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Lefties: A Poll

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Which combo?

  • Right handed, Right footed

    Votes: 47 49.0%
  • Left handed, Left footed

    Votes: 20 20.8%
  • Right handed, Left footed

    Votes: 16 16.7%
  • Left Handed, Right footed

    Votes: 13 13.5%

  • Total voters
    96

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
19,180
17
TN
How many of you are which combination?

Im right handed primarily except that I throw a frisbee, use SOME tools, and wash things with my left hand.

I am however, primarily left-footed. I kick, jump, cut, etc... all with my left foot, although I feel my right leg is stronger, but lacks the dexterity.
 

Five

Turbo Monkey
Mar 8, 2003
1,506
0
West Seattle, WA
Left-handed, right-footed...although I can catch and throw with either hand. Bat right, snow board goofy, right foot forward when jumping on a bike, tennis both hands, scissors and knives with either hand, eat with both - basically ambidextrous.
 

SilentJ

trail builder
Jun 17, 2002
1,312
0
Calgary AB
I'm all over the place in some ways, but I consider myself right/right.
I write/swing/throw with my right.
I kick both ways.
Open doors, turn wrenches - left.
Jump - left, but my left knee is all fubar so my right leg is now stronger.
Eat/drink - both. I remember as a youngun my mom telling me that it would be easier to eat with my right hand. I called BS when I was like 2, but she didnt listen.
 

McGRP01

beer and bikes
Feb 6, 2003
7,793
0
Portland, OR
I write with my right hand, but that's about it. And I'm left footed. When I began school in the mid 70's, there was an academic school of thought that being right-handed was "correct" so I was taught (forced) to learn how to write right-handed.
 

Jeremy R

<b>x</b>
Nov 15, 2001
9,701
1,056
behind you with a snap pop
I am left handed and right footed.
I throw left handed, bat left handed, but I kick people in the balls with my right foot.
Being left handed though, you use your right hand alot as well.
Opening jars, doors etc... I all do with my right hand.
It was different for me in kickboxing because in a normal stance for a lefty, (right foot foward) my strong arm was back, but my strong leg was foward. It was an advantage except for the Chuck Norris patented roundhouse kicks.
This however has no effect on my weaver stance.
 

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
6,254
7
Reno 911
Left handed, left footed, but I play guitar right handed and can throw darts pretty good right handed.
 

cannondalejunky

ease dropper
Jun 19, 2005
2,924
2
Arkansas
i'm a righty, but i throw everything with my left and i'm left footed...my brother is the exact opposite...he's left handed and throws with his right and is right footed
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
19,180
17
TN
I wonder if there's any correlation between leftness and people who pick up cycling. Seems to be alot of it both politically and phyisically.
 

urbaindk

The Real Dr. Science
Jul 12, 2004
4,819
0
Sleepy Hollar
I'm lefty handed, catch left, kick with the left, but snowboard / skate regular footed (left forward) and play guitar right handed. When I played baseball as a kid I switch hit and I was good with neither side ;).
 

MMike

A fowl peckerwood.
Sep 5, 2001
18,207
105
just sittin' here drinkin' scotch
Wriite with my left
Throw a ball with my right
Throw a frisbee with my left
Bat/golf right handed (if I played golf or baseball)
play guitar right handed.
snowboard regular foot (what little I've snow boarded)
skate board regular, (left foot forward) but I have to push with my left foot....
 

Snacks

Turbo Monkey
Feb 20, 2003
3,523
0
GO! SEAHAWKS!
Left-handed, right-footed...although I can catch and throw with either hand. Bat right, snow board goofy, right foot forward when jumping on a bike, tennis both hands, scissors and knives with either hand, eat with both - basically ambidextrous.
Ditto :biggrin:
 

Jeremy R

<b>x</b>
Nov 15, 2001
9,701
1,056
behind you with a snap pop
Lefties make better first basemen. Bastards.
The first day I went to little league as a small kid, they put me on first base, and I stayed there through high school.:bonk:
They once forced me to pitch and I showed them I had the control of Michael J. Fox.
So, I was a first base lifer.
I did grow to love the scoop though.
I use to actually want bad throws thrown to me.
Weird kid.
 

MudGrrl

AAAAH! Monkeys stole my math!
Mar 4, 2004
3,123
0
Boston....outside of it....
Left Hand-
writing
painting
Catching

Right Hand-
Drawing on chalk/ white board
throwing things
Cutting things (knife)
Shooting (Weaver Stance!!!)

Right Footed


I use my left hand for finer motor skills.

When I was in gym class in elementary school, I didn't want to be singled out for being left handed, so I learned how to do things with my right hand.
 

cadmus

Monkey
May 24, 2006
755
0
PNW
Left handed for all things except scissors and frisbee

Left footed for kicking and goofy for boarding (though I ski and am not a skater-punk - so it doesn't really come into play)
I jump off my right leg though, guess that goes w/ the left-handedness for b-ball.
 

narlus

Eastcoast Softcore
Staff member
Nov 7, 2001
24,658
65
behind the viewfinder
write and throw w/ my right hand.
kick w/ either foot
shoot a puck lefty
bat either lefty or righty
shoot a basketball w/ my right hand
snowboard w/ left foot forward
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,016
22,047
Sleazattle
I am very much right handed and right footed when it comes to doing things with a single hand but when it comes to using both things get weird. Skate/snowboard I'm goofy footed and for hockey and baseball I swing lefty.
 

Rockland

Turbo Monkey
Apr 24, 2003
1,880
286
Left hand path
Left handed for writing, throwing balls (but not darts)
Left foot forward bikes
Goofy for skateboards
Most other tasks that were easier for right handers I have adapted to.
I did breakdown and get a left handed can opener. :bonk:
 

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
Jul 2, 2002
13,781
5,220
North Van
left:
Write
throw
shave

Catching used to be done with left too, but T-ball put an end to that.

Right
Kick
catch
hockey/golf

I snowboard regular
Jump off with my right foot.

Shoot pool with right hand on table