# Are you dominant on one side of the body across the board? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969 "2008-01-25T16:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/1 "2008-01-25T16:20:17Z")
Someone posted a link in the left handed thread that dealt with “true lefties”- people who are left hand, left foot and left eye dominant. I was wondering how common it was to totally left or right side dominant. Here’s a link for figuring out eye dominance. [http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm](http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm) Feel free to add in other information, such as throwing with your right hand but writing with your left. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/2 "2008-01-25T17:09:19Z")
Right handed / left-eye dominant (I shoot left handed)/ no idea how to tell the dominant foot. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/3 "2008-01-25T17:11:15Z")
Right handed, right eye dominant, and the sole of my right shoe always wears down faster than the left. I don’t know if that’s relevant, though. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/4 "2008-01-25T17:19:35Z")
Right handed, right eye dominant, and right footed. I learned I was right footed when I sprained my right ankle about ten years ago- it hurt to lead with my right foot when going down stairs and the like, and unless I consciously try not to, that’s what I do. I’m well-left-of-center politically, though 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/5 "2008-01-25T17:31:16Z")
Right eye dominant, I do everything with my right hand my right foot. However, when I started lifting weights I noticed that I can lift more with my left hand. Sometimes my right hand catches up, but then my left takes off again. I don’t know why; in everyday situations my left arm certainly feels weaker. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/6 "2008-01-25T17:33:57Z")
[QUOTE=ASAKMOTSD] Right handed / left-eye dominant (I shoot left handed)/ no idea how to tell the dominant foot. [/QUOTE] When I was trying to figure out which foot to lead with for snowboarding, the advice was to do a sock slide across the floor like Tom Cruise did in that old movie. Which foot is in front? Or, which foot would you kick a ball with? I meant to answer before, but I’m left eye, left foot, and right handed. So, I initially thought that being totally one sided would be rare, but decided to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/7 "2008-01-25T19:53:37Z")
Right-handed, left-eye dominant. I do most things right-handed, but shoot pool lefty. Back in my paintball days, I wish I would have started out shooting left-handed, but eventually going bottom-bottle or with a remote so that I could comfortably get my face behind the marker was my saving grace. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/8 "2008-01-25T19:57:36Z")
Right handed, right eye dominant, and right footed. Right-everything except for hockey and dealing cards. It baffles me how I can be left handed in hockey and right handed in golf. How far apart do my hands have to be to switch dominance? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/9 "2008-01-25T20:04:10Z")
Right everything. The way I was told to test foot dominance was to stand up straight with your feet together, and have someone give you a little shove. Whatever foot you step forward with to catch yourself is your dominant foot/leg (though IIRC, in snowboarding you keep the dominant foot in the _back_, correct?) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/10 "2008-01-25T20:18:53Z")
Left eyed, right handed. I’m not sure what footed I am. Most likely right, but I almost always start walking with my left. I think that’s an old habit from marching band. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/11 "2008-01-25T22:14:23Z")
Right eyed, right handed, left footed. I grip lefty in judo, but take a standard stance in striking sparring so I can kick primarily with my left leg. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/12 "2008-01-25T22:16:57Z")
Why, yes I am. I use the mouse with my right hand in GQ, MPSIMS, IMHO, CS, The Pit and GD. I profusely apologize. I couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/13 "2008-01-25T22:28:57Z")
Dominant left hand, left foot, left eye. But **Shirley** ’s jest reminds me to add that I mouse with my right hand, precisely because it’s something my ‘dumb’ hand can manage perfectly well. ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/14 "2008-01-25T22:51:06Z")
Left handed, right eyed, right footed. I don’t know what that means, if anything. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/15 "2008-01-25T23:06:14Z")
I’m a lefty through and through. ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/16 "2008-01-25T23:15:27Z")
I’m left side dominant in everything, but I do use a mouse with my right hand. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/17 "2008-01-25T23:44:41Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Right everything. The way I was told to test foot dominance was to stand up straight with your feet together, and have someone give you a little shove. Whatever foot you step forward with to catch yourself is your dominant foot/leg (though IIRC, in snowboarding you keep the dominant foot in the _back_, correct?) [/QUOTE] Just checked, and you’re correct. So, apparently I’m right foot dominant. Also, the foot that stays on the ground when kicking a ball is the dominant foot. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/18 "2008-01-25T23:51:03Z")
[QUOTE=Omega Glory] Just checked, and you’re correct. So, apparently I’m right foot dominant. Also, the foot that stays on the ground when kicking a ball is the dominant foot. [/QUOTE] Really? Maybe that’s why I always sucked at soccer… Although I do know one instance where I used my non-dominant foot, and that was in track & field. I always jumped off of my left foot in the long jump, triple jump, and pole vault. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/19 "2008-01-25T23:58:05Z")
Right-eye dominant, but I consider myself left-handed. I eat and write with my left hand. I can comfortably use a computer mouse with either hand. But I bowl, throw and bat with my right hand. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/20 "2008-01-26T00:19:52Z")
Left-eye dominant, right-handed. The foot thing is harder to tell: Since a break many years ago has left my right ankle a little weak, I tend to overcompensate with my left foot/leg. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969.md?page=2)