It's important to learn both sides from the very beginning because it will render a more versatile, well-rounded game in the future. Most people just think of it in terms of "left vs. right" but that is a somewhat limited viewpoint. When practicing your less dominant (flip) side think about your body as a whole, each part working together. Certain parts of the body will adjust to compensate for a lack of coordination or balance, and this is ok to some extent. If you become aware of your weaknesses and work to strengthen them, you will eventaully outgrow those natural adjustments. To do that you should analyze what your body is doing to compensate, then try to understand what exactly is the problem and work on it.

On the opposite end, it's really bad to just accept these limitations and move on, because you will be developing your style with bad form, and will eventually run into a brick wall when you attempt to combine weak elements. If you find yourself in this situation, it's not too late however. You need to humble yourself and go back to what you might think of as too easy for you, and fine-tune certain elements or moves until they are stronger and requires less concentration.

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