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  • NeroN Nero

    @hoorta said:

    Have your dominant hand leading... 

    When we got OT regarding tennis players, several great lefties...  McEnroe, and Nadal. As a leftie myself, that's the first thing I notice when another person picks up a pen... In one handed sports (tennis bowling), I'm left handed all the way. In golf, it doesn't matter so much. Before I gave up the incredibly frustrating game, I golf right. Yeah, I tried a set of left handed clubs for kicks and giggles. 

    My all-time favorite, and trivia- one of the all- time greats golfs right, and is left handed- Jack Nicklaus. Nickers will know in music the famous lefties are\were Hendrix and Cobain. (Yeah I play guitar left handed, and not very well either) 

    I still don't understand, and there's no logical reason why a person would favor one hand over the other, but I believe it's about 70-80% of people are right handed.  (in my family of eight, where our parents made no big deal out of it, it's R6, L2) go figure. 

    Rafael Nadal is right handed but was forced by his uncle to play left handed in his childhood. I don't know if it was forced or something like 'if you can play with both, play with left.' He does everything else with his right hand I believe.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #24

    @nero said:

    Rafael Nadal is right handed but was forced by his uncle to play left handed in his childhood. I don't know if it was forced or something like 'if you can play with both, play with left.' He does everything else with his right hand I believe.

    Didn't know that- and with the preponderance of guys using two handed backhands today probably not unusual. On lower level tennis, lots of guys have trouble with left handed players because of the reverse spin on serves. But my good friend and doubles partner- we were almost equal in ability- we practiced against each other so much- for him,  it was pretty easy when he ran across a left handed player in a tournament. 

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @texasag1969 said:

    However the truly best ambidextrous pro sports players have to be soccer players. They handle that ball equally well with either leg/foot. It's years and years of practice starting as very small kids. I first encountered it in Venezuela where it is one of the two national sports (baseball being the other). Even though I was a decent athlete, I was never up to the level of the best Venezuelan soccer players I encountered. They just had too many more years of daily practice than I did. Now baseball I could match. But not soccer. I sometimes watched in awe as they dribbled right through us. Fortunately we had a few Venezuelan players in our school that kept our loses reasonable and our few wins cause for major celebration.

    I can kick ass with both legs. 

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
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    @the-gipper said:

    I can kick ass with both legs. 

    Hmmmm, now that you're into legs- I was the designated punter in our street football games, and I punt with my right foot.  

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  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #26

    Want some real fun?

    Try to pitch, from the stretch, with your off-hand. 

    Not only are you trying to throw with your wrong arm, but your whole mechanics get thrown off. You'll instinctively try to raise your wrong leg the first few times. ?

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  • hoortaH hoorta

    @the-gipper said:

    I can kick ass with both legs. 

    Hmmmm, now that you're into legs- I was the designated punter in our street football games, and I punt with my right foot.  

    IbleedbrownI Ibleedbrown wrote on
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    @hoorta said:

    Hmmmm, now that you're into legs- I was the designated punter in our street football games, and I punt with my right foot.  

    In kickball l kicked with my left foot! It was also my most natural feeling leading leg over hurdles. 

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven

    Want some real fun?

    Try to pitch, from the stretch, with your off-hand. 

    Not only are you trying to throw with your wrong arm, but your whole mechanics get thrown off. You'll instinctively try to raise your wrong leg the first few times. ?

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
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    @dutch-oven said:

    You'll instinctively try to raise your wrong leg the first few times. ?

    At my age I only raise my leg to pee...

    Meanwhile... why was Baker effin' around with the Brewers instead of the Tribe?

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @dutch-oven said:

    You'll instinctively try to raise your wrong leg the first few times. ?

    At my age I only raise my leg to pee...

    Meanwhile... why was Baker effin' around with the Brewers instead of the Tribe?

    T TexasAg1969 wrote on
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    @tour2ma said:

    At my age I only raise my leg to pee...

    So your wife's idea of "dogging it" is to take you for a walk on your leash??? Very entertaining for the cat anyway.?

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @dutch-oven said:

    You'll instinctively try to raise your wrong leg the first few times. ?

    At my age I only raise my leg to pee...

    Meanwhile... why was Baker effin' around with the Brewers instead of the Tribe?

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #30

    @tour2ma said:

    At my age I only raise my leg to pee...

    Meanwhile... why was Baker effin' around with the Brewers instead of the Tribe?

    He's good friends with Christian Yelich I believe. 

  • hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #31

    As a climber, congrats Haloti, great way to go out...  

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #32

    Still salty the Browns didn't draft him. 

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven

    Still salty the Browns didn't draft him. 

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #33

    @dutch-oven said:

    Still salty the Browns didn't draft him. 

    But we got Kameron Wimbley!!! 

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  • hoortaH hoorta

    @dutch-oven said:

    Still salty the Browns didn't draft him. 

    But we got Kameron Wimbley!!! 

    nickersN nickers wrote on
    #34

    @hoorta said:

    But we got Kameron Wimbley!!! 

    A serious waste of a draft selection

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • hoortaH hoorta

    @dutch-oven said:

    Still salty the Browns didn't draft him. 

    But we got Kameron Wimbley!!! 

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #35

    @hoorta said:

    But we got Kameron Wimbley!!! 

    He had a weird career... great start, then 'eh', but stuck around the league for quite awhile. 

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #36

    Haloti, you were a beast.

    Congrats and good luck in your retirement.

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  • flyingfooldougF flyingfooldoug wrote on
    #37

    I saw Baker at the Tribe game Saturday. It’s great to see him hanging out and getting to know the city and it’s people.  Looks like he’s in the process of adopting a city. I’m sure the people of Cleveland will show their appreciation at that. 

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  • flyingfooldougF flyingfooldoug

    I saw Baker at the Tribe game Saturday. It’s great to see him hanging out and getting to know the city and it’s people.  Looks like he’s in the process of adopting a city. I’m sure the people of Cleveland will show their appreciation at that. 

    T TexasAg1969 wrote on
    #38

    @flyingfooldoug said:

    I saw Baker at the Tribe game Saturday. It’s great to see him hanging out and getting to know the city and it’s people.  Looks like he’s in the process of adopting a city. I’m sure the people of Cleveland will show their appreciation at that. 

    There are several Browns players like Baker, Myles, Jarvis, etc. who are involved in various community activities in the Cleveland area together. Most are for charity. Love these guys!

  • hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #39

    A little OT, but guess who else bats left handed. 😁 Must be a trend...  

  • hoortaH hoorta

    A little OT, but guess who else bats left handed. 😁 Must be a trend...  

    flyingfooldougF flyingfooldoug wrote on
    #40

    @hoorta said:

    A little OT, but guess who else bats left handed. 😁 Must be a trend...  

    Corked bat

  • flyingfooldougF flyingfooldoug

    @hoorta said:

    A little OT, but guess who else bats left handed. 😁 Must be a trend...  

    Corked bat

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #41

    @flyingfooldoug said:

    Corked bat

    ... borrowed from Manny...

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  • flyingfooldougF flyingfooldoug

    I saw Baker at the Tribe game Saturday. It’s great to see him hanging out and getting to know the city and it’s people.  Looks like he’s in the process of adopting a city. I’m sure the people of Cleveland will show their appreciation at that. 

    Z Zombo wrote on
    #42

    @flyingfooldoug said:

    I saw Baker at the Tribe game Saturday. It’s great to see him hanging out and getting to know the city and it’s people.  Looks like he’s in the process of adopting a city. I’m sure the people of Cleveland will show their appreciation at that. 

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #43

    Is it just me or does Baker not exactly look like he's in game-shape?

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