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Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by lategreat808, Jul 28, 2017.

  1. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    I play a lot more lefty since my surgery last year forced me to learn or stop playing entirely for 6 months while I recouped. I keep playing now since I also am trying to do two handed tricks. I have a couple sets of mirror weighted kendama for trying those, it makes it a lot easier to do if both have the same length strings and pretty close to the same weights/balance. The strange thing for me is that there are days when my right hand just doesn't want to work right and I'll switch to my left for a while and when I go back to right it nearly always "fixes" my problem. Playing off-handed also makes it easier to teach lefty players.

     
    Jul 31, 2017
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  2. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

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    Allthis talk about lefty and switch hitting. I have to set one up!
     
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  3. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    It will only help your flow game broski!
     
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  4. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    @Congarranza I've been having fun with the Catchy Air lately for two handed play. If you can handle the Tribute hole pull-up properties they make great dual-handed setups. The whole Yoyo Factory (parent of Catchy) tech behind injection molding keeps the weights pretty much dead on without having to cherry-pick out of a stack of parts.
     
    Aug 10, 2017
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  5. AdrianEsteban

    AdrianEsteban Honed Member

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    Honestly, I'd love to see where people have done to incorporate both hands in their dama play.
    Here's a trick I did back in April 2016 trying to mirror a trick by transitioning to my opposite hand.
     
    Oct 18, 2017
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  6. Emil Apostol

    Emil Apostol DS Legend

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    Fasthand switches!
     
    Oct 18, 2017
  7. Gasiek

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    There is my edit with a two handed combo which I am proud of. What do you think?
     
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  8. ttocsic

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    @dave cher can play both hands just as well as each other.
     
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  9. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    Really? I thought he just switched the shot so lefties could see the tricks played from their angle. Uriel Sanchez does the same thing I believe.
     
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  10. slothymane

    slothymane Slayer

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    I mean I did land a pullup kenflip spike with my left hand which I'm proud of haha
     
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  11. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    @AdrianEsteban Merged similar threads so others can see the previous replies.
     
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  12. Gasiek

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    Yes you are right, it is only mirrored. ;)
     
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  13. ttocsic

    ttocsic Slayer

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    my bad!
     
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  14. Gasiek

    Gasiek Slayer

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    I understand your mistake. Uriel Sanchez was first who did mirrored tutorial with his double ufo inward lunar video. I was so confused when I saw that ge does it left handed :p there wasn't anything specific in the video so I haven't realised that it is mirrored :D
     
    Oct 18, 2017