Another eye Dominance thread......

[Roy from Pa]

I am confused now about eye dominance while shooting a bow. I have always been told to check for eye dominance, hold both arms out at full length, make a small circle with your hands and stare at a spot. If the spot goes away when you close your right eye, then you are left eye dominant. For me, the spot does go away when I close my right eye, so I take it I am left eye dominant.  

But explain this to me. If I hold my left arm out like I am shooting a bow, standing side ways to the target, and form a circle with my thumb and fore finger, stare at a spot, then close my right eye, the spot goes away. But if I close my left eye, the spot stays there. Anyone ever tried this?

Confused in Pa:)

[jhansen]

Which eye is dominant has nothing to do with which hand you are pointing with.  Left eye is left eye regardless of anything else.

The good news is that eye dominance doesn't matter.  Just use good form for every shot and your brain will learn.

John

[dragonheart]

Roy you are right eye dominant based on your second description.  

Left hand make a cirlce.  close right eye.  Spot goes away right eye dominant.  I think you are better off the learn to shoot with your dominant eye.  It is not as critical shooting without sights.  

Several good archers out there shoot off nondominant eye.

[Roy from Pa]

I just find it odd, that if I face a spot head on and do the eye dominance test, the results say I am left eye dominant. But when I stand sideways and stare at the spot like I am shooting a bow. The results I get say I am right eye dominant:)
 
Why should there be a difference?

[Lazy Ike]

I tried it and the same thing happened. For me it is because the left eye will become dominant when my nose blocks the direct vision of the right eye.Try either moving your left arm latteraly or turning your head and observe what happens. For me , as soon as my right eye line of sight is clear, I can close my left eye and distant spot will not move.


Ike

[highelk]

make a one inch circle by placing both hands together with palms out and focus on a spot at any distance through that hole.
holding your arms fully exteded slowly pull your hands back to your face and you will automaticaly draw the hole to your dominant eye.
This is a lesson that I wish I would have learned long ago because when I stated shooting with my dominant eye my accuracy improved almost right away.

[easyup]

Roy,
I think it is training.  When I started to shift to the dominate eye I was worried that it would go as badly as my shotgunning switch so I keep shooting RH.  Had to close one eye for a few weeks to keep from getting confused and get my from and brain trained.  Now I shoot LH and RH with the appropriate eye and the brain just knows when I pull the arrow up under the eye with both eyes open which is the boss.

[Roy from Pa]

Ok thanks Guys. Thought I might be crossed eyed or something:)

[Earthdog]

Give this a try,take a piece of A4 sized paper an make a hole the size of a dime in it.
Then hold it with both hands at arms length in front of you,focus with both eyes open on an object a few yards in front of you then slowly draw the paper right back to your face while keeping that object in view.
You will end up drawing the hole back to your dominant eye.
Do it several times just to get the idea.
that's just one of mant methods of finding your dominant eye.
I do this with the kids I get started,but I don't tell them what the reason is,because I've found some people will decide which eye they want to be their dominant eye and then draw it back to that eye because that's what they want,,,it has to be a natural thing so be honest with your self and "then" make your decision about how your going to shoot.
Good luck.

[maineac]

I don't understand your first test.  If the object went away when you closed your right eye, you would be right eye dominant, same as when you turned like you were shooting he bow.  In both cases the object disappeared when you closed your right eye, because it is the dominant eye and you lined the object up with the dominant eye.

[jonathan creason]

The eye dominance tests really throw me.  When I focus on a distant object I get 2 "holes" to choose from.  How do I tell which "hole" to center the object in and follow back to my eye?  With just a little movement I can easily get either eye to be the "dominant" one.

[craig1955]

Ever try looking through an empty paper towel tube? If you try it you will be looking through it with your dominate eye!

[PhilNY]

I always had trouble with eye domainance tests and then I asked my eye doctor. Next time you get an exam just ask and they won't mind a bit. My Dr even said he used disposable contacts for shooters that needed to change thier domainant eye.