00:00 Do you use one of these?
00:02 It's a left-handed golf club.
00:03 Now, around five to seven percent of golfers
00:06 are left-handed and they face a lot of problems.
00:09 I'm one of those golfers and I find there's so many problems
00:12 left-handers face that right-handers don't.
00:14 I'm gonna give you eight examples today
00:16 here at the beautiful Peter Milton Golf Club
00:18 about the eight problems that only left-handers face.
00:22 Right, so the first and the biggest problem for left-handers
00:24 is getting hold of this and it's golf equipment.
00:27 All left-handers will know that as much as pro shops
00:29 and retailers try their hardest,
00:31 there just isn't that much stock equipment for left-handers.
00:33 Your right-handed mate can walk into a shop
00:35 and pick up pretty much whatever they want,
00:37 whereas us lefties have to sit and wait and order it.
00:40 It's really quite frustrating
00:42 and as much as you can get demo clubs tried out
00:44 and you can get your custom fitting done,
00:46 you can't pick it up stock.
00:48 And it goes the same for gloves as well.
00:50 You'll see in a pro shop, loads of gloves for right-handers,
00:53 all the left-handed gloves stocked up,
00:54 but when it comes to right-handed gloves,
00:56 you'll find a couple in some scrappy old packets
00:58 that'll be size XL to double XL and nothing in between.
01:02 So equipment, gloves, anything for us lefties
01:05 that's a bit awkward is really hard to get hold of.
01:08 The next problem only left-handers face
01:10 is that they can't get any hand-me-down clubs
01:12 from their often right-handed parents or grandparents.
01:15 Now, I've got my dad's old JPX 900 irons here
01:18 that he's just finished with, he's just upgraded.
01:20 Maybe I'd like to have a go with them as his son,
01:22 maybe he'd give them to me.
01:23 Obviously, 'cause I'm a lefty, I can't use them.
01:26 It's very frustrating.
01:27 And a lot of beginner left-handed golfers
01:29 will understand that as well,
01:30 that perhaps they wanna try their first set
01:32 and they don't wanna invest in a parent
01:33 or a grandparent plays.
01:35 They're often right-handed, the clubs often don't work,
01:38 and it's really, really frustrating for left-handed golfers.
01:41 One of the next problems only left-handers face
01:43 is people forgetting you're left-handed,
01:45 especially at the start of the round
01:46 and especially on the first tee box,
01:48 where they'll stand right behind where you wanna swing.
01:50 Now, people will ultimately learn throughout the round
01:53 that you're left-handed
01:53 and start standing in the right position,
01:55 but that can take a while.
01:56 So right-handers, remember we're left-handed
01:59 and remember where to stand.
02:01 Right, my playing partner just said
02:04 I was very fortunate to be on this side of the tree.
02:07 And this is another problem that left-handers face,
02:08 is right-handed playing partners
02:10 forgetting they're left-handed and saying,
02:12 "Oh, you're fine, you got a great shot here."
02:14 Obviously, for a right-hander, they do.
02:16 But for me as a lefty, another lefty's out there,
02:19 what am I supposed to do with this?
02:20 I'm in a terrible position.
02:21 And doubly, I'm wound up, 'cause he just said
02:24 I was very fortunate to be here.
02:26 So, let's see what I can do with this.
02:28 Not bad in the end.
02:35 So another problem only left-handed golfers face
02:38 is overhanging trees on a tee.
02:40 Now, I'm on the 15th hole here, and there's a great example.
02:42 And as a left-hander who likes to fade the ball,
02:45 I come nice and left on the tee,
02:46 and I'll often find there's little branches
02:48 and bits of tree overhanging my sight line.
02:50 Now, of course, some right-handers might find this as well
02:53 on certain tee boxes,
02:54 but I think it happens to lefties a lot more.
02:57 People who are right-handed won't see that,
02:58 and so they won't get trimmed away
03:00 and give me some more space.
03:01 Now, that's in my sight line.
03:04 How would I get on hitting it?
03:05 Let's have a little go.
03:06 Well, I've hit a perfect draw by accident,
03:16 but they were certainly in my eye line,
03:18 and it's certainly very annoying for left-handers.
03:21 So another problem for us lefties
03:23 is our right-handed playing partners,
03:25 again, forgetting we're left-handed,
03:26 and offering us their shiny new driver to have a hit.
03:29 Now, this annoys me so much,
03:30 'cause I'd love to try the driver.
03:32 It looks lovely.
03:33 They've been hitting it really well.
03:34 They'll hand it over to me, have a go with that,
03:36 and I can't.
03:37 And it's very frustrating,
03:38 and it's another thing that right-handers do to lefties,
03:40 is they forget.
03:41 So another problem for lefties,
03:43 not being able to try out your mate's shiny new equipment.
03:45 So whilst this map might be an exception to the rule,
03:48 because it's been very well looked after,
03:50 another problem that left-handed golfers face
03:52 is having to play their ball out of right-handers' footsteps,
03:55 especially on winter maps on a little par three like this,
03:57 when I wanna play with the ball off the deck.
04:00 I've gotta rummage around
04:01 to try and find a half-decent lie on this map.
04:04 On the other hand, right-handers,
04:06 have got a beautiful clean lie.
04:07 Yet another problem for lefties.
04:09 Now, another annoying thing for left-handers
04:12 is their playing partners comparing their short game
04:14 to the great Phil Mickelson, because he's left-handed.
04:17 And that, unfortunately,
04:18 isn't the reality for most left-handers.
04:20 I don't compare right-handers' drives
04:22 to every single Bryson DeChambeau bomb, do I?
04:24 So I don't think it's fair
04:26 to compare left-handers' short games to Phil Mickelson.
04:28 So shall I give you a bit of an idea
04:29 of what our short games are really like?
04:31 Bunker in front of me,
04:32 about six feet of green to work with.
04:35 Let's see how we actually get on, us lefties.
04:37 Turns out I'm actually quite good.
04:46 So those are the eight most annoying things
04:48 that left-handers face out on the golf course.
04:50 A lot of them were about right-handed golfers
04:52 forgetting that we're left-handers.
04:54 And even my cameraman, Howard,
04:55 kept setting up on the wrong side of me
04:56 throughout this whole shoot.
04:58 So what do you think at home?
04:59 Am I just moaning too much?
05:01 Or have I come up with some really good ideas there?
05:03 And are you left-handers relating at home?
05:04 Let me know down in the comments below.
05:07 But for now, from Peter Milton Golf Club,
05:09 see you next time.
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