For instance a left hand layup or writing. Especially if I can visualize what I want to do?
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I play guitar, and I’m left-handed. I’ve recently started learning finger style which really involves the right hand. It’s taken me a bit, but my right hand thumb, index and middle have come along nicely. The ring not so much. That’s because most of us use at least the thumb and index on our non-dominant hand quite a bit, but my ring finger tends to not do much. From a dexterity standpoint my right ring has basically been along for the ride my whole life. I’ve been trying to focus on getting it involved in day to day activity, not just when I’m playing. Things like picking up objects using the thumb and ring finger instead of the index, and it’s wild how incredibly awkward and clumsy it feels. Also the musculature isn’t developed, so the muscles get fatigued and sore quickly. That said, it feels like this technique works, but there’s a decades long deficit, so I don’t think I’ll be painting landscapes with my right ring any time soon.
practice, practice, practice.
you have a ton more mind/body connection with your dominant hand. youve taken 100s more basketball shots and writen thousands more words.
with enough practice you can improve your non-dominant side at performing tasks, rarely to the level of your dominant side. you have to willingly practice both hands
Because in most cases, being ambidextrous is redundant. The advantage of being able to write with your non-dominant hand is only relevant very rarely. The cost is brain capacity and brain development time. That brain space and development saved means more available for other things, like learning language, social skills, how to walk, or wasting our time scrolling on reddit.
There was a point in time where you couldn’t write with your dominant hand. Then you practiced.
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