What is your dominant hand and leg?
05-11-14, 10:17 AM
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What is your dominant hand and leg?
While on the trainer this morning, it occurred to me that I am left handed but I'd say my right leg is the more dominant. I wonder if this is typical to have dominant hand and leg be opposite like that. Others?
05-11-14, 11:13 AM
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Hadn't thought about the kick but left leg for that. If sitting and want to make a quick acceleration, definitely start with the right leg. If standing for a sprint, I reckon I go more with the left. Hmmm
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I'm left-handed and kick a ball with my left leg.
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I'm right handed and my right leg is dominant. Been doing isolated leg training to try to get my left leg close(r) to the strength of my right.
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Right hand, right leg (for kicking) BUT a right hip injury in the late 80's has led to a lifetime of protecting that leg from impact. I come off steps onto my left leg, etc. That in turn led to noticeable atrophy and dis-symmetry between the two quads. Cycling has somewhat addressed that.
05-11-14, 11:42 AM
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Right hand, left leg, and a gaggle of right knee injuries has exacerbated that.
I'd say left leg dominant people are fairly unusual. My daughter is also right handed, left-legged and soccer teams she's not on recruit her all the time.
I'd say left leg dominant people are fairly unusual. My daughter is also right handed, left-legged and soccer teams she's not on recruit her all the time.
05-11-14, 11:43 AM
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I am right handed and always clip out at lights and such with my left foot so I suppose that means I am right legged since I want to start pedaling with my right leg. Also, am breaking a new leather saddle and am noticing deeper sits bones impression on right side than on left, meaning I am right cheeked as well since clearly I even carry more of my weight on my right side.
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This is a valid point. Now that you mention it, I think my tendency is also to unclip my left foot at stops.
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Right handed, left legged.
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I might be a natural lefty since both my left hand and leg are stronger. But I write with my right hand. In most neutral tasks, the left side is steady Eddy, but the right side has more fine control. So go figure.
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On a more serious note, right-right. I'm surprise how many people here are left-handed.
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I'm right- handed, but my left leg is stronger (per one-legged spin drill wattage data), although I've Always kicked with my right leg.
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me personally, i'm lefty, but right arm and right leg are both dominant. and like others, i always unclip my left foot when i have to stop. always has been that way...
05-12-14, 12:59 PM
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Left handed for writing, eating and throwing but mainly kick with right foot and bat and golf right handed - probably from using hand me down golf equipment but that doesn't explain the batting. Click out with left foot when stopping.
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Ambidextrous.
But ... when I started cycling, I rode with toe clips and, for whatever reason, I removed my left foot and put it on the ground when I came to a stop. I don't know why ... it just felt natural.
When I got clipless pedals, several people told me that I must learn to unclip with my right foot instead of the left foot. They told me it would be easier to unclip and clip with that foot ... perhaps they presumed it was my dominant foot. So I retrained myself to unclip and clip with my right foot. I fell 3 times in that process.
Of course now I realise that it didn't matter, and I should not have believed those people. I could have kept unclipping with my left foot, and could have saved myself 3 falls.
Nevertheless, I now feel more comfortable unclipping and clipping with my right foot.
What side of the bicycle do you stand on when you are preparing to get on your bicycle ... and a related question, which leg do you throw over the bicycle first?
But ... when I started cycling, I rode with toe clips and, for whatever reason, I removed my left foot and put it on the ground when I came to a stop. I don't know why ... it just felt natural.
When I got clipless pedals, several people told me that I must learn to unclip with my right foot instead of the left foot. They told me it would be easier to unclip and clip with that foot ... perhaps they presumed it was my dominant foot. So I retrained myself to unclip and clip with my right foot. I fell 3 times in that process.
Of course now I realise that it didn't matter, and I should not have believed those people. I could have kept unclipping with my left foot, and could have saved myself 3 falls.
Nevertheless, I now feel more comfortable unclipping and clipping with my right foot.
What side of the bicycle do you stand on when you are preparing to get on your bicycle ... and a related question, which leg do you throw over the bicycle first?
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Always on the left side of the bike and throw my right leg over the bike to get on. That's what I learnt to do as a kid, and it hasn't changed till today.
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