hardest part. I would have thought that a southpaw would find this easier. Then again, I don't know how the brain really works in these matters, so I accept the apparent reality for what it is.

I gave this a bit of thought (an excruciating experience I reserve for only major matters) and I may have a theory: the evolution of what is now the guitar comes from a time when melody was more important than rhythm or strumming. Players used to just clamp on a chord with their left hand and very actively fingerpick with their right, or dominant, hand. The need for a high degree of agility more or less mandated the use of the dominant hand. You can still see this in the guitar styles of folk and country players...

This is just a theory; please feel free to debunk it at will. I will now busy myself getting a cold compress for my fevered, over-thought, brow...

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Jimbuna · 08-14-14, 04:59 AM

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On holiday

Make Left-Handers Day an excuse for a fun game – left-handed volleyball on the beach, or left-hand only drinking at the bar – with forfeits for the losers!

Never been a problem...world champion at that

swamprat69er · 08-14-14, 07:54 AM

Dad was born in '22 and went to school in the '30's in Toronto, ON.

Garion · 08-14-14, 11:19 AM

It's the hand o the De'il yi ken, strap yon left appendage behind yer back NOW! The right hand is the hand of the Lord!.

Well that was the old days....

Now I believe yoo can get a cream for it

Cheers

Jev

erm Gary

Copy of my post over at Matrix Games

vienna · 08-16-14, 12:22 PM

Remember probably the greatest ever right-hander who adapted to left-handedness: Lord Horatio Nelson...

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08-13-14, 04:55 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	If that's the hand you use, well, never mind... Apologies to Paul Simon __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I'm a lefty, but I do not wear my watch on either of my wrists. No thank you, I don't want to be shackled by time. I carry it on a belt-loop of my pants (on the right). I guess that makes me a hipster too? The worst drawback of this 'orientation' was dragging your hand through the wet ink from a fountain pen all the time when I was a kid in school. The thinking was that using a fountain pen improves one's handwriting skills. Yeah, left! It's never been any good. I hate those pens. Last edited by Pisces; 08-13-14 at 06:11 PM.

08-13-14, 08:57 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Something that has always intrigued me is the technique for playing stringed instruments. They make "backwards" guitars for lefties. The reason I find this odd is that in a so-called "right-handed" instrument it's the left hand that does the hardest part. I would have thought that a southpaw would find this easier. Then again, I don't know how the brain really works in these matters, so I accept the apparent reality for what it is. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Dad was born in '22 and went to school in the '30's in Toronto, ON. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. Last edited by swamprat69er; 08-14-14 at 08:07 AM.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,724 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Remember probably the greatest ever right-hander who adapted to left-handedness: Lord Horatio Nelson... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

08-13-14, 07:42 PM	#5
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I am right handed but can use my left hand just about as well. What do they call that? Ambidextrous. Anyway they(my parents) let me choose which hand I wanted to write with and I choose right of course I was a bit better writing with my right hand. I wear my watch on my left wrist. I use both hands about equally though. @ Pisces aren't you shackled by time anyway if you choose to carry a timepiece even if it is not directly on your wrist?

08-13-14, 10:00 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I knew someone in high school who fractured their right arm pretty badly and had to have it in a sling for a few months, during that time they started writing with their left hand. When the sling and cast came off, they stayed writing with their left hand.

08-14-14, 11:19 AM	#12
Garion Commander Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 452 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	It's the hand o the De'il yi ken, strap yon left appendage behind yer back NOW! The right hand is the hand of the Lord!. Well that was the old days.... Now I believe yoo can get a cream for it Cheers Jev erm Gary Copy of my post over at Matrix Games