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ROOTdrewbie
Canada1392 Posts
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MrWest
United States71 Posts
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BigOleDonkey
United States43 Posts
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Carson
Canada820 Posts
Also, lefty Canadians fighting!!! | ||
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JeanLuc
Canada377 Posts
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GrapeD
Canada679 Posts
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Creegz
Canada354 Posts
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
it also made me lol at all the canadians who are lft handed posting in this thread, since i'm one as well. | ||
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Tandoori
United States3 Posts
The right hand (dominant hand) on your mouse protocol existed way before anyone could have even imagined the simultaneous use of mouse/keyboard that would go into what is modern day gaming. There is no reason to assume that dominant hand on the mouse is ideal for Starcraft. It should also be noted that handedness is not nearly as binary as people would like to believe. I write, eat, bat, bowl and play guitar lefty. I pitch/throw and play tennis right-handed. Then there are certain things you just can't make yourself do with the other hand. It is much more cost-effective to learn guitar righty (more instruments, you can play other people's etc.) but I hit a mental block when trying to learn right handed. It felt wrong and I could not make any progress. When I picked up a left handed instrument it just made more sense to me mechanically. I imagine people hit that same block with using a mouse. I think that if you were playing a FPS professionally, it might be something worth looking into. Since you play an RTS and have never had any sort of block chances are you get more benefit out of your setup than a righty. | ||
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Pfhor
123 Posts
I am right handed and use my left hand for the mouse, because that's the way I used it as a kid. I've actually felt the same way as you at one point but ultimately am too lazy to switch to my right hand. I feel like my left hand has been trained so much (I started using the computer at around age 7... and I'm 22 now) that it's not worth it to put the effort to make the switch. | ||
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ascoe
Korea (South)133 Posts
Since you already play righty, keep doing so. You've formed the muscle memory needed to play, and switching would mean rebuilding those patterns starting from 0. | ||
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cristo1122
Australia505 Posts
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Colak
United States87 Posts
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cocosoft
Sweden1068 Posts
On December 26 2010 07:49 drewbie.root wrote: So, I am left handed but I learned how to use a mouse with my right hand, and I never thought about it or planned to be a gamer or anything, and I just continued to use the mouse with my right hand over all these years. I started thinking about it, is it possible that it is hindering my Starcraft skills? Would I have better mouse accuracy if I used my left hand all this time? Also, if I decided to switch hands, how long do you think it would take to catch up to where I am now. I have no idea how the brain works and if both hands are equal or if one side is inherently better than the other :S. So what do you other lefties do, and does anyone know anything about this subject? The deciding point is which hand you wank with. I'm left handed too, using right hand for mouse control as I've learned to use that hand. I doubt it would be any benefit to learn to use the left hand. | ||
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Barbiero
Brazil5259 Posts
Meditate for a little. Like, chill in a chair or on your bed and start feeling your body. Fell everything about it - pulse, breath, what is going on. This is a very common exercise for people related to sports, especially swimming or running. Now start to feel the differences that occurs to your body. Chances are that your body is nearly symmetrical and you won't feel much difference. Some people, however, have a real different feeling for their right or left side - these are the called true lefties or righties. Usually the most used part of the body is the most active one and also weighs more and "are felt" more than the other, less used, part. I am a true righty. I cannot use my left side for absolutely nothing. If I could have two rights, I'd probably play better on my keyboard. My left side of the body feels like a feather to me, I barely can feel it like the right side. Unless you are a true lefty - that is, you can feel your left side much better, and your right side is nearly useless for most activities - there is no reason to try and use the lefty configuration for your computer. You could try it out for a week, and if you feel any comfort, you continue trying. Obviously you won't be doing things as fast or accurate as with your right hand right off the bat, but if you feel you are getting better faster than you'd expect, continue on it. If you don't feel comfort, just give up on it. You probably are more used to the right side when on computer and changing hands won't make any difference. But give it a shot, it is always worth the try  | ||
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Darksoldierr
Hungary2013 Posts
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neverlast
Austria62 Posts
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eXwOn
Canada351 Posts
For me micro mechanics aren't hardwired in my head. I hear a subconsciously hear a clicking beat before I need to do an action, so the timing still perfect. The only thing I see different right now is my right hand is terrible at typing and I have the urge to bring my left hand to the keyboard, and my left wrist is much weaker. Also, it appears tilting my body slightly to the right helps accuracy. Edit: even after five minutes I can feel my clicks becoming more accurate and fluent. | ||
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unDef
United States85 Posts
This is an article on true left-handed gaming I wrote not too long ago. If you have any questions please post them in the thread. I've been gaming as a true lefty all my life. The topic doesn't get much attention, but the audience is very low so it is expected. | ||
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natehhggh
United States33 Posts
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