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South Paw Shooters?
Posted on 11/23/12 at 7:37 am
Posted on 11/23/12 at 7:37 am
I notice that there seem to be a lot if left handed shooters that are right handed in all other activities. I happen to be one of those people. Anyone else fall into that category?
If so, what made it that way for you?
I honestly have no idea what did it for me...I was pretty young when I started shooting a gun and don't remember making the decision to shoot left handed. When I was in high school I started shooting from both sides but my accuracy is a good bit better with my left...but I flip sides if the shot is better situated for a right handed position (either in the deer stand or duck blind).
Just curious if anyone has any experience with this?
If so, what made it that way for you?
I honestly have no idea what did it for me...I was pretty young when I started shooting a gun and don't remember making the decision to shoot left handed. When I was in high school I started shooting from both sides but my accuracy is a good bit better with my left...but I flip sides if the shot is better situated for a right handed position (either in the deer stand or duck blind).
Just curious if anyone has any experience with this?
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Posted on 11/23/12 at 7:50 am to StinkDog12
Are you left eye dominate? If so that would explain better shooting from the left side...
Posted on 11/23/12 at 8:40 am to StinkDog12
I'm left eye dominant but right handed. I shoot long guns and bows from the left. I shoot handguns with my right hand. I'm the guy that actually buys left handed bolt action rifles and left side ejecting automatic shotguns.
It sounds like you can shoot pretty effectively from either side; I definitely can not.
It sounds like you can shoot pretty effectively from either side; I definitely can not.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 8:53 am to StinkDog12
My tall lanky 16 year old does everything left handed except for two things. He shoots a bow right handed (rifle left handed) and kicks a ball with his right foot. He said doing those things that way were never a conscious decision.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 9:00 am to StinkDog12
my son is right handed and left eye dominate.
i taught him to shoot left handed and he has no issues with it.
i taught him to shoot left handed and he has no issues with it.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 9:26 am to StinkDog12
Left eye dominate, right handed. I shoot left handed because the sight picture is just off for me if I try to shoot right handed. This goes for pistols as well, though I usually practice right and left handed.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 10:50 am to StinkDog12
I eat and shoot and write lefty , but everything else I do from the right side.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 10:57 am to StinkDog12
yep, but I'm left handed too. Bat/golf right handed though.
special ordering left handed rifles gets old
special ordering left handed rifles gets old
Posted on 11/23/12 at 11:16 am to StinkDog12
I'm left-handed but shoot righty. Also batted righty too. Saw my friends so just followed. One day dad walked out and I was catching the ball with my glove, taking the glove off and throwing with the glove hand. He said wait a minute.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 7:07 pm to StinkDog12
I'm right handed but left eye dominant. I too can shoot off of either shoulder, but I'm better with my left. Although, my claim to fame (in my family anyway) was the day I beat all my cousins in a skeet shoot shooting off of each shoulder, switching between shots. I dont know why I'm left eye dominant
Posted on 11/23/12 at 9:09 pm to StinkDog12
I am right eye dominant but shoot left handed. I have found that a Burris speed bead helps with the scattergun. I write and throw right handed but shoot gun and bow left handed. This is natural to me because I feel that my right arm is dominant so I want it in the control position as in holding the forearm of a rifle thus controlling the swing or holding a bow and controlling the aim. Pulling the trigger or releasing the string on a bow doesn't require any effort so I use my left hand for this. Does that make sense? 
Posted on 11/24/12 at 2:41 am to StinkDog12
right-handguns=great, sports, weight bearing, bow
left-handguns=ok, long arms, fine things/work
cross-dominant right?!?
left-handguns=ok, long arms, fine things/work
cross-dominant right?!?
Posted on 11/24/12 at 4:08 am to StinkDog12
We have some special people in this thread
I can't do shite with my left hand
I can't do shite with my left hand
Posted on 11/24/12 at 9:34 am to StinkDog12
I am right handed and right eye dominant but, I am actually more comfortable shooting a rifle/shotgun left handed. I had to teach myself to shoot correctly on my right side.
I have no idea how it happened to me either.
I have no idea how it happened to me either.
Posted on 11/24/12 at 4:35 pm to StinkDog12
This is me.
Left eye dominate is my guess. I also can't wink my left eye without my right eyelid squinching in too, but I can close my right w/o affecting my left at all.
I also have a jacked up left shoulder, so I have better range of motion with my right arm holding the gun.
I've always been more accurate shooting lefty. I shoot pool as a switch hitter, and hit switch in baseball too but I'm predominantly right handed in everything and it's not even close. I just taught myself to bat switch to frick with pitchers, and to give us some lefty hitters to switch up the flow.
Left eye dominate is my guess. I also can't wink my left eye without my right eyelid squinching in too, but I can close my right w/o affecting my left at all.
I also have a jacked up left shoulder, so I have better range of motion with my right arm holding the gun.
I've always been more accurate shooting lefty. I shoot pool as a switch hitter, and hit switch in baseball too but I'm predominantly right handed in everything and it's not even close. I just taught myself to bat switch to frick with pitchers, and to give us some lefty hitters to switch up the flow.
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