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07-26-2006 | 08:12 PM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: Should I be shooting left handed?

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yet if one closes one eye, eye dominance will not be an issue; if both eyes are left open then he must shoot left handed.

Actually, this is not always true. Due to right eye damage, I was forced to eventually move from right-handed to left-handed shooting. Until I switched, I was able to close the dominant eye temporarily until the brain
'set' the sight picture and then slowly open the dominant eye enabling me to shoot with both eyes open. Depending on the fatigue of the eyes, it took differing time intervals.

Then I switched to left-handed shooting but, due to the years of shooting right-handed with left eye dominance, there were times when the brain would get confused. Even though left eye dominance was now accepted, the brain would occasionally 'try to focus' with the non-dominant eye. Again, it depended on eye fatigue.

I recently got a contact for the right eye and it created more problems. Since both eyes are now somewhat equal, it requires me to concentrate more, depending on whether I'm shooting left-handed or right-handed. You see, I shoot either way just as accurately.

I go into the treestand with a release on both hands. If the deer comes up on the right side, I shoot left-handed. If the deer comes up on the left side, I shoot right-handed. The trouble now is that I have to make sure the 'brain' knows which eye to use. Now I have to close the opposite eye either way to allow proper 'focusing'.

BTW, I use the same bow to shoot right or left.

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