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Old 08-04-2004 | 09:11 AM
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I'm left eye dominant and a lefty shooter. No matter what, I just CAN'T shoot with both eyes open. I guess it's due to the fact that I am just plain weird... [8D] I'm righty in this, lefty in that, righty in this, etc... But when it comes down to shooting, my left eye is dominant, but my right eye will just mess everything up and I'll see two arrows tips, or two gun barrels. [&:]

Butch A.
This could be a bonus. Do you get to see two monsters?
Ha ha ha.... Actually, I tried shooting my bow late yesterday in the backyard with both eyes open. I was only 20 yards away from my Black Hole target. I pulled my old PSE Edge Series 1000C bow into full draw. I instinctively closed my right eye and sighted the top pin (20 yards) through my Shurz-a-peep, and clearly, perfectly, saw the center of the Black Hole target in the background.

While I held the full draw and concentrated on the sight image, I opened my right eye. I instantly saw two Black Hole targets! [&:] So, I closed both eyes. Then I opened both eyes and tried to focus. I either saw two Black Hole targets, or I saw two Tru-Glo 3 pin sights! I closed my eyes again, opened my eyes, blinked a few times, and no matter what, my right eye fights my left eye and screws me all up.

Long story short, I closed my right eye, and launched an XX75 straight into the center of the ring of the Black Hole target at 20 yards. [8D] Now imagine if I tried doing that with both eyes open. Maybe I'll try it someday, but I'd be afraid of not clearly being able to concentrate on my target.

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