Quote:I was looking around and stumbled upon this article on Blake while he was still at UCF:

 

http://www.espn.com/college-football/bow...wn-no-more

 

<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(72,73,74);margin-left:40px;">Though it looks foolhardy now, there are reasons recruiters missed on Bortles. He started the first half of his sophomore season at defensive back before coaches moved him to quarterback. At the time, Oviedo ran the wing-T, not the best offense to showcase his skill set.

<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(72,73,74);margin-left:40px;">Bortles also played baseball, where he batted and threw left-handed. (He also is a lefty on the golf course.)

<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(72,73,74);">I get that people can be ambidextrous, and can be successful with it.  My son is left eye dominant who bats lefty, swings a golf club lefty, and prefers to kick with his left foot in soccer.  However, he throws right handed.  It was a challenge getting his form correct because although he instinctively picked up the ball and threw it with his right arm, his footwork was backwards - he also wanted to step with his right leg.


<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(72,73,74);">Perhaps some of Blake's struggle with mechanics is simply because he's not a "natural" right handed thrower.  Should that be the case, it's kind of frustrating that he wouldn't be more cognizant and place more emphasis on mechanics himself when working in the offseason.

 

Had no clue. And yes. That's a challenge for sure. My father is the same exact way. He's naturally a left handed person. So is my mother and my younger brother. But my dad throws right handed. My brother is the only one that sticks with his left hand in throwing or other sports. We were always intrigued by our dad's ambidextrous abilities. I am right handed and I can't use my left hand or left arm to save my life in any sport. Though I can handle a fishing pole left handed thanks to growing up with my dad. 

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