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Date Posted: 20:08:22 01/06/09 Tue
Author: Pedro
Subject: Righty to lefty? OMG

David I have a question regarding the swing not the 1irons, wanted you opinion because I am all screwed up now. Messing around in a simulator that we do fittings, one day I decided to swing lefty. I had a happy accident and hit a 180yd 6 iron I thought no big deal a fluke tried it again, 190 again 200 again 195 again 210. was stunned.
I can normaly hit my 6 iron righty about 165-175.

I was so much more flexible it was insane.
went to a driver yeap righty the same as usual ball speed of about 145-150, went lefty 153-161 ball speed. OMG???

now I am completely at a lost I hit the ball so much farther lefty that I feel like takig this year off from playing and start making the change to lefty?

I know what you must be thinking, But I went to the range to check my distances and they were almost the same with a different radar and a range finder..so I know the simulator was not acting up.. What do you think???

I have been testing this lefty swing for a month now and the distances are consistantly longer than me playing righty..

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[> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- David Lake, 20:46:04 01/06/09 Tue

Pedro,

The reason is simply that you do not have any ingrained bad swing habits when you hit left-handed. In other words your body is swinging the club in a completely natural and powerful manner as nature, and not golf instruction, intended.

David Lake


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[> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- paul, 08:41:24 01/07/09 Wed

I say go for it. If nothing else, start working some left-handed swinging into your regular practice. Someone posted a while ago (I can't remember their name off the top of my head) about playing 9 holes righty and 9 holes lefty, and how instructional it was for their swing. I've heard about some guy on the Canadian Tour that plays odd clubs righty and even clubs lefty. I have one lefty club I found at a used sporting goods store just to test the concept, and now I'm looking to buy a few that fit me. Personally I'm not very good at hitting the ball where I want it lefty (which could just be because the club is way off of my specs) but the act of swinging lefty is a refreshing break and makes my normal swing feel much more fresh and flexible. I say you should definitely keep practicing this, and if you develop enough control to go with that distance (and the money for some more clubs) then I wouldn't see anything wrong in playing both sides on the course or going completely lefty.


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[> [> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- paul, 08:44:38 01/07/09 Wed

Also, 210 with a 6 iron?! Dang, dude. My distance is well above average, but that is just prodigious.


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[> [> [> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- Andre Quemere, 09:35:22 01/07/09 Wed

Pedro--
An easy way to solve your dilemman...you should play a match--your lefty self vs. your righty self. The winning side becomes yur dominant side!!!

Andre'


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[> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- will, 12:32:57 01/08/09 Thu

Dave,
I bought the clubs and they're evrything you said and more.
I posted before regarding left handed woods, and after hitting clubs that fit re irons is there anyone who can adjust the lie angle of my driver 3 wood so I can shorten the shafts or can lefties be ordered with a custom lie angle.
Thanks again for the spectacular irons.


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[> [> Re: Righty to lefty? OMG -- David Lake, 15:47:34 01/08/09 Thu

Will,

Although there are loft/lie bending machines that can be used for woods, there are extremely few clubmakers who have the expertise to bend any golf clubs other than irons. I would suggest finding left-handed wood clubheads (components) with the lie angles you desire and then having a clubmaker build your woods for you.

David Lake


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