Er... I thought he meant the exact opposite in a kinda funny way.
Playing devils advocate you know. :)
Boxers debate this handedness to no end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southpaw_%28boxing%29
-T
Matt Lind wrote:
> I disagree with your statement, Brad. Left handedness is not purely a
> choice. Sure, you can retrain yourself to use the other hand/foot,
> but the body is wired up to work a certain way. Forcing people to use
> a hand/foot which is not native can lead to frustration and inhibit
> the person from reaching full potential because it goes against the
> person's natural instincts.
>
> Kind of reminds me of golf lessons when I was a kid. All the teachers
> tried to force me to be right handed (I refused) so they could sell me
> the clubs they carry in the pro shop. Never once did they take
> themselves out of their own shoes and try to see it from the other
> point of view that perhaps left handedness has advantages. Nor did
> they consider it might be easier to teach a left hander because the
> teacher would essentially be a mirror image the student could play off
> of and mimick for faster learning. Turning the tables around, I've
> found it much easier to teach sports to people as a left hander for
> that very reason. In the case of golf, most courses are designed to
> be difficult for the right handed player. What is a weak fade shot
> for a right hander is a strong power draw for a lefty. Makes a huge
> difference in your approach shot the green as a power draw can add 30
> yards to your range over a fade. Now that the game has evolved into
> the 17th century and left handed equipment are being produced in
> larger quantities, we're seeing more left handers come up through the
> top ranks in the sport.
>
> Einstein, Da Vinci, and a host of other genius' who changed our world
> significantly were left handed. They knew only left handers were in
> their right minds. I think it's the right handers that need special
> retraining to make them realize there's a bigger world outside their
> box ;-)
>
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
> *On Behalf Of *Bradley Gabe
> *Sent:* Friday, February 01, 2008 12:09 PM
> *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> *Subject:* Re: Coming back from Maya ( keymaps)
>
> Sorry Greg. Just like red hair, left-handedness is a choice. You
> and Matt will have to go to one of those special retraining camps.
>
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 2:05 PM, Greg Smith <greg(at)vfxsmith.com
> <mailto:greg(at)vfxsmith.com>> wrote:
>
> Sheesh Matt, no love for us lefties here!
>
>
>
> Want to give my keymap a whirl? I've been hammering out
> most of the kinks like this for a while.
>
> Let me know and I'll email it.
>
>
>
> Matt, try using the mouse with your right hand! ;)
>
>
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