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Should I be shooting left handed?

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Old 07-31-2006 | 07:05 PM
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Sag:

As long as you don't have a Bowman, Hoyt 'Tec' riser, or one of the 'angled' grips, youshould be able toshoot your present bow with the opposite hand. Part of the secret lies in a 'neutral' grip. For example, I took the side plates off my existing bow to get to the square portion of the grip.

The other issues would bepoundage (which you could turn down until you built up strength with the opposite hand) and loading the arrow(which at first makes you think that you have 10 thumbs). The hardest part for mewas the loading the arrow issue.

Give it a try. You might find a whole new approach to archery.
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Old 07-31-2006 | 10:15 PM
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Len,

Well, that's two strikes against me as I mostly shoot Bowman bowswith their swivel handleand Merlin bows with an angled grip.
Guess I could try it with my old Red Man to see how it feels.
Might make me want to order a lefty though and wouldleave me with3 Bowmans and two Merlins to gather dust.
That would be an awful expensive dust collection.


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Old 08-01-2006 | 06:11 AM
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I use a peep and shoot with both eyes open, man does that improve accuracey.
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Old 08-01-2006 | 07:29 AM
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personally i do not know anyone who shoots w/ both eyes open especially while using a peep-site.
That's odd. I would never take a shot while hunting, with one eye closed. With both eyes open, the amount of light is greater, the field of view is much larger and your depth perception is far greater. To shoot with one eye closed, while hunting, is a huge handicap in my opinion. All of my hunting buddies shoot with both eyes open. Of course, many of us learned on traditional bows, where almost everyone kept both eyes open and shot instinctively.

Those who hunt with a peep are especially benefited by keeping both eyes open. Peeps cut down on light and obsure your target to the point where you will have some shots that you can't make with a peep and one eye closed.


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