Left Handed

[KtO]

Hey guys, i know this might sound like one of the noobiest posts ever, BUT i have been practicing shooting left handed because obviously its a huge advantage on the field when coming out the left side of the bunker. However, i find it hard to get better no matter how much i try to walk the trigger. I can shoot pretty decent with just one finger strokes but i would really love to get my left handed trigger walking skills up to par with my right hand. To get to the point, what would you reccomend to up my left handed walking skills? ANY and all tips would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. thnks to mcsquid for my recently purchased gz on ebay!!:D

[superbuddha14]

just keep practicing, it takes awhile to get to your desired speed. Trying walking a pencil during school and keep your fingers walking. Slowly buy surely, they'll get faster :tup:

[mcsquid86]

no problem KTO, I'm glad you like it. The 2K2's are great guns.I really can't give you any good tips for walking besides practice. Not like I'm that good at it either.... Welcome to intimidatorowners. It is a very good site for you to keep up with tips and comments, I check it everyday.

[Daigz525]

I work in an office for over 8 hours a day, it's impossible for me to get my marker in the office to work on getting my fingers faster. And let's be serious, while your trigger may impact how fast you can walk it, finger speed is the number one problem with your weak hand.

I learned this trick from someone about a year ago. It is extremely easy and is AMAZING for building not only finger speed but also stamina.

It involves using 2 rubber bands tied to something solid. Loop one rubber band around your trigger finger and the other rubber band around your middle finger. You basically now have a "bowflex" for your trigger fingers.

Pull your hand back until the rubber bands are taught but you can still pull them about 1 inch. You want to make sure that you are pulling FARTHER than your trigger pull is as it will make sure that your fingers are strengthened throughout the distance of your trigger pull.

Now, pretend like you have a trigger in front of you and get it ramping up as fast as you can for 30 seconds, after that cool down to about a 2 BPS rate for 1 minute. Repeat it 3 times and I promise you, the 4 minutes and 30 seconds that you just put on your left hand will make your fingers numb. At this point it is a good idea to switch, but make sure that you pull the rubber bands farther with your strong hand.

You can also do it so that the rubber bands become taught when you are going with your fingers in reverse, this helps to make sure that you can get your opposite finger out of the way when you really get it going.

So for the last year I've been doing this routine 3 times a day (I can do it while I work with my right hand) and to tell you the truth, my left hand is actually quicker than my right.

Do this and I promise you, your left hand will be a machine when it comes to rolling that trigger!!!

[crankwalk]

Daigz525: that is an excellent tip!

[Slimpikins976]

WOW nice tip and practice, I personally pick my fingers when I hit a trigger, and a teammate of mine showed me how to position the trigger with the trigger falling in between the groove of your first and second knuckle. I'm not used to it yet but he has showed me with out even shooting he can ramp really fast and he leaves his fingers " running " so when he's posted up on some one he does not get that initial lag as your fingers start to rip. Hope this helps ya, and stick with what ever is fast and comfortable with you and your ability to shoot !!!!

[KtO]

Some excellent suggestions, and Daigz525 - WOW thats the best thing ive ever heard of haha, i totally did that at work today since i work at a skateshop and dont do much anyway. I went home after work and immediatly noticed a difference in just one day. I cant begin to tell you how much i appriciate the idea. Thanks a Ton!

[Sl@sh]

play with your trigger while you're watching tv. thats what i do. my girlfriend hates it but oh well...


or play in NXL mode lol.

[thaiboxer9]

Alex Fraige gave me this tip too:

Whenever you are on the field, try to hold your gun with your left hand all the time, including filling the air, walking the field, before the game and during game time.

[IRStookmySpyder]

While I'm in school I like to us my pen and I just practice with that and it helped me and my friends out a lot, plus it makes time pass by faster.

[Squirlly]

While I'm in school I like to us my pen and I just practice with that and it helped me and my friends out a lot, plus it makes time pass by faster.

Yanno I found out a long time ago actually paying atention to the teacher makes the time go by faster too, too bad I didn't figue this out till my Senior year:)

-Tim

[IRStookmySpyder]

Squirlly- I tried that already, only classes it works in is my business classes and my math classes.

[Gabe D]

I work in an office for over 8 hours a day, it's impossible for me to get my marker in the office to work on getting my fingers faster. And let's be serious, while your trigger may impact how fast you can walk it, finger speed is the number one problem with your weak hand.

I learned this trick from someone about a year ago. It is extremely easy and is AMAZING for building not only finger speed but also stamina.

It involves using 2 rubber bands tied to something solid. Loop one rubber band around your trigger finger and the other rubber band around your middle finger. You basically now have a "bowflex" for your trigger fingers.

Pull your hand back until the rubber bands are taught but you can still pull them about 1 inch. You want to make sure that you are pulling FARTHER than your trigger pull is as it will make sure that your fingers are strengthened throughout the distance of your trigger pull.

Now, pretend like you have a trigger in front of you and get it ramping up as fast as you can for 30 seconds, after that cool down to about a 2 BPS rate for 1 minute. Repeat it 3 times and I promise you, the 4 minutes and 30 seconds that you just put on your left hand will make your fingers numb. At this point it is a good idea to switch, but make sure that you pull the rubber bands farther with your strong hand.

You can also do it so that the rubber bands become taught when you are going with your fingers in reverse, this helps to make sure that you can get your opposite finger out of the way when you really get it going.

So for the last year I've been doing this routine 3 times a day (I can do it while I work with my right hand) and to tell you the truth, my left hand is actually quicker than my right.

Do this and I promise you, your left hand will be a machine when it comes to rolling that trigger!!!

thats the beast advice ive ever herd!

[Mystical-Dragon]

I was going to reccomend the rubber bands. I read it in a magazine. and it seems to work nicely because you can do it anywhere throughout the day.

[Stewey956]

Use your left hand for everything possible.

[midwestshooter]

well, sense i'm left handed its easy, but i work a lot and i'm in college so what helps me is at my job i'm a server, i carry a tray and everything with my right hand

[rwhipps]

I work in an office for over 8 hours a day, it's impossible for me to get my marker in the office to work on getting my fingers faster. And let's be serious, while your trigger may impact how fast you can walk it, finger speed is the number one problem with your weak hand.

I learned this trick from someone about a year ago. It is extremely easy and is AMAZING for building not only finger speed but also stamina.

It involves using 2 rubber bands tied to something solid. Loop one rubber band around your trigger finger and the other rubber band around your middle finger. You basically now have a "bowflex" for your trigger fingers.

Pull your hand back until the rubber bands are taught but you can still pull them about 1 inch. You want to make sure that you are pulling FARTHER than your trigger pull is as it will make sure that your fingers are strengthened throughout the distance of your trigger pull.

Now, pretend like you have a trigger in front of you and get it ramping up as fast as you can for 30 seconds, after that cool down to about a 2 BPS rate for 1 minute. Repeat it 3 times and I promise you, the 4 minutes and 30 seconds that you just put on your left hand will make your fingers numb. At this point it is a good idea to switch, but make sure that you pull the rubber bands farther with your strong hand.

You can also do it so that the rubber bands become taught when you are going with your fingers in reverse, this helps to make sure that you can get your opposite finger out of the way when you really get it going.

So for the last year I've been doing this routine 3 times a day (I can do it while I work with my right hand) and to tell you the truth, my left hand is actually quicker than my right.

Do this and I promise you, your left hand will be a machine when it comes to rolling that trigger!!!


Genius...:tup::tup::tup: