Left handed golfer using right handed clubs

[Lawrence_Bergman]

When I started playing golf I began with right handed clubs. However I am left handed in other sports. Are there some problems because of this and what solutions would you recommend?
I have been playing golf this way for many years so I don't think it would be a good idea to change to left handed clubs.

[Patrick A]

Hi Lawrence,

A lot has been said about which arm-hand controls the swing. For a right handed golfer, some, if not most teaching pro's will tell you: the left arm-hand (leading arm) does all the work, the right hand just "hangs" there. Well if that's true then the golf swing should be a tennis backhand swing where your strong arm-hand is the leading one. Think about it, in tennis, while hitting a backhand swing, doesn't your right arm-hand becomes the leading one? The left hand just kinda "sets" and "guides" a little bit the racket, but all the power and coordination comes from the right. If your dexterity is right handed then that should be the arm-hand that controls the power of the club. Why you would start trying to control the club with the left arm if your hand dexterity is right? Some people argue that what I just said is one of the main reason a person who starts at an advance age, lets says over 25, struggles so much for the first 5 years; that's because it takes them longer to develop a new hand dexterity. This is just a theory. If your leading arm does most of the effort, why not pull the club with your right arm-hand, like a tennis backhand? Why do you think the "over the top" is such a popular move(fault) in us amateurs? Is because we instinctively want to smash the ball with our right arm-hand. If we where to pull the club from the top, the game should be much easier. I repeat, this is just a theory and you should take it with a grain of salt.

How long you think it will take you to develop a readable and elegant handwriting if you decide to start writing with your left hand today?

My first cousin is right handed but he learned to play "left handed". He started playing at the age of 31 and got to scratch player in 7 years. He does have some athletic ability but I think it helped some playing left.

However, Bobby is very effective in teaching the downswing for the trailing arm. He encourages you to get the trailing arm more involved at the beginning of the downswing. Then toward impact he will have the trailing forearm dominate the movement by turning it over the leading forearm. In my humble opinion I think is an excellent approach to foster the dominance of the trailing arm-side.

Your question is a very good one but the decision should be yours...

Bests,