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Old 09-06-2019, 02:09 PM
birdseye birdseye is offline
 
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Default Left or right hand Help pls

I’ve have come to realize my youngest son is left eye dominate but is right hand dominate,he looks through his left eye but draws right,,he does very well but would it be best to go with a left handed bow or try to train his right eye to shoot, I’m dumbfounded on this one,thank you all that reply

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Old 09-06-2019, 02:22 PM
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Been there... I went lefty, and am happy I did
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Old 09-06-2019, 02:26 PM
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My kids (7 and 6) are the same way. I made them shoot left handed. They fumbled around getting used to using the other hand for a week or two but have settled in nicely now and are shooting well.
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Old 09-06-2019, 02:50 PM
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Left eyed here too. Just learn to shoot left handed....all the same muscles...just need to train them
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Old 09-06-2019, 04:16 PM
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As a youngster I couldn't hit shift with my right eye ,and I was told I was left eye dominant been shooting Lefty for 40 years no problems.

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Old 09-06-2019, 04:28 PM
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As a youngster I couldn't hit shift with my right eye ,and I was told I was left eye dominant been shooting Lefty for 40 years no problems.
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Same here.. I'm right handed and real happy my Dad put me on the silly side 70 some yrs ago. Not many LH rifles in those days either.
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Old 09-09-2019, 07:57 AM
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Thank you for the reply’s I really appreciate the advice,my son is excited as we are shopping for a new lefty bow
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Old 09-13-2019, 06:53 PM
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I just want to thank everyone who left a reply on the left eye right hand issue,we spent some time at jimbows edm and my son is pumped,his new left handed bow comes in early next week and has lots of diff draw length settings and can be dialed down for the new left handed shooter.Thanks for the great advice everyone pumped to get out and watch him use it.good luck and be safe
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Old 09-13-2019, 07:43 PM
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Awesome. I am sure he will be happy he is shooting left down the road.
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