Right handed,left eye dominant. please help!!

Question

I am right handed but am left eye dominant. i am also ambidextrous at things like pitching and catching. ( i like to catch with both hands at the same times a lot ) also i am 13 so i guess my question is ... would it be better and more useful to train myself to become left handed/ambidextrous?

thanks for the help in advance :D

Answer 1

I am not sure if you can completely change hand dominance, but it certainly is a benefit to be skilled with both extremities.  I am similar to you except I am right eye-left hand dominant but do not have your degree of ambidexterity.  It is more efficient to use a tool in either hand. People who injure their dominant hand can be helpless.  

There is a theory that training with both hands is beneficial to continued brain development.  Have fun with your gift.

Answer 2

I had the same situation but am not at all ambidextrous. I accidentally managed to switch my dominant eye to my right. I lost my box of left eye contacts and just went a few days with only a contact in my right eye. I checked afterward and my dominant eye had switched since I became so dependent on my right eye. If you wear contacts you could probably try that.

Answer 3

Catching with both hands does not mean you are ambidextrous. Ability to bat each lefty or righty would indicate as much.

Being ambidextrous is extremely useful, but very difficult to teach yourself. I severely injured my right (dominant) hand a few years ago in a car accident. I was stuck in a cast from my hand to just above my elbow for four months. My hand was reduced to 5 percent usage. I forced myself to learn to do things left handed, and became very adept with it. Today, after just over three years, my right hand has mostly recovered (I'm still partially handicapped), and the skills I developed with my left hand remain. The only thing I have difficulty with using my left hand for is writing. It can be done, but it's extremely difficult. I would not have bothered if I did not absolutely need to learn it.

If you want to learn to use your left hand, the only way is just to do it. Start using your left hand for everything you do. Coordination is the difficult part, so start with simple things like eating. Chopsticks are particularly rough. Anything you can think of to do that doesn't put your health at risk is a good way to learn. Just remember, you are trying to go against what your brain is comfortable with, so it's a long road.