My left hand is now

[Bill Schwab]

It used to be that my left hand was a useless appendage, just hangin' out with no skills.  I've been practicing weak hand a lot, dry firing every day and live firing weak hand almost every time I go to the range, because it's a HUGE weakness of mine.  Recently I've been in these situations where my weak hand has unexpectatly done something it previously wasn't capable of doing.  Example: I opened a kitchen cabinet a month or so ago(with my right hand), and a box of granola bars came sailing out of the cabinet, my left hand instintively and skillfully caught the box.  I was blown away!  I kinda sat there in awe  A year and a half ago before I started ipsic my left hand would have stupidly watched the box fall.

Anyone else have any similar experiences?  Anyone ever try switching which hand you brush your teeth with?

[Steve Anderson]

Somewhat similar...

I was running the timer at Saturday's steel match when the shooter's .22 misfired. He pulled the bolt on the ruger and I caught the ejected cartridge with my left hand (I was holding the timer with the right) as it flew over his head. I saw the cartridge out of the corner of my eye and caught it without looking over from the steel targets I was watching for hits.

No way I could TRY to do that.

I'm kinda Klutzy most of the time, but my hand/eye is gettin' pretty sharp lately.

(It also shut up my squad mates who were ribbing me because I said I could see the streak of their bullets occasionally.)

It's amazing what you can see

SA

[BSeevers]

With the light behind me I can easily see bullets coming out of a gun.

I remember becoming aware and have the brass really distract me. One of the best stages I ran I remember the echos in the hills and how much I enjoyed listening to them.

I play music and give that a lot of credit for my eye/hand coordination. I think that helps to lead to high peformance. That and a lot of practice.

[Nik Habicht]

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Quote: from Bill Schwab on 11:45 am on Aug. 19, 2002

Anyone ever try switching which hand you brush your teeth with?

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How do you brush your teeth with one hand? Maybe I'm ambidextrous?

[Jake Di Vita]

I was sitting between two friends of mine, the one on my left threw a piece of paper about the size of a pebble as hard as he could at my other friend, my left hand whipped out and caught it before it hit him. Both of them were just in awe, I was as well but I didn't let them see it.