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Ok now I know what some of you are going to think, but here goes.:-) Have any of you ever heard of someone starting out golfing for a few years as shooting right, then switching to shooting right instead. I am a right handed golfer but thinking I may be able to be better shooting left handed. I know this sounds nuts, but I am serious!!:)
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Originally Posted by kerisb
I shoot right and just last year realised that I putt better as a lefty. So now all my clubs in my bag are right handed except for my putter. :)
It's not unheard of for people to switch.
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Originally Posted by NewGolfer
:lmfao I am actually thinking of doing the opposite. Switching everything to left but keeping my putter right handed!!:)
I switched from left to right handed.Played left handed for 7 years or so.I putt both left and right.I have a better looking swing right.When i shot left handed it looked like i was playing hockey. I keep 2 putters in my bag all the time now.
So how hard was it to switch or did it actually just kind of come naturally. See I shot right but I don't pull with my left arm, I actually push with my right and the left just kinda goes along for the ride, it doesn't actually do anything. However today I shot a small bucket of balls left handed and just the fact that I could even hit them actually surprised me. It also felt like I had alot more strength cus then I actually did pull with my right arm. So now thinking I might be better left handed. But thinking I will need the right hand trailing for putting for the feel and control of the smaller muscles to putt!Quote:
Originally Posted by foxman
It came pretty natural.If you decide to switch the best thing to do is go get a lesson right away.I wish i did that. The reason is i was hitting the ball pretty good off the tee at first.Now i have myself in bad habits.Learn the proper way to hit the ball right from the beginning.
If anyone else have any opinions on this subject, I would be more than happy to hear them, thanks!!:-)
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Originally Posted by foxman
That is definitely something I am considering!!:)
Are you right or left eye dominant? Do a google on this and do the test. If you are right eye dominant then switching to left might be of benefit. It should also help your putting. If you are left eye dominant you might want to say playing golf RH'ed.Quote:
Originally Posted by kerisb
Thanks TourIQ, I took the test and believe I am right eye dominant. For now I am just going to look for a very cheap left hand driver and maybe an iron and see how well I take to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by TourIQ
I switched from right to left with the putter 5 or 6 years ago because of a terrible case of the yips. My right wrist would twitch right at the moment of impact every time I went to strike the ball. I tried everything I could think of to combat the problem (belly putters, the claw, left hand low, split grip, etc), but no matter what I tried nothing worked. The final straw came in a local Ontario Junior qualifier when I double hit a putt on the last hole to miss the cut by 2. I was ready to give up the game when my Dad suggested I try his Bullseye from the left side. I have had no problems since, it took me a while to start seeing the line but once I figured it out I've been fine. To this day, though, if I pick up a right handed putter I'll still twitch at the bottom of my stroke. Anyways, I hope the switch works for you with the longer sticks like it did for me with the short one. Cheers!!
Have you had a chance to hit any left handed shots yet ?
When I was introduced to golf. everybody else in my family is right handed. Therefore, I played right hand for 4 or 5 years. Then, I switched to left and was shooting better within a month. Since I do many other activities left handed anyway, such as write, it made more sense to me. Just bear in mind there is a more limited supply of clubs!
Cheers,
Tim
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Originally Posted by foxman
Yes I borrowed an old left handed driver from a club and tried a small bucket of balls on their driving range. Was actually surprised that I could even hit them let alone get some half decent shots off. Now it probably looked awkward....likely like someone that had never hit a ball before, but it did not feel that awkward at all!!
I think that is something that we never even considered. When I first picked up a club my husband just handed me one of his which were right handed, so I just bought a set of right handed clubs and never thought about it till now. However as a teenager I played hockey and I could shoot either way. So I figure I have nothing to lose, will never know if I don't try!:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Timothy.Reeve
Which side do you throw a frizbee or a baseball?
Right handed!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Kilbank
If your baseball swing is from the right and you are a natural right handed I believe that you might be able to swing from the left but you will never hit the ball as far. An ambidextrous baseball player always has a stronger side. the same will aplly to golf. When I was playing tennis I played against some guys that hit forehands only i.e switching hands between shots. Of course one forehand was always stronger than the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by kerisb
See chief what got me thinking about this is that I am not a long hitter. And everyone keeps telling me to pull the club through with my left arm. For some reason I can't do this both my wrists have been operated on for carpul tunnel, so neither is real strong but my left seems to be real weak. They say you should be able to take the club and hit the ball with one arm, well I tried that and I can do it good with the right arm and wrist but when I try it with my left I get as far as my shoulder and my wrist breaks and I can't bring it back down the club just falls onto my shoulder. So if the object is to pull the club through then I need to do that with my right arm. Right now I am pushing the club through with my right arm and the left is just doing nothing at all. When I tried left handed I could feel that my right arm automatically pulled the club through. This is my main reason for trying this. However I do believe that I will need to keep atleast my putting right handed as I need the accuracy of my right hand to do the small strokes. Not sure if any of this makes much sense, but I've got myself convinced it is something I have to try. I will keep everyone posted as to my progress!!! And again thanks for the input, it does keep me thinking and is very, very helpful!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflongtee
I have thought of doing that many times (switching from right to left). Especially after some lessons where the instructor gave up and said "you should be playing left".
Not sure that your criteria is right though (e.g. pushing the club with the right). I have recently been reading some information on the golfing machine where they say you can either pull the club or push the club.
Other suggestions on this forum confuse me even more. I write left handed, trow a football left handed, throw a frisbee right handed, bat left but play hockey and lacrosse right handed. I'm a mess.
I have read that comment before but never gave it any conscious thought. i believe this is something that happens not something that you should think about.Quote:
And everyone keeps telling me to pull the club through with my left arm
I was unaware of this. As an experiment try swinging the club from the left side and right side with one hand only. You will quickly find out from which side the power comes from.Quote:
For some reason I can't do this both my wrists have been operated on for carpul tunnel, so neither is real strong but my left seems to be real weak
It is an experiment and you have nothing to lose. Since you have been on your wrists weren't you prescribed some kind of strengthening exercise?Quote:
but I've got myself convinced it is something I have to try
Yes Chief I was given exercises but that was more than a few years ago, and I waited too long to have the operation, and my wrists never came back the same. In my job I do alot of heavy physical labour, but the right hand is the dominate one when it comes to strength. I've tried swinging the club with only one hand and the right one is definitely the stronger one the left wrist just breaks and I can't straightening back with the weight of the club in it.
And yes this is an experiment that I want to try and figure I have nothing to lose, at the very least maybe I will be able to get myself out of some jams on the course if I can hit a bit both ways:) And like I said I am not a long hitter anyways, so if this doesn't work then I will look at something else!!
How far do you hit your drives? what is the loft of your driver?Quote:
And like I said I am not a long hitter anyways,
My drives are anywhere from 120-150 yrds. My driver is a 11.5, have recently tried the same driver in a 9.5 and not much difference noticed!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflongtee
Go the other way. 15 degree loft minimumQuote:
Originally Posted by kerisb
You will hit it farther.
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Originally Posted by Chieflongtee
Really that seems wierd since I am getting tons of loft but not much distance!!
Unless you hit the ball unusually high to begin with you will be getting a more appropriate launch angle for your swing speed with a more lofted club. Try teeing off a couple 'marked' balls with a 3 wood and a driver and find out for yourself.
My father played golf right handed for 20 some years before switching to the left side. He is completely ambidexterious though. I've played 36 holes with him on occassions and he'll play 18 each way..........:(
I will definitely try that chief!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chieflongtee