Yesterday over lunch, my friend told me he is ambidextrous
i.e. he can use both of his hands for writing. I was amazed at this and he told
me that he used to write with his left hand when we was young and his parents
forced him to write with his right hand. It does not matter really if someone
is right handed or left handed. However, for a sportsman being left handed can be
an added advantage. Let’s access how?
Research shows that 90% of the people are right handed are
10% are left handed. Assuming that the same holds true for sports in general as
well. For sports like boxing, tennis, cricket, wrestling, badminton etc. where
there is direct contact with the opponent or the mode of delivery has a
significant impact; being left handed can really pay off. Practice is an
essential part for any sportsperson. If one is left-handed, he/she will have
most of the practices with right handed players (remember 10% left-handers).
Thus the left-handers will be better equipped to face right-handers since they
have played/practiced with them in the nets/ training sessions.
On the other hand, right handed players get to practice more with right handed players (90% players) and thus are more adept with right handed opponents. Thus, both left handed and right handed players are better off playing against right handed opponents (based on practice and training).
On the other hand, right handed players get to practice more with right handed players (90% players) and thus are more adept with right handed opponents. Thus, both left handed and right handed players are better off playing against right handed opponents (based on practice and training).
Hence, if a right-hander faces a left-hander, the left-hander
has an advantage since the usual right handed payer has not had much practice
against left-handed opponents. A left-hander when plays against a left-hander
has no competitive advantage (both lack practice against each other); same is
the case when a right-hander meets a right-hander (both have adequate practice
against each other). But when one of those 10% left-handers plays against one of
those 90% right-handers, it is likely to favor the left-handed player. Might be
the same reason explains how Nadal overpowers Federer so often. Something definitely
to ponder or rather research upon!?
PS: Generalized assumptions made to draw out
conclusions.
PPS: I am right handed.
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