A survey taken here on the list a number of years ago found that:
~25% of hams considered themselves left-handed
~all of them considered themselves to be engineers or retired engineers
~50% of them learned to send right to 1) keep the log, and 2) be able to
guest op
~0% of northpaws learned to paddle left
I'm a southpaw, I learned to paddle right early, for the above two
reasons. We live in a right-handed world ["Tyranny of the Majority"],
so it's probably easier for us to learn to do things right than it is
for you to do things left, we do it all the time. Try a manual can
opener left-handed. [:-)
You can learn however, I know several who have switched to left. Some
paddle left with the paddle set to left [dots on thumb] and some do it
the other way. I have two paddles, often switch off as I get older ...
and older.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 3/18/2018 5:56 PM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote:
I have tried once, but it was difficult... However if you invert the
paddle it gets a lot better!
One other trick, send the same thing with both hands, it makes it
easer to send lefty for me.
73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net
On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote:
Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands? My left hand has
very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my
right one. How difficult would it be to learn to send with my
non-dominant hand? I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago
when I had nerve damage in my right arm. I have gotten marginally
better since then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my sending. A
friend of mine was able to learn to bow her cello left handed and
went on to Juilliard. But I don't have anywhere near her skills. Any
thoughts you may have for my dilemma?
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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