ok lets clear the air on the dominate eye question for those who need to know how to tell before they get into archery.i know for a fact there are alot of us out there that are left eye dominate and shoot right handed--not by chice but because we were led to believe we were.
how do you or have you been told how to find your dominant eye? i went to the eye doctor a few years back and he told me i was eft eye dominate and i asked him are you sure because i was told years ago i was right eye dominate when i first started to shoot archery. i was really kind of stuned at first. but i shoot with both eyes open and a hunters peep and do very well this way now. better than with just one eye open like i used to shoot. it takes a while to train yourself to do this but it is well worth the effort if you shoot right handed and are left eye dominate. now thats what i have seemed to figure out---
to help me do this a buddy of mine who is a good friend to darrell pace told me to were a hat and just take a paper clip and a small advertisement card for instance and put it on the left brim of my hat and bend it down to were when i open my right eye it does not interfere with looking at the spot i am shooting for. so i just open and close my left eye to make sure it does cover my left eye line of sight only. this way i was able to train myself to shoot better with both eyes open over a period of time. even with both eyes open and your line of vision with the left out not being able to focus on the target it still seems you can see everything anyway. its a pain in the but sometimes but all i did was make sure i took my hat with me to shoot every time and i am glad i did.
sure there was a few wise cracks occasionally by those who new nothing about what i was trying to accomplish or the simple reason as to why.i still learn today a few simple tricks from some of those who have been shooting for years and i find it fasinating and can hopefully pass it on to someone else who wants and desires to become a better archer like so many on this board have taught each other.
lets here how you guys were told to determine the dominate eye?