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Archery question about eye dominance

Posted on 11/16/19 at 1:10 pm
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
13299 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 1:10 pm
I am right handed but left eye dominant and I wanna get a bow and start target practicing. Should I get a left handed bow or just stay right handed?
Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
12721 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 1:15 pm to
I'm left-handed but right eye dominant. I shoot a left-handed bow simply because it was given to me. When I buy my next bow, I'm going to shoot left- and right-handed bows and see what I'm comfortable with and accurate with. I would suspect it will be another left-handed bow since that's what I've been shooting though.

I would shoot both and see what you are most comfortable with. Common advice is to go by eye dominance, but I've done fine with what I have.
Posted by Melvin Spellvin
proud dad of 2 A&M honor grads
Member since Jul 2015
1676 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 1:19 pm to
eye patch over left eye and shoot right handed, right eye will become stronger over time, you won’t notice the difference...
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14318 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 3:01 pm to
I'm the same as you. I use a LH bow. It feels way more natural to me.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20086 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 3:15 pm to
One of my sons is a true lefty. He fires a shotgun, rifle and pistol from the left side. However, he tried both a left handed and right handed bow and settled on the right handed bow. He says it just feels better and he is very accurate with it. Just FYI:
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19412 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 3:46 pm to
Most "good" shooters have both eyes open

I had the same problem and went to a top notch archery shop, the pro explained it to me and it works.

I shoot right and am left eye dominate, so I learned to shoot this way (both open).

Disclaimer: I'm not a very good shot
This post was edited on 11/16/19 at 3:52 pm
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
8973 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 6:40 pm to
Same here, get the left hand bow. You’ll be far happier.
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17741 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 8:46 pm to
Get a left handed
Posted by mtcheral
BR
Member since Oct 2008
1947 posts
Posted on 11/16/19 at 8:50 pm to
Haven’t gotten into archery yet but my son is right handed and left eye dominant. I just kept on him with practice to use right eye and now he does it naturally and shoots very well. I’m right hand dominant and couldn’t imagine using a left hand bow although it’s probably easier when learning as a child.
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29419 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 8:42 pm to
Do this.
Posted by DTRooster
Belle River, La
Member since Dec 2013
7962 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 2:36 pm to
I'm the same. Every thing I learned as a kid that involved aiming I naturally did left handed (shooting a long gun , shooting pool) but throw a ball, bat or kick right handed. My first bow, in my early 20s, was right handed and I shot it well but had to close my left eye to do it. Switched to left handed and it was so much easier. Same with a pistol when I switched to a left hand grip
Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2337 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:18 pm to
Shoot each and see what is more natural. I am right handed and right eye dominant, but shoot a left hand bow. Reason is a shoulder injury that won't allow my left arm to be my brace arm. Can only physically pull about 40 lbs on a right hand bow. Using my left arm as my draw arm, I can shoot 60 lbs. I had no trouble at all switching even though I am right hand and right eye dominant.
Posted by IHuntdux
504
Member since Jan 2018
93 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 3:40 pm to
Same eye dominance set up here. Shot my right handed bow with no issues.
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