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Gautam · 11-09-2006, 06:41 AM

Are you Right handed, Left handed or Cross-dominated?

Light · 11-09-2006, 06:48 AM

I'm left-handed.

Paul C · 11-09-2006, 06:49 AM

Right-handed, at this moment.

Baltar · 11-09-2006, 07:06 AM

I'm right-handed by nature, but I'm also a guitar player. Does that mean I'm cross-dominated? Would a piano player be considered cross-dominated?

Akashic_Librarian · 11-09-2006, 07:07 AM

I'm left handed

Gautam · 11-09-2006, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baltar

I'm right-handed by nature, but I'm also a guitar player. Does that mean I'm cross-dominated? Would a piano player be considered cross-dominated?

You are what you choose to be. I'm a guitar player too. I can write with both hands but I've been using my right hand since childhood so I prefer that. I am left-eyed when I do photography and I use the knife, screw-driver with my left-hand but use the right for using scissors.

Piano players do require a great deal of ambi-dexterity (I play the keyboards). The left hand is solely for harmonies and the righ is for melodies. So I guess it all comes down to what you choose to be.

I can say that I'm right handed simply because I write right-handed, but I know I'm cross-dominated because I can do a lot of other activities equally good with both hands (throwing, catching etc.)

So its upto you to choose.

micth · 11-09-2006, 09:13 AM

I'm right handed
But left footed

wat a freak!

songwriter · 11-09-2006, 10:09 AM

Ambidextrous. Piano and guitar player.

Nico Kempe · 11-09-2006, 11:16 AM

I'm right handed.

Ambidextrous would be so cool, being equally skilled in fine movements with both hands.
I do switch my mouse to my left hand sometimes when the right hand begins to complain, does that count?

Trina · 11-09-2006, 07:28 PM

Ambidextrous, to a point. I write with my right (my handwriting is better that way, lol) but do everything else with my left.

Radical · 11-09-2006, 11:17 PM

Left handed and right footed.

Andrew Brunelle · 11-10-2006, 01:08 AM

Also left-handed and right-footed. Weird, huh?

cela · 11-10-2006, 03:05 AM

Left-handed in all pursuits, except for mouse-ing!
Not sure why that is, just never thought to put it on the other side of the keyboard.

Interesting side-note: I play guitar left-handed, but always think it looks freaky when I see left-handed guitarists in film clips.

Cheers,
Claire

Wabi-sabi · 11-10-2006, 03:10 AM

Fascinating.

At first I thought this to be a pretty unimaginative poll. Kind of a "who cares" topic.

I apologize.

Gautam · 11-10-2006, 06:16 AM

Wow! so far the righties outnumber the combined mass of lefties & ambies in this forum. Much like real world I say

dECLAN · 11-10-2006, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cela

Left-handed in all pursuits, except for mouse-ing!
Not sure why that is, just never thought to put it on the other side of the keyboard...

Thats so funny! I thought I was the only one out there with this idiosyncrasy.

songwriter · 11-10-2006, 12:14 PM

Well, I do think it's a thing that it doesn't matter much unless you're a musician of a sport pro or so...

That thing of the mouse could give a clue that no-one is lefthanded or righthanded really and we are all ambidextrous really... I don't know.

For instance a piano player develops ambidexterity usually... but he would have problems to do the things he use to do with the right hand playing them with the other hand and the same for oppossite hands.
All I know that for me both sides of my body have the same learning ability.
I think that happens to many many people, not a little minority.

Gautam · 11-11-2006, 06:56 AM

I guess there's a bit of ambi-dexterity in all of us!

We're all freaks by nature! (not intended to be offensive in anyway)

Kindred · 11-11-2006, 07:16 AM

I've used my right hand all my life, but have trained my left hand to become near equal. I went from writing chicken scratch with my left hand to being able to draw with it within a few months.

I tend to use my left hand for certain tasks, and my right hand for other ones. Or whichever hand is most convenient at the time.

Michael Chui · 11-11-2006, 11:42 AM

Dextral, but wish I were cross-dominated.

My entire left side is much better at staying power, but is much weaker in the short-term. Which means I end up fighting with my right side leading most of the time, but I've gone against so many left-handed and competent people that I can do that pretty evenly.

Out-of-pratice piano player. The reason piano is inherently right-handed is because the left is bass, which is better for harmony, and the right is melody. But the more advanced you get, the less this ends up mattering, because the left gets so frikkin' complicated.

I wish I considered my piano playing important enough to devote time to it, but alas, it remains on my list wishful and regretful.

rock1000 · 11-18-2006, 06:08 PM

I am even handed

Strangemagik · 11-27-2006, 04:10 AM

Ambi-dextrous. I do most things with left except writing. Its funny. I was always told I put my belt on backwards. I wear my watch on my right arm because I can't get my right had to work right to get it on left. Oh and I play mini golf left handed. Although when my hubby taught me real golf I had no choice but to learn right handed. I ALWAYS open jars and bottles with my left hand except those that require bottle opener.

I just use a combo of both. I was always right handed with writing but started working on left hand writing in high school and do quite well with it now.

Cath · 11-27-2006, 05:42 AM

Right handed.
But I do draw or try to write with my left hand just for fun. (and i play piano)

WanderingOak · 11-27-2006, 12:49 PM

Right now, I work right handed. However, my left eye is dominant. I was told that when I was four or so, I attended a pre-kindergarden class run by a local Catholic church. According to my parents, the penguins (nuns) were very upset that I was trying to write left-handed, and they tried to break me of that bad 'habit'. I can just imagine them shouting 'Sinestra!' at me as they slapped the crayon out of my left hand with a yardstick. My handwriting never has been very good, probably because of that early experience. I tried writing left-handed a few months ago, only to find that I couldn't do it. I had absolutely no fine motor control, and the end-result looked worse than a child's scrawl. I may try to improve on this in the future, although right now, I just don't have the time. Fortunately, I can type, although the luddite in me wishes that I didn't have to be chained to a keyboard in order to express myself.

Mused · 11-27-2006, 01:45 PM

I'm right handed for writing, mousing, most intricate stuff and throwing. I'm a lefty for eating, opening doors, carrying things and lifting anything heavy.

Wanderer · 11-27-2006, 02:12 PM

Right handed, but id love to be amidextrous
Any tips on becoming more amidextrous

MarkusL · 12-04-2006, 05:29 AM

Right handed! i wanna learn how to be ambidextrous though

Gene · 12-04-2006, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gautam

Are you Right handed, Left handed or Cross-dominated?

I am cross dominated but do some things more with one hand than the other. I write mostly with my right hand. Eat mostly but not exclusively with my left hand.

Markus74 · 12-04-2006, 07:32 AM

Left-handers rule!

Although I'm using my mouse with my right-hand. But that's probably because I got used to it like that from the beginning. I HATE to use the mouse with my left hand ...

skydust · 12-18-2006, 11:56 PM

im right handed. ...my biology teacher was ambidextrous and she could write backwards fluently.

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11-09-2006, 06:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Light Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Middle of Nowhere (provided the USA is considered Nowhere) Posts: 56	I'm left-handed.

11-09-2006, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Paul C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 225	Right-handed, at this moment.

11-09-2006, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Baltar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 325	I'm right-handed by nature, but I'm also a guitar player. Does that mean I'm cross-dominated? Would a piano player be considered cross-dominated?

11-09-2006, 07:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Akashic_Librarian Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Darkness / The Never Posts: 1,673	I'm left handed

11-09-2006, 10:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
songwriter Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,123	Ambidextrous. Piano and guitar player.

11-09-2006, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nico Kempe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 142	I'm right handed. Ambidextrous would be so cool, being equally skilled in fine movements with both hands. I do switch my mouse to my left hand sometimes when the right hand begins to complain, does that count?

11-09-2006, 07:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trina Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The most Utarded place on the planet. Posts: 160	Ambidextrous, to a point. I write with my right (my handwriting is better that way, lol) but do everything else with my left.

11-09-2006, 11:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Radical Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 410	Left handed and right footed.

11-10-2006, 01:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
Andrew Brunelle Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Home Posts: 2,578	Also left-handed and right-footed. Weird, huh?

11-10-2006, 03:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
cela Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 191	Left-handed in all pursuits, except for mouse-ing! Not sure why that is, just never thought to put it on the other side of the keyboard. Interesting side-note: I play guitar left-handed, but always think it looks freaky when I see left-handed guitarists in film clips. Cheers, Claire

11-10-2006, 03:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
Wabi-sabi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	Fascinating. At first I thought this to be a pretty unimaginative poll. Kind of a "who cares" topic. I apologize.

11-10-2006, 06:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
Gautam Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad-IN Posts: 106	Wow! so far the righties outnumber the combined mass of lefties & ambies in this forum. Much like real world I say

11-10-2006, 12:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
songwriter Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,123	Well, I do think it's a thing that it doesn't matter much unless you're a musician of a sport pro or so... That thing of the mouse could give a clue that no-one is lefthanded or righthanded really and we are all ambidextrous really... I don't know. For instance a piano player develops ambidexterity usually... but he would have problems to do the things he use to do with the right hand playing them with the other hand and the same for oppossite hands. All I know that for me both sides of my body have the same learning ability. I think that happens to many many people, not a little minority.

11-11-2006, 06:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gautam Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad-IN Posts: 106	I guess there's a bit of ambi-dexterity in all of us! We're all freaks by nature! (not intended to be offensive in anyway)

11-11-2006, 07:16 AM	#19 (permalink)
Kindred Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 149	I've used my right hand all my life, but have trained my left hand to become near equal. I went from writing chicken scratch with my left hand to being able to draw with it within a few months. I tend to use my left hand for certain tasks, and my right hand for other ones. Or whichever hand is most convenient at the time.

11-11-2006, 11:42 AM	#20 (permalink)
Michael Chui Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 3,977	Dextral, but wish I were cross-dominated. My entire left side is much better at staying power, but is much weaker in the short-term. Which means I end up fighting with my right side leading most of the time, but I've gone against so many left-handed and competent people that I can do that pretty evenly. Out-of-pratice piano player. The reason piano is inherently right-handed is because the left is bass, which is better for harmony, and the right is melody. But the more advanced you get, the less this ends up mattering, because the left gets so frikkin' complicated. I wish I considered my piano playing important enough to devote time to it, but alas, it remains on my list wishful and regretful.

11-18-2006, 06:08 PM	#21 (permalink)
rock1000 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 27	I am even handed

11-27-2006, 04:10 AM	#22 (permalink)
Strangemagik Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 243	Ambi-dextrous. I do most things with left except writing. Its funny. I was always told I put my belt on backwards. I wear my watch on my right arm because I can't get my right had to work right to get it on left. Oh and I play mini golf left handed. Although when my hubby taught me real golf I had no choice but to learn right handed. I ALWAYS open jars and bottles with my left hand except those that require bottle opener. I just use a combo of both. I was always right handed with writing but started working on left hand writing in high school and do quite well with it now.

11-27-2006, 05:42 AM	#23 (permalink)
Cath Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 30	Right handed. But I do draw or try to write with my left hand just for fun. (and i play piano)

11-27-2006, 12:49 PM	#24 (permalink)
WanderingOak Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,184	Right now, I work right handed. However, my left eye is dominant. I was told that when I was four or so, I attended a pre-kindergarden class run by a local Catholic church. According to my parents, the penguins (nuns) were very upset that I was trying to write left-handed, and they tried to break me of that bad 'habit'. I can just imagine them shouting 'Sinestra!' at me as they slapped the crayon out of my left hand with a yardstick. My handwriting never has been very good, probably because of that early experience. I tried writing left-handed a few months ago, only to find that I couldn't do it. I had absolutely no fine motor control, and the end-result looked worse than a child's scrawl. I may try to improve on this in the future, although right now, I just don't have the time. Fortunately, I can type, although the luddite in me wishes that I didn't have to be chained to a keyboard in order to express myself.

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11-27-2006, 01:45 PM	#25 (permalink)
Mused Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 56	I'm right handed for writing, mousing, most intricate stuff and throwing. I'm a lefty for eating, opening doors, carrying things and lifting anything heavy.

11-27-2006, 02:12 PM	#26 (permalink)
Wanderer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom Posts: 202	Right handed, but id love to be amidextrous Any tips on becoming more amidextrous

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MarkusL Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 37	Right handed! i wanna learn how to be ambidextrous though

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Markus74 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	Left-handers rule! Although I'm using my mouse with my right-hand. But that's probably because I got used to it like that from the beginning. I HATE to use the mouse with my left hand ...

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skydust Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 197	im right handed. ...my biology teacher was ambidextrous and she could write backwards fluently.