rb you bring up a VERY good point and one that stirs many opinions and debates. I am " as F' d up as a football bat dominant" and have been since day one. My grandfather was cross domd (right handed, left eye dominant) and thought I was when he tought me to shoot years ago with an old Daisy BB rifle. I simply couldnt close my left eye as easily as I could " wink" with my right eye so he convinced me I was cross domd as he and taught me to shoot from my left shoulder. I grew into that and got used to it.

But later as I got older and more experienced with all types of weapons I quickly realized I was " football bat dominant" and tried to correct the wrongs. I play golf, shoot bows and pistols right handed and trying otherwise is a joke. When bird/duck/skeet shooting I shoot from the left shoulder as I was taught 25 years ago. I prefer to shoot my rifle from the left shoulder as well, but actually have no problem doing it from either shoulder and have found that actually helps in most hunting situations (and likewise when shooting a shotgun while turkey hunting).

When I hold up my right hand and point at a distant object I find that I am " aiming" my finger with my right hand. When I do the same with my left hand I find I am aiming that finger with the left eye as well. Thus my " football bat dominance" theory lol...

On the " both eyes" theory. Yes proper shotgunning dictates using BOTH eyes. However when talking about bows it is my opinion (this after having grown up in an archery shop and shooting competitions and " coaching" many people) that shooting a bow with both eyes will lead to " shoulder or form shooting" at game animals instead of picking a spot and concentrating on putting that arrow on that exact spot. Unless you shoot several hundred arrows a day for months on end and do so for years, it is my opinion that you are more likely to do the above mentioned " put it on the deer and shoot" technique than you are to pick a spot and follow thru. As for using both eyes with a scoped rifle, thats awfully hard because it is physically impossible to focus one eye thru the scope and another eye on the target umpteen hundred yards away.

Dead is STILL dead tho, do whatever works best for you!
RA

ps
On the peep issue. Perhaps it isnt the peep you cant get adjusted to as much as it is the size of the peep itself? I have used and recommended for years the Surz a peep. Its the small plastic disc peep that doesnt use surgical tubing or anything else to align itself when drawn. I bore it out as well with a allen wrench heated over a propane torch. When fully drawn I can see the entire sight window on my bow and can see thru the peep long after its gotten to dark for my fibreoptic pins to still glow. Think of a peep on your bowstring as the front (back) sight on a rifle or dual pins on a shotgun barrel. You wouldnt shoot a rifle without both a front and rear sight would you? The peep on the bow just gives you another reference point and more assurance of reaching the proper anchor point...