The New York Football Giants have found a young stud in Odell Beckham Jr. In less than two seasons, he has made numerous plays that leave football fans asking, ” how did he do that.” After digging a little deeper, I think I have found something that plays a huge role in Beckham’s amazing catching ability.
According to Deadspin.com, Odell has made up in his mind and is determined to force himself to become ambidextrous. He thinks that if he is able to use his left hand to the same level as his right hand it will make him an even better receiver.
“To do this, he started doing as many things as he possibly could left handed. Every day. “Anything I can do with my right hand, I’ve gotta do with my left,” he said. There’s the teeth-brushing—three times a day. There’s the swinging of a baseball bat (He hasn’t been to a batting cage in years, but he practices swinging a bat around his place). He doesn’t play full-scale basketball games anymore, but he has a hoop at his house. He invites friends over to shoot around, all in the name of his lefty experiment. He takes every shot left handed. “My left-handed shot now looks better than my right,” he said (He did admit his left-handed shot is less accurate but that’s besides the point.)”
I can’t even imagine what Odell will be able to do on the field once he deems himself ambidextrous. It has worked for players in other sports and will most definitely help him on the field. There are many time defensive backs jam up against a receiver pinning their bodies against them. If Odell is able to use either hand to catch the ball, it will make him even more unstoppable.