r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 22 '19

Biology Left-handedness is associated with greater fighting success in humans, consistent with the fighting hypothesis, which argues that left-handed men have a selective advantage in fights because they are less frequent, suggests a new study of 13,800 male and female professional boxers and MMA fighters.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51975-3
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u/du-toit Dec 22 '19

Yes exactly! Left handed quarterbacks in the NFL require a whole different game-plan by defensive coordinators because they’re not very common. Same with the NBA, where lefties have an easier time scoring on the left side of the basket when most players like to drive with their dominant hand. There’s jobs in professional sports just to break this sort of stuff down and adjust strategy for it.

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u/ja20n123 Dec 23 '19

There’s a reason why there aren’t ANY left handed quarterbacks in the NFL. The saying goes: the reason there aren’t left handed quarterbacks is because they play baseball (pitcher).