There are a lot of advantages to becoming ambidextrous.When you need to write, you can switch to your other hand if you get injured.It takes a lot of time and practice to learn how to write with your other hand.Don't start large.To get your non-dominant hand used to write, trace your hand and draw shapes.Then write out the alphabet and simple sentences.If you do more daily tasks with your non-dominant hand, it will strengthen it.It is possible to learn how to write with your opposite hand.
Step 1: The pen should be held in the hand.
The first thing to do when changing your writing hand is to hold the pen or pencil correctly.It can be difficult if you have never done it before.The same grip is used with your dominant hand.This will teach you how to use a writing instrument.To get a reference, sit down and hold the pen in your dominant hand.Try to duplicate the way you held the pen in your dominant hand.If you need more guidance, take a picture of your dominant hand.The pen should not be held tightly.People make this mistake when using their non-dominant hand.A tight grip causes your writing to be worse.It's common to smudge your writing if you're learning to write with your left hand.You can use a pen without gel ink.Don't use erasable pens.The varieties smudge a lot worse.Hold the pen from the tip so your hand doesn't rub the page.
Step 2: Your hand is a warm-up exercise.
Simple tasks can be done when you hold the pen with your non-dominant hand.Place your hand on the paper.Take your non-dominant hand and trace around it.This exercises the muscles in your hand to write.Go to a new page and repeat the activity a few times.It will be awkward at first.Continue until you can hold the pen in your non-dominant hand.
Step 3: When you feel more comfortable, draw simple shapes.
After doing a tracing exercise, move on to making shapes.Draw simple shapes like a square, circle, and triangle on a fresh page.Focus on forming these shapes in a straight line.If you feel like you need more practice, draw shapes until you run out of room on the page, then switch to a new page.Draw these shapes slowly.Pay attention to how the shapes are formed.Time will bring speed.Train your muscles to write.If you need a reference, use your dominant hand to draw these shapes.Try to duplicate these shapes by changing hands.
Step 4: There is a connected line of waves on the page.
Move on to a more connected design after drawing some disconnected shapes.Waves require more precision than simple shapes.Start by using your dominant hand to draw a line.Try to copy this design with your non-dominant hand.When you reach the end of the page, start a new line.A line of upward loops is a design to draw.These loops can be extended across the page.
Step 5: Write out all the letters of the alphabet to begin your exercise.
Train your hand to form letters after you form shapes.The capital and uppercase versions of the alphabet are used.Focus on forming the letters.It is easier to string the letters together when you are proficient at writing the alphabet.Try to stay between the lines when writing on notebook paper.At first, write large.Instead of one row, extend your letters through two rows.When you start training your non-dominant hand, begin every practice session with this exercise.
Step 6: Simple sentences are good to write.
Once you are used to forming letters, use those skills to form sentences.A simple way to get your hand moving is to write with your left hand.Continue writing until you get to a page.After writing each sentence a few times, move on to the next one.If you can't come up with your own words, copy them from a book or magazine.Write out your name a few times if you aren't ready for sentences.
Step 7: If you get stuck, switch back to your dominant hand to observe how it writes.
Your non-dominant hand just can't seem to form when you run into a word or shape.This could happen a lot in the beginning.Give the pen back to your dominant hand if you get stuck.Write the same thing with this hand.You should notice how your hand feels and how you use your muscles.You can try to copy these motions and feelings by giving the pen back to yourdominant hand.To get a better view of how it moves and forms words, write with your dominant hand in front of a mirror.Try to duplicate these motions with your other hand.
Step 8: Write in mirror.
In mirror writing, you write a word with your dominant hand and then write it backwards using your non-dominant hand.There are two words next to each other.Write in print.Go ahead and do this activity in cursive.Some people write the same word in different directions.When you feel confident with both hands, try this out.
Step 9: Write down your progress in a notebook.
It takes time and practice to learn to write with a non-dominant hand.In the beginning, your writing may be difficult to read.Keeping track of your progress helps you see how far you have come.All of your exercises should be in a notebook.It's a good idea to go back to the earlier days when you were just starting.Compare that to where you are now.You will keep getting better as long as you practice.
Step 10: Do some exercises for your non-dominant hand.
Since you use your non-dominant hand less, its muscles are less strong.It's difficult to write well with your non-dominant hand.You can increase this hand's strength by doing hand exercises.Warm up and stretch your hands before working them out.Lifting weights strengthens the muscles in your forearms and wrists.Squeezing hand grips target your hand muscles.A squeeze of a stress ball will help strengthen your hand.You can do this while you watch TV or commute.
Step 11: You need both hands to play the instrument.
There are many instruments that require coordination.You can improve your dexterity by playing one of these instruments.Guitar requires you to strum with one hand and fret the strings with the other.This activity improves coordination because both hands need to work together.Bass guitar, piano, and drums are other choices.On many stringed instruments, you can flip them upside down and play them in a different way.This exercise can be used to strengthen your non-dominant hand.
Step 12: Use your non-dominant hand for more work.
Your body gets used to using your non-dominant hand when you do any activity with it.This will help your writing.If you want to use your non-dominant hand in your daily life, start doing more activities with it.Try to hold a fork with your non-dominant hand.Buttoning your shirt with your non-dominant hand is a good exercise that requires more precision.If activities aren't done correctly, they could be dangerous.It is not safe to drive with your other hand until you are proficient.