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If buying real estate can be summed with location, location, location then buying a compound bow can be summed as fit, fit, fit. A poorly fitted bow causes shooting form errors which mean poor accuracy and an unhappy archer. Only buy a bow of proper fit, anything else will waste your time and money. Not sure how to fit your bow? This guide will show you.

[align=center]There are three questions to answer when fitting your compound bow.[/align][ol][*][align=left]Do I need a right hand or left hand bow?[/align][*][align=left]What draw length do I need?[/align][*][align=left]What draw weight should I shoot?[/align][/ol][align=center]Right Hand or Left Hand[/align][align=center][/align][align=left]For most people this is easy to decide, a right handed person chooses a right hand bow and a left handed person chooses a left hand bow. A right hand bow will be gripped with the left hand and the string drawn with the right - vice versa for a left hand bow.[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]A small minority of people have their dominant eye opposite their dominant hand. This can create problems with aiming. Some people solve this by aiming with their weak eye and closing their dominant one. Others choose a bow to match their dominant eye and accustom themselves to shooting it against their natural "handedness". If this is youtry a friends bow (if possible) for comfort before making a choice.[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]To determine your dominant eye make a small triangle with your hands and thumbs at arms length and look at an object a few feet or more away. Close one eye and then the other. When one of your eyes closes you will see the view through the triangle shift. The eye you just closed is your dominant eye. The view shifts because your other eye took over when your dominant eye closed.[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]...read the full guide with pics here[/align]