View Poll Results: How do you shoot your vertical bow?
Both eyes open
35
50.72%
One eye closed
25
36.23%
Both ways, depending upon the light conditions
9
13.04%
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll
Do you shoot with one eye open?
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,722
Some folks just can't do the both eyes open thing.
I am extremely left eye dominant, I am 100% right handed.
I will not change to shoot left handed because my mind/body has learned a lifetime how to coordinate this.
I will not close an eye, doing so would (A) lose field of view and (B) depth perception and (C) would be against everything I do 99.9999999999 % of the rest of the time.
#33
I refuse to believe that I am incapable or relearning a habit like closing an eye - and because I did it, I KNOW others can.
I am extremely left eye dominant, I am 100% right handed.
I will not change to shoot left handed because my mind/body has learned a lifetime how to coordinate this.
I will not close an eye, doing so would (A) lose field of view and (B) depth perception and (C) would be against everything I do 99.9999999999 % of the rest of the time.
I am extremely left eye dominant, I am 100% right handed.
I will not change to shoot left handed because my mind/body has learned a lifetime how to coordinate this.
I will not close an eye, doing so would (A) lose field of view and (B) depth perception and (C) would be against everything I do 99.9999999999 % of the rest of the time.
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,722
ok, whatever, ignore the facts
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
#35
Guest
Posts: n/a
I refuse to believe that I am incapable or relearning a habit like closing an eye - and because I did it, I KNOW others can.
I am extremely left eye dominant, I am 100% right handed.
I will not change to shoot left handed because my mind/body has learned a lifetime how to coordinate this.
I will not close an eye, doing so would (A) lose field of view and (B) depth perception and (C) would be against everything I do 99.9999999999 % of the rest of the time.
I am extremely left eye dominant, I am 100% right handed.
I will not change to shoot left handed because my mind/body has learned a lifetime how to coordinate this.
I will not close an eye, doing so would (A) lose field of view and (B) depth perception and (C) would be against everything I do 99.9999999999 % of the rest of the time.
I am just saying.
#36
I was wondering that myself. I do left shut right open. I am left eye dom but have been able to adjust my sights. Keeps people from asking to borrow my guns and bow when I tell them they would be way off to the left they shut up.
#37
ok, whatever, ignore the facts
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
#39
ok, whatever, ignore the facts
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
I'm all for everyone shooting however they want to, but do it knowing you've just reduced your binocular vision to monocular and you've reduced your field of view and depth perception
I'm sure none of that matters to anybody who would want to bowhunt though
Last edited by wallhangr; 08-13-2010 at 07:01 AM. Reason: edit
#40
I can tell you from experience,that when you get a deer inside 10 yards and have 1 eye closed,it is very difficult to know exactly where your pin is at on the deer.
Whenever possible 1 should try to learn how to shoot with both eyes open.There are exceptions but MOST people can learn to do it.Like I stated earlier,if you can't,there is usually a reason.One of the biggest is not having the peep in the right location.This causes you to contort your head so you can see through the peep but you are not able to open the other eye comfortably.
It does take practice and in some cases it may take a couple to 3 weeks to get used to but like I said,most can do it.
If you are not shooting with your dominant eye,I advise switching.Or atleast giving it an honest try.
My own daughter shoots lefty because of her eye dominance but is right handed and she does fine with it.