Alternative form of soft-handed

Gentle; permissive; lenient; slow to enforce discipline. / Unaccustomed to hard work.

plural of soft hand / (chiefly sports) The hands in a relaxed state, especially for a batsman to play with a dead bat, or for a fielder to catch the ball without it bouncing out.

(blackjack) A hand of cards that includes an ace being counted as 11. / (cricket) A grip on the bat that merely stops the ball moving towards the wicket