► In this video, Golf Monthly’s Dan Parker talks through the eight most frustrating problems and situations that only left-handed golfers face. Whether it’s a lack of choice in the pro shop or some unnecessary remarks from your playing partners, left handers have certainly got the short straw when it comes to golf so hopefully right handers will be more sympathetic towards them after watching this video!
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31 Comments
I’m a left handed golfer and this was soooo interesting! 🙂
Oddly my whole family is left, I am right somehow
Everything far worse for left handed women such as my wife
I’d have thought it’s when you’re at a sim range and you have to turn round to see the screen after every shot
Great video! I've actually offered my new Epic driver to my right-handed partners, and it was a hoot watching them trying to hit it. Fortunately, I live in SoCal (close to Callaway and Taylor Made), so lefty clubs are often in stock for us. I love your bit about having your right-handed partners not knowing where to stand. It's so true and happened again to me today on the course. And, like you said, my short game and Phil's are not on the same par. Gloves is another big issue, and I'm always ending up ordering online. (Under Armour always seems to have them.) Thanks again and keep up the great content.
Equipment availability, and instructional videos… you have to reverse everything in your mind
Of all of these, finding decent gloves is the worst. My local golf superstore has two full aisles of gloves for the left hand, and 1/8 of an aisle for gloves for the right hand; and most of them are cheap quality.
Hey, I’ve lost count how many times my playing partners have asked me to hit a shot for them.
“Pete, I’m jammed against the tree. Come and hit it for me.”
Just hysterical. The first 50 times.
You could always play right handed.
On the ranges here in the US, the mats are always positioned for righties. So you are constantly sliding the mats over to the left side. They are often heavy and dirty and more so after a rain or washing down. When riding in a cart, unless you are driving, your partner invariably positions the cart on the wrong side so you have to remind them to move the cart to the opposite side. And I agree wholeheartedly that they position tee markers only thinking of the impact for a righty. And let's not forget every training video and golf magazine. When they say right hand, you have to think left, When they say left you have to think right. Hand positions, feet positions, shoulder turns, etc. All frustrating annoyances. However, having golfed for 50+ years, I can state unequivocally that the choices in equipment are so much better. When I started I had one choice for clubs from one maker, at least in stock affordable sets. And only one left-handed pro to follow, Bob Charles.
Another problem is I have a simulator set up in my house but I have limited space and can only be used by a lefty. So I can't have friends over to play because they're all right handed
Just moaning. …….. I’m left handed and have none of those issues on the course.
Exactly being left handed and no equipment is so frustrating especially older models that go on sale or clearance
So very true. I think all the golf courses are designed for right handed players, so frustrating.
Also the vast majority of u tube hints , lessons etc are for right handed players. Us lefties need more dedicated learning sites
The narrow equipment choice is a definite frustration, I was custom fitted for my Orkas but not much choice. The advantage my right hand partners tell me is that golf courses are designed to be difficult for right hand not lefty's. Not sure about that one.🤔
Spot on. The only advantage is on driving ranges, where the rightie side is all worn out but, the leftie side is pristine.
As a righty who plays a draw 99% of the time, I run into limbs hanging into my tee shot line pretty frequently on public courses especially. It’s annoying.
I would say wedge selection, I have only ever seen in stock at the stores or even online 52, 56, and 60 degree wedges, even if a company says they have more selections, I have never seen them. With modern lofts, gapping with wedges can be a huge issue.
Last year I put a dent in my brand new 3 Wood because all the mats at the driving range were set up on the right hand side of the bay.
I am a lefty but have learnt to play golf right handed because I did not get a option, the only clubs around were right handed.
Jesus Christ Dan I never knew you were such a gun! Great stuff!
Excellent video.
Equipment issues are the biggest problem. Unless I drive 100 miles to specialist left hand golf retailers very little choice.
As for fitting my pro shop said that there are not enough lefties to stock selection.
Custom fitting is relying on Titleist, Ping etc to have demo day in which case you are very much tied to the manufacturer.
WE NEED MORE CHOICE!!
As a lefty think u missed most issues major issues golf coarse are designed buy right handed folk so most coarse s go cloak wise ie out of bounds on 90 per cent golfers slice so lefty go go ob rh go in coarse love to play a lefty design coarse
My two additions as a fellow lefty are:
Pulling the golf cart up and parking it for a right handed shot. I frequently have to ask the driver to move the cart.
Most golf instructional books are written from a right handed perspective. I've spent years translating instructions into language for a lefty.
Is it best for a fresh beginner lefty to just play right handed from the start? From what i'm gathering here is that i pretty much won't get to play with the rental clubs at local courses :/
Back in the 90s, it was a pain to get youth clubs for me…mom always had to special order…finding used clubs took all weekend of going to garage sales and flea markets. But such is life for a lefty…
Nice video, not enough lefty golf content!
Great video. But to be clear Phil Mickelson is not left handed. Just uses left handed golf clubs.
Being a right handed player with left handed club is advantageous in some ways.
Jordan spieth is the opposite, he’s left handed and uses right handed gear. Both have great short game. And control on full swing with the main lever of the the swing in their more dexterous dominant arm.
Thank you sir you gave me allot to think about…is there a beginning set I can buy that is left handed that won't cost me too much I love your video
I am left handed golfer and what you said is so true when i am playing golf awesome video
How about when you hit a nice draw and your playing partners call it a slice! That annoys me!