Thank you!
I didn't realize sliding would be hard for left handers - I'm left handed myself. The game has full controller support if you want to give it another shot with a control scheme that might be more suitable for you!
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I use the arrow keys to move (with my right hand) and the mouse in my left. Only the left sided shift and control keys worked for the speedup and slide as far as I could tell. If both shift keys / control keys worked it would probably be sorted. A large percentage of the games submitted have neglected left hander support.