Stories similar to Basics of Left Handed Knitting:

How to beat a lefty at tennis 1 year 24 weeks ago

Playing a game of tennis against a left hander can be extremely frustrating, especially when it comes to returning their serve. But why is it that left handed tennis players are so hard to beat? It can seem as if they have the upper hand, since their natural forehand swing is directed straight to the backhand of their opposition (if they are right-handed). But surely this means the right-handers forehand will return to the left-handers backhand too? Maybe so, but it’s not quite as simple as that. This article gives you tips on how to beat a left-handed tennis player.

How Lefties Manage In A Right Hand World 1 year 37 weeks ago

If you're right handed, could you draw with your left? Could you button a shirt? Peel an apple? Left-handed people are faced with this kind of challenge daily. Nearly everything from guitars to can openers are designed for right handed people.

Left Out: One Person in 10 Has Sinister Leanings 2 years 47 weeks ago

n 1977 a study of works of art that ranged from cave drawings made in 15,000 B.C. to paintings of the 1950’s found that an overwhelming majority of the people in them were also right-handed, regardless of their race, country, or culture. Yet throughout the history of the human race, some people have been left-handed. Today the proportion of left-handers is 10 to 15 percent of the population worldwide. Why are most people right-handed? And what causes some to be different?

Using A Mouse Left-Handed In Windows 1 year 36 weeks ago

For you "southpaws" out there, you know how awkward it can be when something is designed to be used by the majority of users; right-handers. Most Windows mice have two main buttons, and right-handers would use their forefinger to "left-click" and their middle finger to "right-click".

How to Hit a Left-Handed Spin Serve in Tennis 3 years 7 weeks ago

Lefties can do something that righties can not in the game of tennis. The left-handed spin serve slices towards a right hander’s backhand in the Ad Court Service Box. In order to receive this serve the right hander has to move way out of location and the tennis court opens right up for the lefty to come in and put the next shot away. Piece of cake. This article is targeted to fellow lefty tennis players out there who want an instant advantage when serving! Get ready, ACE! With a little practice your serve will have the lefty spin that John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova had on theirs.