Tips for a left-hander golfing right handed? (Plus any golfing tips/info for a...

[mar00n]

...newbie would be appreciated)? Tomorrow at noon i have a golfing lesson that my grandpa is taking me to. The only problem is that they have no left handed drivers and i swing left handed. I'm taking the lesson anyway but, obviously, i'll have to swing right handed. Anyway, does anybody have any tips for me? Or really just any golfing tips or info at all so i don't look like a complete moron tomorrow?

By the way, I'm not experienced golfing left handed at all whatsoever either, just some putting, and i only know i'm left handed because i'm a big baseball player and from the little putting (and mini golf back home haha).

P.S. I'm pretty ambidextrious which i'm hoping will help a little. I write and throw right handed as my right hand is my dominant hand.

Thank you!

 

[SmartA$$]

In baseball, are you a switch hitter?

If you bat left handed in baseball, you should swing left handed in Golf. If you can switch hit in baseball, then you can probably learn to golf either way.

If you write & throw right handed, then it sounds like you are right handed and should be swinging right handed anyway. You can always putt the other way if it feels more comfortable.

One more tip: if you do learn to golf and find that you can swing either way, it might be a good idea to carry one club that is set for the opposite side. So if you learn to play left handed, carry one right handed club anyway. This way if/when you get in a situation where you're near an obstruction and can't take a left handed swing, you can use the right handed club and stand on the other side.