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10-05-2006, 04:17 PM
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Is it as simple as that?
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Originally Posted by mb6606
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Which arm delivers the far more powerful blow in tennis forehand or backhand? Just ask Roger Federer (Tiger probably did at the open).
No contest - right arm.
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In tennis many people find the single handed backhand a harder shot to master than the forehand. I mean how often do we do anything bachhanded in our daily lives? If your like me not that often. For this reason i think the backhand is harder to learn as it doesn't come so naturally. Theres also other factors involved such as the backhand is a longer stroke and requires more precise timing which is harder to execute when given little reaction time.
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10-05-2006, 04:26 PM
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This is Easy
You would always choose your dominant hand / arm. This is independent of whether you hit or swing. If right handed and one wanted to swing => get left handed clubs.
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10-05-2006, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ThinkingPlus
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If right handed and one wanted to swing => get left handed clubs.
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Brilliant! If you wanted to do both, just carry a mix of lefty and righty clubs.
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10-05-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ThinkingPlus
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You would always choose your dominant hand / arm. This is independent of whether you hit or swing. If right handed and one wanted to swing => get left handed clubs.
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At long last I feel validated!
I am right hand dominant, prefer to swing, and I play left handed.
What does it mean then, that most right swinging players are left hand dominant?
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10-05-2006, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Millrat
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What does it mean then, that most right swinging players are left hand dominant?
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This is a wild shot, but what the hey? Why do baseball players swing a bat with their dominant hand away from the pitcher? So that their dominant hand can support the reactive force of hitting the ball from the most advantageous point, behind the bat.
In golf, there is the supporting role, but also a precision role. In TGM, most of the sensing is in the right hand (PP#1 and #3). Wouldn't you rather have your dominant hand directing traffic than your non-dominant hand?
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10-06-2006, 12:39 AM
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Personally, it would have to be my left (I'm righty). I have a lot of trouble hitting the ball with my right hand only. Left hand only, I do ok.
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10-06-2006, 01:01 AM
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Don't forget that the arm you choose is the one you will putt with too. 
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10-06-2006, 01:23 AM
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I'd go with my right arm. It seems you'd have more shot options that way. How are you going to hit a shot out of deep fairway rough with only your left arm? At least with your right arm you essentially have both hitting and swinging at your disposal.
And right arm putting is really easy too.
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10-06-2006, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SwingNorthtoSouth
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Don't forget that the arm you choose is the one you will putt with too.
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Never considered putting.
Still take my FRW though.
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