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Both eyes open, Or 1 closed?

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Old 02-18-2008 | 02:42 PM
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Default RE: Both eyes open, Or 1 closed?

Judging from his HNI Indoor league scores, I'd say Mobow shoots with both eyes CLOSED. [8D]
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Old 02-18-2008 | 02:43 PM
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ORIGINAL: magicman54494

Hey bar, I see your poll dancing again. I shoot with 2 eyes.
once a poll dancer, always a poll dance
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Old 02-18-2008 | 02:45 PM
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Both eyes open only if the eye looking through the peep is your dominant eye.

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Old 02-18-2008 | 02:51 PM
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Depends, with a peep one eye open, with my red dot both open
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Old 02-18-2008 | 03:30 PM
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ORIGINAL: Rickmur

How do you look through a little round hole (the peep) that is very close to one eye and see through it with both eyes? Or do you learn to fixate one eye with the peep and the other on the target? If you hav'nt guessed by now I shoot with one eye closed.
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That's how I do it. I have no trouble keeping both my eyes open. I can concentrate on my peep alignment and shot locationwith the aiming eye andstill keep the other eye open and looking at the target as well. It also helps with (for me) to see the target better in low light.

It's the same as you would shooting a pistol or abird gun, keep both eyes open.

The only time I'll close one eye is when I'm shooting my rifle (scoped or iron sights) but that's ONLY AFTER I've acquired my target.


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Old 02-18-2008 | 04:25 PM
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Right now i shoot 1 open. I would like to teach myself to shoot with both open tho
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Old 02-18-2008 | 04:49 PM
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Started with both open about 3 years ago and it really did improve my shooting (or maybe it was that I picked up a Hoyt and puta Bowtech to sleep)
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Old 02-18-2008 | 05:33 PM
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if you can shoot with both open i'm sure it would be better but i am right handed , left eye dominate so i find it hard to shoot with both open . i close my dominate eye but i
still shoot very well
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Old 02-18-2008 | 05:40 PM
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I shoot everything with both eyes open.
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Old 02-18-2008 | 05:53 PM
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Both open is the only way to go. lot more accurate, IMO
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