Lefties better at games?

**NovaKane** · December 11th, 2006, 21:58

Lefties PWN!

**Auriman1** · December 11th, 2006, 22:16

I'm ambidextruous. Have started to be neither left or right dominant recently, and my abilities greatly increased since then. Personal times and scores I set last year suddenly seem terrible in comparison to "the new me."

**Junixx** · December 11th, 2006, 22:34

Originally Posted by Basil Zero

what difference does it make!

it all depends on skill and not which hand

It does make a difference on which side of your brain that you mostly use, remember that the left side controls the right side of your body and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. also depending on what side of your brain can shape your personality. Depending on what you think and how you think can affect your skill

Originally Posted by Auriman1

I'm ambidextruous. Have started to be neither left or right dominant recently, and my abilities greatly increased since then. Personal times and scores I set last year suddenly seem terrible in comparison to "the new me."

Me too :thumbup:

Although I think there are more lefties being born into the world today than there used to...now if only i can remember the site where i got that from...

**F9zDark** · December 11th, 2006, 23:41

I write right handed, but I cannot control a car or bicycle with only my right hand, whereas I can with only my left. Works out better that way I think, can have my right arm free to have around the girl :P

Wouldn't know how true this is, my gaming skills vary considerably between games and competitive games like FPS games I need to play for long periods of time to get to a level of greatness; if I stop playing for a month, I suck again and have to practice all over again.

**PSP_Newbie** · December 11th, 2006, 23:45

While it might be true that the ratio of lefties to righties is increasing, part of that could be that lefties used to be thought of as if something was wrong with them, and were strictly "corrected" to use their right hands. Nowadays, a child will grow up just fine being left-handed.

**blaz3d** · December 12th, 2006, 00:11

Originally Posted by wraggster

What utter rubbish, everyone knows the right handers are best

if the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, only left handed people are in there right minds

**MasterBeef** · December 12th, 2006, 00:13

I'm a leftie (in Australia too!

), and I'm great at fast-paced FPS games like Halo, UT, HL2, etc.

However, I dislike slower games like Splinter Cell.

This fits with the theory, though obviously we can't say "all left-handed people are good at fast-paced games".

**Video_freak** · December 12th, 2006, 00:18

I think I'm a little screwed up too. I write with my left hand, but do most sports with my right hand or foot, except for badminton, for which I use my left hand.

Like MasterBeef, I also love fast paced games.

**kcajblue** · December 12th, 2006, 00:57

Originally Posted by Video_freak

I think I'm a little screwed up too. I write with my left hand, but do most sports with my right hand or foot, except for badminton, for which I use my left hand.

Like MasterBeef, I also love fast paced games.

i think i am too. i write with my right hand, but my left hand is stronger. and i do things with my left hand like cut with scissors.