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Why do we?

PostPosted: Sat 30 May, 2020 4:16 pm
by Moondog55
Wear identical mirror image gloves/mittens?
I've been thinking about this today after a PM about my deep cold mittens and looking through my stash.
I am right handed, and also I am one of those people being handicapped by being extremely right handed although my grip strength is much higher in my RH my dexterity is very poor.
I has occurred to me that by wearing hand coverings more appropriate to our usage and co-ordination that we might be able to be better served by our hand coverings.
Why don't I wear a thin 4 fingered glove on my ultra dominant RH and a simple mitten or a mutant on my LH?
Alternatively just add a very thin liner glove only to my dominant hand?

Re: Why do we?

PostPosted: Sat 30 May, 2020 6:14 pm
by stry
No reason why not.

I do similar things but not as extreme, mainly for reasons to facilitate the dexterity of the dominant hand.

Re: Why do we?

PostPosted: Sat 30 May, 2020 8:34 pm
by Mark F
For me - not an issue. While I am largely left handed I do certain things as if right handed. In fact I have some difficulty separating left from right.

Re: Why do we?

PostPosted: Sun 31 May, 2020 9:11 am
by ChrisJHC
Probably because the primary reasons to choose one glove over another are things other than dexterity.

Eg you choose a glove mainly for its warmth / waterproofness / toughness / etc.
Dexterity comes further down the list.
Then, if the right glove meets the criteria best, you will then require the same criteria for the left glove.

Of course, I may be overthinking it!
:)