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Old 01-18-2002 | 01:15 PM
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crutchfield
 
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Default RE: Going Blind in one Eye...Need advice.

WHEN I BOUGHT MY FIRST BOW, I BOUGHT IT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT AT A PRO SHOP. I DO MOST EVERYTHING RIGHT HANDED, EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO AIMING, I'M LEFT EYE DOMINANT. I DID NOT KNOW I NEEDED A LEFT HANDED BOW AND THE ONE I BOUGHT WAS RIGHT HANDED. I HAD A FRIEND HELP SET ME UP AND HE SET A 20 YARD PIN FOR HIM TO START OFF WITH. WHEN HE WOULD SHOOT IT IT WAS ON, BUT WHEN I SHOT IT IT WAS WAY RIGHT. WE EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT I WAS SHOOTING RIGHT HANDED WITH MY LEFT EYE. WE ADJUSTED THE SIGHTS UNTIL THE WERE ON FOR ME AND I WAS O.K. AFTER THAT. I ENDED UP BUYING A LEFT HANDED BOW JUST TO GET WHAT I REALLY NEEDED. OVER THE YEARS I'VE LEARNED TO CLOSE MY LEFT EYE A LITTLE BETTER AND NOW I COULD PROBABLY SHOOT RIGHT HANDED OR LEFT HANDED. ANYWAY, I WAS ABLE TO ADJUST TO SHOOT RIGHT HANDED WITH MY LEFT EYE. I HOPE YOUR FRIEND CAN DO THE SAME.
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