Need some help with a new hunter.
 

Hey guys a buddy of mine has an 11 year old son, who is infatuated with hunting, turkeys and deer. But he is having a problem with him aiming. He is right handed, but when he closes his left eye to shoot, he cant keep his right eye open. But when he tries to shut his right eye, he can keep his left eye open. He has not tried shooting a bow yet, just a 22, but if he is having trouble with that, he will have trouble with a peep sight too. I suggested getting a patch for his left eye, but my buddy said that that dont work either, as soon as he covers the left eye, the right one closes too. So we are looking for suggestions to help this situation. Anyone have any ideas?

RE: Need some help with a new hunter.
 

So he can't "wink"?

Interesting.

Which eye is dominant? Well hell....if he can't close one without closing the other.....not much way I know to find out!....lol

RE: Need some help with a new hunter.
 

Sounds like he is right handed but left eye dominant. Have you tried to see if he can shoot left handed.

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i was taught to aim with both eyes open.......

RE: Need some help with a new hunter.
 

Thats what I would tell him. 2 eyes open


Hatchet Jack

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I was taught the same way. See If that works BigDaddy.

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Yep, 2 eyes open!

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the two eyes open method is agood one, but itdoesn't work for some people though. i'm one of those people. i'm right handed and right eye dominant so i've always closed my left eye with rifle and bow, and thats always worked for me. but when i try to keep both eyes open, its like i'm seeing double trying to focus on pins or crosshairs. not real sure why, but thats just what happens to me

RE: Need some help with a new hunter.
 

He is probably cross dominate with the eyes like me . Either try with both open or try shooting left handed. that is how i shoot a gun left handed but i am right handed at everything else

RE: Need some help with a new hunter.
 

I remember when I was younger that I couldn't "wink" either. Pretty crazy now that I think about it.

Anyway, like the others have said. Teach him to shoot with both eyes open. I actually prefer it.

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i am the same way i am also left eye dom. but i still shot right hand and do great just need to adjust the sights. Also means the zero is differnt for him then anyone else. Atleast thats what i was told. When we had a AR15 my dad would shoot it would be off to the left or right can not remeber. Then he would zero it in i would shoot and it would be off. We would switch back and fourth untill the pro shop checked my eyes when i bought my bow

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Simple solution, shoot with both eyes open as you should anyway...

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If he's right handed and left eye dominant, both eyes open will cause his left eye to want to look through the sight and result in a focus problem. I would agree with having him try to shoot left handed. My son is left handed and right eye dominant had taught himself to shoot right handed. He's old enough now that when he picked up a bow this year, it came naturally to him.