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02-24-2009 | 04:27 AM

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MGH_PA

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RE: Do you shoot with your non dominant eye?

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MGH_PA one thing is consistant with me .... I do not talk about things I don't know anything about.

I shot a compound upwards to 15 years right handed, strong left eye dominant. In fact, I was left handed in school, until the teachers forced me right is what my Mom says.

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I'm not sure how anyone who is truly left eye dominant can shoot right handed without closing their left eye or making some radical adjustments.

its called FOCUS and its what makes great archers great. ever heard of Howard Hill ? Cross dominant.

think about it- everything you DO in life you do cross dominant if you're like that. you write that way, drivea car, pour a cup of coffee ...... you play basketball, football, baseball, golf - EVERYTHING you do when you're awake is cross dominant

why would you change then, only ONE thing ?

your mind-body coordinates - thats how it works and it works very well

I never truly understood until I went to traditional archery. Compounds are so simple and easy - put the pin in the middle of the peep, sqeeze the trigger ....... how do people cross dominant shoot rifles/scopes ? pool ? bowling ?

I'll never switch, because IF I did, I'd switch everything I do in life to left handed and frankly, I think thats an impossible task to relearn everything and re-coordinate your mind/body

Well all the more power to you. I tried hard for months when I was contemplating switching to left handed, and I couldn't do it. The other tasks you mention (aside from shooting) aren't as reliant on focusing your vision through a small aperture like a peep, but I suppose it's possible with some people, just like every person has different variations in dominance across their eyes.

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