Why are left-handers treated as outsiders? It’s just not right | Richard Easterbrook
by Richard Easterbrook from on (#396EQ)
From writing to flushing the toilet, we have to struggle. Left-handers may excel at elite sports, but the playing field that is life needs to be levelled up
The news that left-handers excel at some sports but not others confirmed my thoughts that the 10% of people that make up us southpaws are used to punching above our weight. A study published in the journal Biology Letters concludes that being left-handed is an advantage in sports where time pressures are particularly severe - such as table tennis, or cricket, or squash.
I am the exception to the rule - I manage to be equally rubbish at any sport regardless of whether it be fast or slow. My PE teacher told me at least I had one good tennis shot in me, but I felt that was a backhanded compliment. But if we left-handers lead at sports such as cricket or tennis, it is yet to make up for the inequality we face in everyday life.
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