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- From: crip@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Garth Werner)
- Subject: Re: Right/left
- Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 19:22:38 EST
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- dleung@bnr.ca (Dennis Leung) writes:
-
- > I recall a few years back (during one of the Canada Cups perhaps?)
- > the entire Soviet team was left handed. More a coincidence than
- > anything significant I believe. And for all the left-handed
- > hockey players there aren't that many left-handed golfers, not
- > just in the pro ranks I mean at your average club. You'd think
- > they were related.
- >
- OK, so what we have seen here is that most hockey players shoot
- left-handed. Stretching this comparison on to other sports, you will
- undoubtedly notice that there is a dominance of one hand to the other.
- Go to racquet sports (tennis, squash, badminton) and the majority of
- players are right handed. Baseball, the majority of players bat right
- handed. Golf, most players swing right handed. Discounting the racquet
- sports, that leaves Hockey, Baseball and golf. Hockey being the only
- left handed sport. Is there a reason? My guess its something to do with
- the placement of the hands. Notice that both Baseball and Golf use
- closely gripped hands, while there is a noticeable separation of the
- hands.
-
- Just a Thought.
-
-