[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

i am a right handed player, always have been

but now im seriously thinking about becoming a left handed player… thus, making me ambedextrious…

i already shoot with really good form with my left and i do have a good handle with my left to… 

im actually a better slasher with my off hand

and ive heard lefties have an advantage over right handed players

do u think me wanting to become a left handed player is a good move.. or not so?

 

[JoeWolf1]

 I don’t think it’s dumb at all to improve your off hand; however, I wouldn’t change your shooting hand.  I think it’s very important to be a good finisher with your off hand so I would abosuletly put in a lot of reps around the basket ( 7-5′ and in) shooting with your left hand, scoop shots, hooks, off the glass so your very comfortable using it, but if you quit shooting with your right hand and switch to the left you’re going to go through a period where your right handed shooting gets worse due to lack of reps and your left hand is still not up to par.

I think some reps with the left ( jumper wise) is good for when you’re drawing fouls and shooting with contact where your right hand might be tied up, but I would just get really comfortable around the goal for driving and post up situations as well as off handed dribbling.

That’s just my 2 cents, but I don’t feel that you need to completely change into a left handed player, but working your off hand in workouts and such is very beneficial. I don’t see how a righty who can go and finish left is less advantagous than a lefty that can go and finish right and you’re most likely still going to be a better shooter with your right hand due to years of practice and reps you’ve already put in.

[JoeWolf1]

 I don’t think it’s dumb at all to improve your off hand; however, I wouldn’t change your shooting hand.  I think it’s very important to be a good finisher with your off hand so I would abosuletly put in a lot of reps around the basket ( 7-5′ and in) shooting with your left hand, scoop shots, hooks, off the glass so your very comfortable using it, but if you quit shooting with your right hand and switch to the left you’re going to go through a period where your right handed shooting gets worse due to lack of reps and your left hand is still not up to par.

I think some reps with the left ( jumper wise) is good for when you’re drawing fouls and shooting with contact where your right hand might be tied up, but I would just get really comfortable around the goal for driving and post up situations as well as off handed dribbling.

That’s just my 2 cents, but I don’t feel that you need to completely change into a left handed player, but working your off hand in workouts and such is very beneficial. I don’t see how a righty who can go and finish left is less advantagous than a lefty that can go and finish right and you’re most likely still going to be a better shooter with your right hand due to years of practice and reps you’ve already put in.

[JoeWolf1]

 I don’t think it’s dumb at all to improve your off hand; however, I wouldn’t change your shooting hand.  I think it’s very important to be a good finisher with your off hand so I would abosuletly put in a lot of reps around the basket ( 7-5′ and in) shooting with your left hand, scoop shots, hooks, off the glass so your very comfortable using it, but if you quit shooting with your right hand and switch to the left you’re going to go through a period where your right handed shooting gets worse due to lack of reps and your left hand is still not up to par.

I think some reps with the left ( jumper wise) is good for when you’re drawing fouls and shooting with contact where your right hand might be tied up, but I would just get really comfortable around the goal for driving and post up situations as well as off handed dribbling.

That’s just my 2 cents, but I don’t feel that you need to completely change into a left handed player, but working your off hand in workouts and such is very beneficial. I don’t see how a righty who can go and finish left is less advantagous than a lefty that can go and finish right and you’re most likely still going to be a better shooter with your right hand due to years of practice and reps you’ve already put in.

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

 thanks!!

and how is it that left handed players… ive heard… have an advantage over righties when on offense

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

 thanks!!

and how is it that left handed players… ive heard… have an advantage over righties when on offense

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

 thanks!!

and how is it that left handed players… ive heard… have an advantage over righties when on offense

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

There are more right handed players than left handed players, by a wide margin. Therefore, one is more used to guarding someone who is dominant with their right hand. When you guard a right handed player, you are left dominant on defense. You are more than likely trying to force them to their left (weak hand, we are assuming) and trying to make sure you have your hand close to where they are shooting the ball. So, if you are facing a right handed shooter, you would be doing this with your left side, facing that way dominantly in hand and body motion.

It is almost like having an off-hand on defense, in that one is usually so used to conditioning themselves for right handed opponents that it sometimes takes a little time to realize what to do to optimally stop a lefty. So, usually, a lefty can take advantage of a person who instead is not covering their shooting hand giving them room to maneuver by not covering their strong side. It is really about observing a players habits, but, as a lefty, I find that it can be good for a few buckets off guard. Usually, when a person finally figures it out, than guarding a lefty is not incredibly difficult, you just switch what you would be normally doing with a right handed player and become right dominant on defense. I guess it is almost like going southpaw in boxing, it is confusing until you know how to defend against it, which is just about being aware of the differences. 

By the way, completely agree with Joe Wolf. Put in a lot of reps, but do not change your shooting hand unless it is broken. Finishing near the basket is one thing, but the odds are that you will never be as good at SHOOTING (outside of the area that Joe was mentioning) with your off hand. I mean, you could be cocky and start doing that, but I doubt it helps your game much in the long run. Remember how much flack LeBron James got for taking the FT lefty versus Chicago in 2010? Well, the odds are that LeBron, Greg Oden (who shot lefty from the stripe at Ohio State) and other NBA players could all shoot a relatively decent clip with their off hand, but not as well as with their natural shooting hand. So, it is not a "dumb" question, but I think it is certainly a kind of arrogant question to an extent. Just keep working on your game, man, I am sure you are a really good player, but there is a reason you never see NBA players become switch hitters for jumpers they take outside of the paint (except of course in extremely rare circumstances, and I hardly think Kobe making a few lefty jumpers in the thousands of shots he has taken has him thinking of switching hands for good).

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

There are more right handed players than left handed players, by a wide margin. Therefore, one is more used to guarding someone who is dominant with their right hand. When you guard a right handed player, you are left dominant on defense. You are more than likely trying to force them to their left (weak hand, we are assuming) and trying to make sure you have your hand close to where they are shooting the ball. So, if you are facing a right handed shooter, you would be doing this with your left side, facing that way dominantly in hand and body motion.

It is almost like having an off-hand on defense, in that one is usually so used to conditioning themselves for right handed opponents that it sometimes takes a little time to realize what to do to optimally stop a lefty. So, usually, a lefty can take advantage of a person who instead is not covering their shooting hand giving them room to maneuver by not covering their strong side. It is really about observing a players habits, but, as a lefty, I find that it can be good for a few buckets off guard. Usually, when a person finally figures it out, than guarding a lefty is not incredibly difficult, you just switch what you would be normally doing with a right handed player and become right dominant on defense. I guess it is almost like going southpaw in boxing, it is confusing until you know how to defend against it, which is just about being aware of the differences. 

By the way, completely agree with Joe Wolf. Put in a lot of reps, but do not change your shooting hand unless it is broken. Finishing near the basket is one thing, but the odds are that you will never be as good at SHOOTING (outside of the area that Joe was mentioning) with your off hand. I mean, you could be cocky and start doing that, but I doubt it helps your game much in the long run. Remember how much flack LeBron James got for taking the FT lefty versus Chicago in 2010? Well, the odds are that LeBron, Greg Oden (who shot lefty from the stripe at Ohio State) and other NBA players could all shoot a relatively decent clip with their off hand, but not as well as with their natural shooting hand. So, it is not a "dumb" question, but I think it is certainly a kind of arrogant question to an extent. Just keep working on your game, man, I am sure you are a really good player, but there is a reason you never see NBA players become switch hitters for jumpers they take outside of the paint (except of course in extremely rare circumstances, and I hardly think Kobe making a few lefty jumpers in the thousands of shots he has taken has him thinking of switching hands for good).

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

There are more right handed players than left handed players, by a wide margin. Therefore, one is more used to guarding someone who is dominant with their right hand. When you guard a right handed player, you are left dominant on defense. You are more than likely trying to force them to their left (weak hand, we are assuming) and trying to make sure you have your hand close to where they are shooting the ball. So, if you are facing a right handed shooter, you would be doing this with your left side, facing that way dominantly in hand and body motion.

It is almost like having an off-hand on defense, in that one is usually so used to conditioning themselves for right handed opponents that it sometimes takes a little time to realize what to do to optimally stop a lefty. So, usually, a lefty can take advantage of a person who instead is not covering their shooting hand giving them room to maneuver by not covering their strong side. It is really about observing a players habits, but, as a lefty, I find that it can be good for a few buckets off guard. Usually, when a person finally figures it out, than guarding a lefty is not incredibly difficult, you just switch what you would be normally doing with a right handed player and become right dominant on defense. I guess it is almost like going southpaw in boxing, it is confusing until you know how to defend against it, which is just about being aware of the differences. 

By the way, completely agree with Joe Wolf. Put in a lot of reps, but do not change your shooting hand unless it is broken. Finishing near the basket is one thing, but the odds are that you will never be as good at SHOOTING (outside of the area that Joe was mentioning) with your off hand. I mean, you could be cocky and start doing that, but I doubt it helps your game much in the long run. Remember how much flack LeBron James got for taking the FT lefty versus Chicago in 2010? Well, the odds are that LeBron, Greg Oden (who shot lefty from the stripe at Ohio State) and other NBA players could all shoot a relatively decent clip with their off hand, but not as well as with their natural shooting hand. So, it is not a "dumb" question, but I think it is certainly a kind of arrogant question to an extent. Just keep working on your game, man, I am sure you are a really good player, but there is a reason you never see NBA players become switch hitters for jumpers they take outside of the paint (except of course in extremely rare circumstances, and I hardly think Kobe making a few lefty jumpers in the thousands of shots he has taken has him thinking of switching hands for good).

[JunkYardDogParticipant]

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[JunkYardDogParticipant]

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[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

do you jerk off with? i say look no hands

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

do you jerk off with? i say look no hands

[FLYNTFLOSSYBABY]

do you jerk off with? i say look no hands

[hiphopismylifeParticipant]

I think a big part will have to do with where you’re at in your basketball development and how old you are. I was born left handed but was forced to switch because i’m Muslim. This was when I was 3, long before I started playing ball so it’s made my game ambidextrious. I do most things on the court better left handed, but my shooting release on that hand is much slower because I obviously haven’t put as much time into it.

I think ultimately finding total comfort in your off-hand will be tough if you’ve already been playing for a long time, but there’s no harm in experimenting with it. It’ll only make your game more diverse.

[hiphopismylifeParticipant]

I think a big part will have to do with where you’re at in your basketball development and how old you are. I was born left handed but was forced to switch because i’m Muslim. This was when I was 3, long before I started playing ball so it’s made my game ambidextrious. I do most things on the court better left handed, but my shooting release on that hand is much slower because I obviously haven’t put as much time into it.

I think ultimately finding total comfort in your off-hand will be tough if you’ve already been playing for a long time, but there’s no harm in experimenting with it. It’ll only make your game more diverse.

[hiphopismylifeParticipant]

I think a big part will have to do with where you’re at in your basketball development and how old you are. I was born left handed but was forced to switch because i’m Muslim. This was when I was 3, long before I started playing ball so it’s made my game ambidextrious. I do most things on the court better left handed, but my shooting release on that hand is much slower because I obviously haven’t put as much time into it.

I think ultimately finding total comfort in your off-hand will be tough if you’ve already been playing for a long time, but there’s no harm in experimenting with it. It’ll only make your game more diverse.

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