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So I've been playing casually now for the past year, probably 10-15 rounds total that I have ever played.  I currently have right handed clubs, but am wondering whether or not I should try left handed ones since I bat left handed in baseball.  My right eye is a little better than my left as well( I wear contacts now so it really doesn't effect anything...). I do almost everything else right handed except swing a baseball bat which is why I'm wondering if I should be a lefty in golfing. Sorry if this seems a bit scrambled, have been looking for info about it, but have found none and figured I would look here. Thanks!

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Borrow some left-handed clubs and try it....Mike Weir is right-handed but played hockey left-handed. He wrote a letter to Jack Nicklaus when he was a junior asking if he should switch and Jack replied...said "stay left"...you will feel what is best

PB
Canadian PGA Life Member
Peter Boyce Golf Academy
Strathroy, Ontario
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No harm in trying....As the previous post suggested, borrow some clubs and give it a try on the range.

I am RH, play hockey and golf LH.  I can hit from either side with a baseball bat in my hand (stronger RH, more control from LH), and can play most racquet sports with either hand (much better with RH).

Don't ask me to throw any kind of ball with my left hand....useless, totally useless.

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ambidextrous here but played most sports righty. hockey is the exception. 2 years ago, i won a left handed putter and tried it. never even thought of going back. i actually tossed the old right handed one out.

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As a lefty, I wouldn't suggest playing lefty to anybody unless you think you can't play the game successfully as a righty.

Playing lefty, you can look forward to a life of having a way harder time getting equipment, golf courses that occasionally set up very weird to you, suffering through every dumb fat loser a-hole making comments about how you're "playing backwards", having all kinds of major and minor indignities at the range, etc. etc. etc.

Play righty if you can.

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As a lefty, I've found it hard to find clubs and the local GolfSmith has a tiny section of lefty clubs. If you're going to buy some, I'd suggest www.globalgolf.com they have a sorter on the site that breaks things down by hand, brand type, blah, blag.

Another site is www.leftiesonlygolf.com

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I'm not too sure just what I am.  I write right handed, throw left handed, bat both way and am left eye dominate.  I played left handed for about 3 years and gave it up because of some physical limitation in my left leg and began playing right handed.  For me it was a good change and I don't regret it.  But I suggest you just try playing right handed for a period of time and see if you like it.  Certainly in today's world there is an ample supply of good left handed clubs available so I wouldn't change because I had to mail (internet) order clubs.

Butch

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