frustrated. seeing two arrows.

[maxfit]

Whenever i try to look down my  arrow , line anything up,etc.. i see double. I have to totally look at my target only and let her go. Even when shooting a shotgun or pistol i see double , and have to close one eye. I guess this would probaly be completely instinctive shooting. However, i am extremely inconsistent over 15 yards. Some days i get good groups,others i get one right in then miss another.  I think i do not get my head low enough on the string, because the looking down the arrow confuses me. Any suggestions ? I am right eye dominate.

[Terry Green]

No worries, I'm 'no eye dominant' and it works for me....just stay after it.

I'll try and post more later...covered up at the moment.

[maxfit]

Thanks terry. Lookin forward to hearing more.

[TonyW]

Make sure that you don't have a problem with your vision. Strabismus is very common, and you can check it with a complete eye exam. I discovered that I had this six years ago. The problem is a slight misalignment of the eyes because of eye muscle weakness.
The good news - I had strabismus surgery at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye institute and ended up with perfect alignment and 3-D vision. This is one of the reasons I returned to traditional archery, because I found that the concentration on the target helped my eye alignment.
If you want to check yourself for strabismus, find a simple 3-D vision chart (the one for children where they have three cartoon rabbits in a row and ask you to see if one jumps out at you). If your 3D vision is marginal or gone, see the opthamologist for advice.
The surgery reattaches your eye muscles using adjustable sutures so they are lined up perfectly, just like adjusting your car headlights. When I woke up in post-op, my surgeon micro adjusted the sutures to make sure the alignment was 100 percent. I haven't had any double vision problems since, and as a bonus, my night vision is better with this perfect alignment.

[laddy]

You are actually lucky that you can so easily see two arrows. One of them is the reference and the other is ignored.  If you are right handed the one the left is your friend.  Don't aim with it, don't stare at your arrow, bore a hole through your target with your eyes and remember where that arrow was lining up for the next shot.

[TonyW]

Whenever you see double, the eyes are off track. Great for Marty Feldman, but if it happens a lot, your 3D vision is probably kaput.

[Terry Green]

I dont' think he's 'seeing double' as the term is used.

If you are right or left eye dominant, you are going to see one finger pointed out  in front of you while you are focusing on another object beyond your finger.  I'm pretty sure that if he looks AT his finger, there's only one pointing.

[maxfit]

I just know that if i close my left eye my right finger, or single archery sight is dead on. On my shotgun with red-dot with both eyes open or 1 eye closed,i can shoot just about anything dead on. Running deer, coyotes, turkey etc...

[Three Arrows]

Maxfit, I see two arrows also when I try to sight down the arrow.  If I look down the arrow and concentrate on the target, it's okay.  I don't see two arrows.  If I focus on the arrow instead of the target, I see two arrows.  I lost my 3-D vision when I was about 21 years old.  I wear glasses that seem to correct my vision enough to see in 3-D, but I get dizzy after a while...  So, for shooting, I concentrate on the target and not the arrow.  If the arrow hits left consistently, I know my eye is not over the arrow.  I try to keep my right eye almost over the arrow and not look at the arrow but just look at the target and let the arrow just point.  It's rough trying to shoot the gap method when you have two arrows to line up, one pointing one way, the other another way.  I usually line up the "arrow" on the left.  Nothing wrong with closing one eye though when your depth perception is not so good anyway.  Hope this clears you up some!

[maxfit]

I guess i will just keep practicing. Fortunately i never get dizzy no matter how long , or what style i am shooting.  Thanks for the info.