Tankbag Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Trying to sort out a new wireless mouse & found loads of posts from left handed folks not happy with right handed biased mice which got me thinking does being left handed change the way someone rides. Never thought about it before, does anyone know about any left handed racers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't worry about lefties, they're all a bit weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredc Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I was ambidextrous until I smashed my left elbownow I'm right handed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 I was ambidextrous until I smashed my left elbownow I'm right handed Sorry to hear you smashed up your elblow dude.The single voter who is left handed, I most curious about how you get on with a throttle on the right, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 No option for kakhanded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 No option for kakhanded Yeah, true, I forgot kakhanded, De Puniet sorry mate,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3pilot Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 All depends what im doing..I shoot a rifle left handed, but can also shoot equally well right handed. I play a guitar left handed, I write (very badly) right handed, and eat my dinner left handed (cutlery in the wrong hands) so lots of things i do left handed, and some i do either way round.However, I've never tried wiping my arse left handed, but live in eternal fear that if i ever broke my right arm i would end up in a real mess trying to use my left arm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 mainly a righty but sometimes ambi. I write with my right, lift a cup to my mouth with my right and do most things with my right I think my right arm is probably slightly stronger too because I lift things with my right more but I do find myself doing things with my left hand sometimes and half way through I think. Well this is odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingelton Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm ambidextrous. I can write eff all with both hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Git Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I was left handed until Primary School. If you were caught with a pen in your left hand, the teacher would hit your knuckes with a ruler!Nowadays that would result in a police prosecution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Meat Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm about 70% ambidextrous. I can do most things with both hands but am predominately left handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 My hand writing always looks rushed but thats just how it is, and I can do it with both hands like my grandad...I discovered quite late, I learned how to write with my left hand then went over to my right.However I use both hands for a multitude of tasks.I wear my watch on the right wrist, which is typical of left handed people but I've always done it due to how I learned to write.I vary on how I use cutlery etc.But all this I sort of noticed every now and again, but my girlfriend recently noticed me jotting away with my left hand because I was at an angle on my sofa and it was easier. Since then I've noticed I will write quite alot with my left hand but more just out of habit.And it doesnt effect my riding ability, I have no preference for cornering though, but I used to sway from left handers to right handers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Stu Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm left-handed. I write with my left, hold a tennis racket with my left, kick a football/rugby ball with my left foot, don't have any probs with riding or driving and hold cutlery 'correctly'. My rifles and pistols are either ambidextrous or right-hand biased and I can shoot accurately with either hand but prefer left. I can write legibly with my right-hand but it is not as neat as with my left hand and while I can use both hands don't consider myself ambidextrous.But I do hate right-handed mice and scissors that aren't ambidextrous. I use an Apple mouse - ambidextrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninereeds Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm left-handed. My rifles and pistols are either ambidextrous or right-hand biased and I can shoot accurately with either hand but prefer left. slightly off topic here, but does firing a right hand biased rifle left handed mean the ejection port puts the hot brass into your face? How do you cope with this?I learnt on the SA80, if you shoot left handed with that the cocking handle hits your chin so hard it shatters it, then just to add insult to injury, the ejected brass will probably jump down your throat as you shout your profanity of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sableye Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I write with my right hand, do absolutely everything else left handed ^^ Not got any issues riding bikes that I know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Stu Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm left-handed. My rifles and pistols are either ambidextrous or right-hand biased and I can shoot accurately with either hand but prefer left. slightly off topic here, but does firing a right hand biased rifle left handed mean the ejection port puts the hot brass into your face? How do you cope with this?I learnt on the SA80, if you shoot left handed with that the cocking handle hits your chin so hard it shatters it, then just to add insult to injury, the ejected brass will probably jump down your throat as you shout your profanity of choice. I shot an R4 (SADF, '80's) and on my right shoulder so no issues on National Service but my CZ hunting carbine is also meant for righties but I'm slightly more accurate on my left - got a good deal when I bought it - and the only annoying thing is if I shoot on my left the bolt is in my face and is a palaver to reload. My Glock and Colt pistols have ambidextrous grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I learnt on the SA80, if you shoot left handed with that the cocking handle hits your chin so hard it shatters it, then just to add insult to injury, the ejected brass will probably jump down your throat as you shout your profanity of choice. Thats the reason i can shoot a rifle equally well left or right handed... I learnt to shoot air riffles as a kid left handed, but then when i started shooting proper weapons, left handed was not an option, so i quickly learnt to shoot right handed. Now im happy to shoot either way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingelton Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 the steyr aug combats this problem by allowing the shooter to choose which side to eject the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 There's a worrying amount of weapons handling on this thread I was hoping to find out more about bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essbeebee Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 There's a worrying amount of weapons handling on this thread I was hoping to find out more about bikes When I'm on fthe bike I am ambisinister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 There's a worrying amount of weapons handling on this thread I was hoping to find out more about bikes When I'm on fthe bike I am ambisinister. "> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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