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I bought a Mongolian Horse Bow without a shelf so I could try left handed out as I am left eye dominant but have been using right handed bows for over 30 years. The whole left handed bit seems to be going well for me. Have been in the process for about 6 months. Will now stick with right handed for compound archery and left handed for traditional. I'm convinced enough now that I have ordered a left handed custom recurve. It should arrive in the next week or two. Looking forward to the new bow. No problems with strength and draw weight so far. Also am fine with nocking the arrow left handed. Now just need to see how successful I can be hunting left handed?
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Its definitely easier than I thought. I have a lot of work to do though before I will hunt. Hopefully I will be ready to go in june.
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The first thing I always tell people considering this option is about two rather well known bowhunters who switched, namely Fred Bear and Glenn St. Charles. Seems like it worked okay for them.
I am a naturally left handed shooter who learned 45 years ago to shoot a rifle right handed and when I started shooting bows it was just logical to shoot both sides. I only really came into the traditional fold less than four years ago and I own bows that are right handed, left handed and dual shelf.
When I started shooting I was comfortable with draw weights up to about 45 pounds and since I am 60 years old was working on the assumption that was about all I was ever going to be able to shoot.
Well right now the bows I shoot best are all in the 60 pounds range, whether right handed or left handed. I started the whole process with a questionable right shoulder and now I have two good shoulders. I am a firm believer in the benefits of shooting both sides for both balance and strength development.
I feel that the most important factor in shooting well both right and left handed is simply to stick with it.
DDave
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i started the transition from right to left a few months ago, being left eye dominant and an instinctive archer it simply takes teaching yourself, you already know how to shoot, and this is an opportunity to start again properly, it's impossible to carry bad habits from one side to the other because bad habits are developed not inherit, welcome to the other side!
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i switched, and now i can shoot both ways, i've got ready to go setups for hunting and 3d/stumping,the eye dominance is not a problem, you'll just have to start and learn what you have to do, we are all different that way, but we all have to adapt. one thing for sure, it will make you a better shooter as you already know how to shoot, so this is an opportunity to build form with new habits, better ones.. i'm happy i toughed it out. mike
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