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re: South Paw Shooters?
Posted on 11/23/12 at 8:40 am to StinkDog12
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.
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Posted on 11/23/12 at 8:54 am to wiltznucs
I started shooting lefty when I was in my 20's. I am left eye dominant. Tried it one day did good and never looked back. Not very hard to learn shooting lefty compared to other activities. Just felt awkward at first.
Posted on 11/23/12 at 9:02 am to wiltznucs
That's funny....I actually shoot both pistols and bows right handed. And despite being a decent shot with long guns from either side. I'm absolutely horrible with a bow and pistol with my left (which is my more accurate side with long guns).
I only have 2 bolt action guns and oddly enough they are both right handed....because I grew up/learned how to shoot with a little bolt action 22 that was right handed, I never found it awkward to action the bolt. It just became a natural motion for my left hand to slide up the stock and action the bolt with my right hand. And even more odd is the fact despite being a pretty decent shot right handed (not my norm) I find it awkward as hell to action the bolt with my right hand when holding the gun right handed (which is basically the position I end up in after shooting left handed and then sliding my left hand up the gun to action the bolt with my right hand)
Weird how muscle memory and eye dominance develops you as a hunter!
I only have 2 bolt action guns and oddly enough they are both right handed....because I grew up/learned how to shoot with a little bolt action 22 that was right handed, I never found it awkward to action the bolt. It just became a natural motion for my left hand to slide up the stock and action the bolt with my right hand. And even more odd is the fact despite being a pretty decent shot right handed (not my norm) I find it awkward as hell to action the bolt with my right hand when holding the gun right handed (which is basically the position I end up in after shooting left handed and then sliding my left hand up the gun to action the bolt with my right hand)
Weird how muscle memory and eye dominance develops you as a hunter!
Posted on 11/24/12 at 9:16 am to wiltznucs
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I'm left eye dominant but right handed. I shoot long guns and bows from the left. I shoot handguns with my right hand.
When I was in high school I went shooting w/ my best friend and his girl friend. We were shooting 22 pistols. His gf shot well, but there was something odd about her shooting. We finally figured it out......She was shooting right handed, but was aiming w/ the left eye. As was pointed out earlier, it not which hand one's dominant w/ that determines which side one shoots from, but which eye is dominant. And, yes, it's a subconscious thing. Before most kids ever shoot a real gun, they've already had years of handling toy guns so that it's already been determined which side they naturally shoot from. There are some successful shooters who shoot well w/ their non-dominant eye, but it's difficult to do consistently.
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