When Mike was picking Henry up from daycare the other day, he happened upon Henry hitting a baseball - quite well, actually. Mike was delighted and proud (and immediately went to buy a baseball tee) and surprised to note that Henry bats left-handed. We are both right-handed, and Henry seems to show a natural preference for his right hand, too. He scribbles, eats, and waves with his right hand. What surprised Mike even more was to learn that I also swing a bat with my left hand, it is the way that I was taught to hit. (Of course, I don't hit the ball well). I was taught to hit left-handed because my father also hits a ball left-handed, despite being right handed, and was taught by his father, the original Henry, to hit left-handed. I thought the left-handed hitting was a result of generations of learned behavior, but in Henry's case, it truly seems more natural and comfortable for him to hit left-handed. I hadn't ever tried to teach him to hit a baseball, and Mike had tried to teach him to swing right-handed.
Here is a video of Henry hitting the baseball:
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You know, this is a real accomplishment! My boys still tend to whack the tee, more often than not. I haven't had the heart to tell them that this is the equivalent of missing. Henry looks so comfortable with the bat! I like how he just owns his Drew-handed batting!
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