Sports

Left-Handed Sports Equipment

From gloves to bows, plenty of sporting gear is handed. Here’s where to find the left-handed version.

A left-handed baseball player wearing a glove on the right hand, ready to throw

Sports buyer’s guides

Comparisons and buying advice for left-handed athletes — and the parents shopping for them.

Shopping sports as a lefty

Baseball & Softball Gloves

Glove labeling trips people up: a left-handed thrower wears the glove on the right hand, often listed as “right-hand throw” (RHT) for righties and “left-hand throw” (LHT) for lefties. Buy LHT.

Hockey

Hockey stick handedness is about which side of your body the blade sits on, not which hand you write with — many left-handed writers shoot right, and vice versa.

Archery

Bows are handed by your dominant eye and draw hand. Left-handed bows are widely made but in fewer models and draw weights.

Lacrosse & Other Sports

Lacrosse is different: most heads and complete sticks aren’t handed at all. Bowling balls, fishing reels and more can be — we’re adding guides for these over time.

Dedicated guide in progress. Suggest a product we should include.

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