Left or right hand swing?

[Dasseldig]

What hand does everyone swing the MD with? I am mainly a righty, and swing with my left. I do eat left handed though.

 

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[GroundHound]

Whichever finds the good stuff =D

 

[pwcguy]

Which ever one hurts the least at that moment.

 

[GroundHound]

Which ever one hurts the least at that moment.

lol havent got to that point but im sure i will one of these trips lol

 

[SusanMN]

Left handed, and swing with my left hand. I've tried switching hands but the swing just doesnt feel correct.

 

[scotty544]

I am a lefty but I always swing righty.

 

[Mzjavert]

Righty but I swing my MD lefty. I also mouse left handed (following carpel tunnel surgery on right wrist), I use my left eye to look through the viewfinder of a regular camera, and I use my left eye when looking through a rifle scope.

 

[Rawhide]

Well I swing left then stop, and then I swing right and then stop. Then I repeat. Mostly I keep the coil level, and just off the ground. I like a fast swing but will slow down in a good area. As mentioned before, when one arm gets tired, I use the opposite arm. Only time I stop is when my back says no more.

 

[JSMITH]

Swing with my right hand and dig with my left. At the end of the day my right hand is practically stuck to the MD because I never put it down.

 

[SirBearium]

I'm a righty who swings right. I had dreams of being ambidextrous when I was younger, but nothing feels right using my left hand except typing..

 

[killerclown]

I'm a righty and use my right....until my shoulder hurts then I like too switch it up to keep things interesting

 

[Holly_squirrel]

I try to switch back n forth alot... I'm right handed... But I have really noticed my right forearm gets pumped up if I don't switch.. ( I develop muscle quickly .... Idk why. It'd be great if I was a dude.. I'm not). So now I switch alot to keep it even. But from all the relic cleaning , the hobby is taking a beating on my corporal tunnel syndrome . My fingers keep going numb and locking up..... I'm 36 .. I wonder what I'll be like at 66.. Yikes

 

[team sidewinder]

I try to switch back n forth alot... I'm right handed... But I have really noticed my right forearm gets pumped up if I don't switch.. ( I develop muscle quickly .... Idk why. It'd be great if I was a dude.. I'm not). So now I switch alot to keep it even. But from all the relic cleaning , the hobby is taking a beating on my corporal tunnel syndrome . My fingers keep going numb and locking up..... I'm 36 .. I wonder what I'll be like at 66.. Yikes

I can't even remember when I was 36 but then I can't remember yesterday either. I like to change right to left as my arm does get a little tired so go lefty for a while which really helps on a long search.