Dominant hand at top or on shaft

[chippa13 1844]

I decided to start this to see if the article that I had read some years back on the statistics between age and which way one shoots still holds true.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

I started when I was 3-4 with a stick, dominant hand at the top of the stick.

[Chadd 916]

I have more strength in my right hand but I have far more dexterity in my left from playing guitar for so many years as a kid. Neither side is really that dominant.

That said, I started playing as an adult and I play RH.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Sucks, i'm ambedexterious (sp?), so im not really sure which hand is stronger....I write lefty, but kick and throw righty. Im not sure if i'm even supposed to shoot right :/

[MDE3 0]

I would be interested in seeing how many in each category are US born and raised or Canadian born and raised

[thejackal 46]

I think we had a poll like that a while ago.

[chippa13 1844]

I would be interested in seeing how many in each category are US born and raised or Canadian born and raised

But then I think we'd have to break up the US into traditional vs. non-traditional. It would get too complicated.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Chippa13 It seems that your arcticle was right on spot.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

I have more strength in my right hand but I have far more dexterity in my left from playing guitar for so many years as a kid. Neither side is really that dominant.

That said, I started playing as an adult and I play RH.

So I guess your write with your left hand. The dominant hand is normally your writing hand.

[Chadd 916]

I write with my RH, though I used to be able to write with either.

[thejackal 46]

I think i would be a better stickhandler if I used my RH on top of the stick. Putting it on the shaft probably made me a better shooter.

[MDE3 0]

Actually for wrist shots, the upper hand is at least as important as the lower hand, requiring that you both rotate your wrist and pull back at the same time. The lower hand actually works more as a moving fulcrum and assists in rotating the shaft.

[Cavs019 702]

Started when i was about 3, my dominant hand is on the bottom, and right now i only have a bottom hand from breaking my left wrist last year.