Writing well with the non-dominant hand can be an impressive skill. However, it’s a whole new learning curve same as if you were learning to write as a kid from scratch.
From holding the pen properly to avoiding forming letters in their mirrored version and finally being able to write something that looks even. It takes everything.
Though this time, it is easier now since you don’t have to relearn the alphabet and spellings.
There could be own reasons to write with a non-dominant hand. Some may want just to flaunt their skill. Others might be in urgent need of it like I was in school. I broke my right arm, and my left hand was liable to write out of nowhere.
Though I was always curious to write with my left hand, I never took it seriously. With my non-dominant hand, I managed to write readable words and it did the job for me to complete my school work but I never had the actual pace.
And I think this is mostly where the progress of a person learning to write with a non-dominant hand tapers off. The speed just can’t seem to match with their dominant hand or maybe even close to it.
It’s relatively easier to write with a non-dominant hand for many people to start with and even to the point that it doesn’t look like it’s writing with a non-dominant but speed makes all the difference.
Why you write pretty slow with your non-dominant hand is because you lack experience in it. Even if you may have written pretty much with it, it’s nowhere near your dominant hand.
You’re required to be more careful than your dominant hand to produce even and nicer letters, and it slows you down.
At this point, if you want to progress further you need to practice rightly than so much practice with no intent. Or else, you might feel you can’t pass this and it can be daunting.
What I’d suggest you, as someone who has worked in the speed aspect of functional penmanship, is find the printable sheets that resonate with your handwriting style, whether cursive or print. You won’t find anything perfect match to yours but it would be immensely useful to practice with.
Print the sheets, and go over them as faster than your comfortable speed. It will help you to be consistent, well-spaced and neater without much of a thought and gradually increase the speed overtime as you practice.
I’ve my own practice worksheets which are originally made for people who want to write neatly when writing fast, and can be absolutely used by people learning to write by their non-dominant hand.
You can download the sheets at busyarts.com/worksheets. Good luck!