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    I use both hands as well. I think at first it's tricky, like learning to do anything with your non-dominant hand, but muscle memory kicks in fast and I think it's worth taking the time to learn.
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    When I was a kid they made me switch from leftie to rightie. You know, some Commie teacher decided that lefties are not to be had. I apparently adapted very well, except for things such as:
    • boxing & wrestling
    • snowboarding (and similar - skateboarding, wakeboarding, wakeskating, etc.)


    Anyway, when I started I decided to use both hands and am glad I did. It was a bit weird in the beginning

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    I don't switch hands.

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    Using both hands is definitely the way to go. Once you really get comfy and don't have to reach across anymore, you'll love it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tombuesing View Post
    I do switch hands. That being said, I'm left-handed and lefties are forced to develop more ambidextrous capabilities than righties, so switching isn't hard to master.


    P.S. over the years I've developed an odd mix of handedness:

    Golf Club - right-handed : Baseball Bat - left-handed

    Pistol - left-handed : rifle/shotgun - right-handed

    Breast stroke (both hands)
    I'm a leftie too, but I don't switch hands. (Yet anyhow; I've only been straight for a few months now ... )

    I do, however, have an odd set of handedness too ... I golf and play hockey right-handed, baseball and football lefthanded. The few times I've picked up a firearm, it's always been lefthanded. Breast stroke with both hands whenever I get the chance.
    And yes, there are a lot of adaptations us lefties have to do for a right-handed world. No, I'm not seeking martyr status here ... I'm just sayin', is all.

    Quote Originally Posted by izlat View Post
    When I was a kid they made me switch from leftie to rightie. You know, some Commie teacher decided that lefties are not to be had. I apparently adapted very well, except for things such as:
    • boxing & wrestling
    • snowboarding (and similar - skateboarding, wakeboarding, wakeskating, etc.)

    Anyway, when I started I decided to use both hands and am glad I did. It was a bit weird in the beginning

    Cheers
    Ivo
    I'd have thought that a commie teacher would have liked lefties ...

    I could see that being ambidextrous is the ultimate goal, so my one-handed shave is not saying Lynn is wrong, just I'm not at his black-belt level yet.

    (PS: a tip for those wanting to try ... eventually: try brushing your teeth with your other hand, to start developing those motor skills.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by izlat View Post
    When I was a kid they made me switch from leftie to rightie. You know, some Commie teacher decided that lefties are not to be had.
    Ha ha, yeah, I remember that. A friend of mine had his left hand tied to the desk to force him to use the right.

    I also shave with 2 hands although I'm far from ambidextrous. I brush my teeth with the left to get used to it - forgot who suggested it.

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    Also a lefty, but batting and golfing were right-handed, back in the day. I just missed the era when the parochial school nuns tried to get the left-handed kids to write using the right hand. Oddly, I always shaved with the right hand, when using a Gillette Sensor or equivalent. But now, using a straight, I switch hands easily, though the right hand still feels just a tad more confident with the shaving motion.

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    Nope - no switching hands. I do not trust my left hand.

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    I don't switch because my left hand has all the dexterity of a dead iguana

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    I advocate ambidextrous shaving, but have no need to practice it myself.

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