Why are left-handers said to be good at sport?
Left-handers do seem to have an advantage in sports demanding rapid reactions and good spatial judgement. Judging distances is a “left-handed brain” function, and a vital skill in sports such as fencing (where reaction times are extremely short, and the proportion of left-handed champions extremely high) and tennis (where left-handers Navratilova, Connors, McEnroe, Ivanisevich ,Seles, Lendl and Rusedski, and many more have triumphed). Another contributory factor in left-handers success is their regular training against right-handed opponents, whilst right-handers are often not used to playing against a left-hander. Many left-handers become adept at changing hands for different tasks, and some left-handed tennis players can switch the racquet from one hand to the other with ease. In cricket, many left-handers bat with the right and bowl with the left. Visit our Famous Lefties section and see for yourself how many famous left-handers there are in the world of sport.
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