ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED?

Are you left handed or right handed? Or are you sure? Most people consider themselves one or the other, and some consider themselves to be ambidextrous. To be ambidextrous is to be able to do things equally well with either hand. Very few people are truly ambidextrous. The most common way to determine if one is left handed or right handed is by which hand the person writes with. Probably the second most common is the hand used for throwing a ball. Other things, such as how one swings a baseball bat or a golf club, are often irrelevant.

I happen to write with my right hand and throw a ball with my left. I also bowl left handed and bat left handed. I play golf and ping pong right handed. I used to consider myself ambidextrous as a tennis player, with more power left handed and more control right handed. But now I consider myself a right handed tennis player. (Actually I was never very good either way). Anyway, since I write right handed and throw left handed, I have made a hobby of finding people who do the same, or the reverse. My biggest source is professional baseball players since they are very visible throwing the ball and signing autographs. The following lists include people in each category.

PEOPLE THAT THROW RIGHT HANDED BUT WRITE LEFT HANDED

PEOPLE THAT THROW LEFT HANDED BUT WRITE RIGHT HANDED

An asterisk (*) denotes I have been told that the person falls into the category, but I have not personally observed it. All of the others, I have seen throw and write, either in person or on film.

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