Ambidextrous throwers?

[Monkeypaws]

I am right handed. I throw RHBH, RHFH and LHBH. I can throw farther lefty then FH. Sometimes I have trouble ranging left handed though. I do find it more fun to play lefty vs. FH. I think its an advantage having three options.

Developing touch & feel is probably the hardest part with off-hand throwing in my experience.

 

[B3NDER]

I have griplock issues from time-to-time throwing RHBH (which is my norm) I can't even begin to imagine how bad it would get if I tried LHBH :doh:

However, It would be cool to learn both, at least in that case If I want to throw some crazy tomahawks, I could do so with my left arm, and not roast my right arm at the same time. HOWEVER, considering I can't even throw a baseball worth a damn left handed, I don't see a miracle where a disc is involved.

 

[S.Cann]

I broke my right arm (I'm right handed) while playing soccer when I was a Senior in HS. I was in a cast for 6 months and had to do everything left-handed (This was before I played DG). Now, 7 years later, I think having to use my left-hand for 6 months has aided me in throwing off-hand. I play rounds lefty from time to time and my drives are definitely there. My putting suffers, though. I think if I drove lefty and threw upshots/putted righty my rounds would be almost as good as all righty.

I think off-hand just comes down to forcing yourself to practice it and eventually utilizing it in rounds.

 

[Kaikias]

Two days before xmas this year I crushed the tip of my index finger on my right hand. Took 5 stiches to somewhat put it back together, but I broke the bone on the tip of my finger. Doc says 4-6 weeks before I can quit wearing the cast, but the tear is right where the disc rips off of my index finger so until it completely heals I am out. I have been doing a little field work lefty and it was surprisingly easy to transition. I think the hardest part for me will be reversing the xstep.

 

[notroman]

Two days before xmas this year I crushed the tip of my index finger on my right hand. Took 5 stiches to somewhat put it back together, but I broke the bone on the tip of my finger. Doc says 4-6 weeks before I can quit wearing the cast, but the tear is right where the disc rips off of my index finger so until it completely heals I am out. I have been doing a little field work lefty and it was surprisingly easy to transition. I think the hardest part for me will be reversing the xstep.

That's actually pretty easy to do. A lot easier than learning to throw off-hand.

 

[skurf]

Two days before xmas this year I crushed the tip of my index finger on my right hand. Took 5 stiches to somewhat put it back together, but I broke the bone on the tip of my finger. Doc says 4-6 weeks before I can quit wearing the cast, but the tear is right where the disc rips off of my index finger so until it completely heals I am out. I have been doing a little field work lefty and it was surprisingly easy to transition. I think the hardest part for me will be reversing the xstep.

Yeah, the footwork is the most awkward part to me. I practiced some lefty backhand throws because I'm not very consistent with my forehand shot. I did ok until I started to implement an x step into it. Then I busted my ass and tweaked my knee falling off the edge of a teebox. Was not fun. Anyway, I found it really wasn't worth going for drives with it as I could never really get a driver up to speed. However, it is quite nice to have the option for approach shots that need that right curve or fade at the end, and I'm finding I can judge distance better with a lhbh than with a rhfh.

Anyway, we should play again some time. It's been too long. You still got your disc golf club going?

 

[Kaikias]

@Skurf Yeah still chugging along, down for a round some time, bit may be a little bit.

 

[DG addict24]

OK not sure if this is the correct thread to ask this on but I'm gonna do it. I know somebody who has a great left handed forehand, but he started developing a backhand. The problem is that he is developing a right handed backhand, and that made me think, what's the point of getting a right handed backhand they do the same thing as a left handed forehand. So question is, is there anything that you can/is easier to do with a right handed backhand, that you can't do with a lefty forehand?

 

[rupet]

^more distance potential backhand.

 

[rupet]

and backhand is easier on the body.

 

[DeadEye]

There's a local who destroyed his elbow years ago and plays mostly righty but can throw lefty too. Don't know about putting, but he can get to about 300 with right and probably about 250-260 left. Oh, and he's older too, which is why he doesn't have much distance.(What am I saying... my distance sucks too.)

 

[BENFTS]

I have a few good LHBH and RHBH shots, not to mention I always put right handed.

 

[Radwyn]

thank you for saying 'ambidextrous', not 'ambidextrious'...

 

[Carnavas]

Threw half a round the other day left handed since a blood blister popped up on my right middle finger. I can get distance still, but I always release them with too much hyzer :/ And my left hand midrange game is garbage though my 10 foot putts aren't too bad. I think it'd be fun to register me a second PDGA number as Stephen McLefty and just play some rec tourneys with my offhand.

 

[blackcatsmith]

Work related tendonitis has made me switch to my left. It is humbling, yet free of expectation. I have yet to reach comparable distance as with my right, and I've absolutely no forehand throwing lefty, but what am I going to do.... quit playing altogether until my right elbow heals(IF it ever does)? I will say I have better form throwing lefty, just not as much confidence or muscle memory as throwing righty. I doubt I'll use my left much should my right elbow rehabilitation be successful, I really enjoy throwing forehand with my right as well as overhand, but I could see it being useful in a tight spot. My putting is actually comparable, but that speaks more to how bad a putter I am, with either hand.

 

[blackcatsmith]

Learning to throw with one's off hand feels like taking a trip down memory lane... through what we call in the shop-the stupid years... especially true for my approach shots... all you can do is laugh.

 

[tarel]

i feel like i have a physical disability when using my left hand for throwing discs.


My left hand can get some 1000 raded rounds when surfing the internet though:|:\:gross:

 

[ohtobediscing]

Yep, everyone maligns lefties---until your partner in blind doubles is a southpaw who can throw shots no normal righty can even fathom, and ya'll win by four strokes.

Me? I've thrown some short approaches and putts righty, but they feel awkward and flutter like a dying quail.

 

[NINFanInTN]

I started five years ago, and there are two predominately Lefty Hyzer holes on our course and I couldn't throw them Righty. I started throwing the drives on these lefty and it has stuck. I can consistently throw farther LHBH, but don't like the feel of mids or putters in my left hand. I shoot lefty with a hockey stick, can bat both ways baseball, throw a football with both.

I have three aces with each hand. The three right handed aces are <220 feet, two of the three lefty aces are ~280ft, other was a 200' laser beam shot.

 

[MrDarkHorse]

i'm pretty much in the same stages as you are. I'm naturally right handed at pretty much everything i do, EXCEPT when it comes to discs. I've played ultimate for 13-14 years and my left hand was always the dominant one for some reason. Just this last year i've come to the realization that because my lefty flick is, to be blunt, horrid, i should start throwing righty more often.

I, too, have been surprised at the distance and speed in which i was throwing righty. I probably helps that everything else i do is right dominant, so the muscle structure, coordination and timing are all there. I'm noticing that because i've been concentrating more on form from the ground up that i'm getting quite a bit better snap with my right hand. It seems like a matter of learning from the beginning rather than trying to break habits formed with my left hand.

its already come in handy on a few of those crazy right-to-left hyzers and getting out of trouble. Never hurts to have a few extra shots in your arsenal!

This is almost my exact story, but in reverse. I'm a natural lefty, but I've always thrown an ultimate disc right handed. I had some knee problems toward the end of last year, and went to play disc golf with my brother.

Forced to throw lefty, I realized that my snap and power were much better left handed, and that's the point I decided to start getting serious about learning to play disc golf.

Still use the right hand for those right to left short hyzers, though.