Study Shows Lefties Fare Better in Fencing
From the blog “Healthbolt”
Lefties tend to really excel in hand-eye sports such as tennis, baseball and fencing. And given that underwater factoid from above, it’s no surprise that they also rock it out in swimming. [more]
The blog post links to another BBC story which references the studies that go into combat and sports advantages for lefties:
Australian research published last year found left-handed people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as playing computer games or playing sport.
And French researchers concluded that being left-handed could be an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.
So, what do you think?
Larry Garner on 15 Apr 2008 at 7:55 pm #
Suppose a person is ambidextrous? What then? Would a better athlete be one who trains both sides of his body?