Playing with your " Off " Hand

[weedave]

Any tips for any guys/girls out there learning how to play with their " off " hand?(This includes me)

Dave

 

[kris]

sounds kind of sad
but i just practise by standing in front of a mirror and trying to keep tight against the edge
Its all about conditioning your off hand
so carry your marker with you off hand etc. when your going to the field
Its also about will power, It WILL be tempting to swap in a game but if you resist then it will a continual improvement.
So my tips
practise in a mirror
practise firing the marker at the TV with your off hand
Practise snap shooting
Practise....
Practise..
practise. get the point

i'm no master but i've been practising for around 4 months now and it is almost as good as my right hand (i'm right handed)

 

[Buddha 3]

Kris has hit the nail. Just practice.
Some people are naturally okay shooting goofy (off handed), but for most it takes practice. We had a training session during which we did some drills only allowing the guys to shoot goofy. And now, it comes natural.

 

[Sean Diamond]

To get tight to your bunker if your leaning out the left side you have to try and shoot left handed, after you've fired a few shots like that you get in a rhythm and its easier. Alternatively you can be lazy and just shoot out over the top of your bunker or out the right all the time.

 

[Munkeh]

I find it easier if you grip the end of your bottle when shooting left handed! Instead of griping the front reg/fore grip which i do when shooting right handed! Seems steadier that way!

 

[weedave]

Great tips so far guys.

Anybody else got any different tips?

Dave

 

[Andy]

try holding ur marker and say watch a footy game on tv and try and aim and shoot, just gives u general practice and gives ur fingers practice aswell.

Andy

 

[chunk]

if ur in school or work try

writing with your *off hand*
if ur able to master it
then ur set
cus if ur in school or work u can play with a marker
but u can with a pen
not bad for of the top of my head
prob a pile of ****e
but wat the hell

 

[cowface]

Originally posted by Munkeh
I find it easier if you grip the end of your bottle when shooting left handed! Instead of griping the front reg/fore grip which i do when shooting right handed! Seems steadier that way!

that is very very true, had a training session not long ago and i did try that, And its alot easier.

 

[Rabies]

if ur in school or work try

Originally posted by chunk
writing with your *off hand*
if ur able to master it
then ur set

The funny thing for me is that I am very strongly right-handed on most things - I certainly can't write well with my left hand, for instance. But shooting goofy (much to my surprise) never gave me any trouble - it feels almost as natural as right-handed shooting. The biggest problem I have is that my right eye is a lot stronger than my left, so I find it difficult to aim when I'm leaning left out of a bunker. I think eye exercises are what I (and probably a lot of other people) need to shoot effectively with their off hand.