Eye Dominance

[bigugly1]

Ok so I have known for years I'm left eye dominate but right handed. Years ago, late teens, I tried converting to shooting left handed with no luck at all. This was with shotgun and wing shooting ducks. I tried for two seasons and my success was mixed just couldn't get comfortable. What I was told then was to put a smell tab of mud on my left lens, which turned into a sticky dot over time. Worked like a charm. I'm shooting a recurve and getting pretty good but have not been doing the old dot system. Any other left eye right hand guys out there do this? I just can't get comfortable shooting left handed.

[Wiley Coyote]

I am lefthanded and right eye dominate. Years ago when I used a compound with sights I was able to shoot left. When I went traditional I changed to right handed by doing lots of pushups. It worked.  

[lpcjon2]

My son(9yo) is left eye dominant and shoots right handed and he shoot the bow well.With a firearm it is not good I am working with him and an eye patch to help correct it.Some may say not to do it,but I have seen it done and it can be accomplished.

[Pat B]

If you keep both eyes open when you shoot it shouldn't matter.

[David Mitchell]

Left eye dominant but right handed for everything except shooting--switched to lefty several years ago and it was the best thing I ever did for my shooting.  AND I was over 50 years old when I finally made the change so old dogs can learn new tricks, but you have to keep at it until things begin to feel natural again.  Now I simply cannot shoot right handed at all.

[lpcjon2]

Pat,
What happens is they end up seeing split images and it is hard to focus on just one.I was a Marine Corps shooting coach and I shoot with both eyes open and I am rgt.eye dom.and shoot rgt.hand for a left eye person it is  a visual visual obstacle between the body knowing and the eye focusing.

[Covey]

There was a fella I use to shoot with that was left handed right eye dominant. This guy could shoot light's out anywhere from 10 to 40 yards. Didnt' seem to be a handicap for him at all. He was an excellant shot! Jason

[J-dog]

I am left eye dom, shooting right handed. My Father also a Marine shooter made me wear an eye patch, no matter what i was doing as a kid. No matter hat I am shooting I shoot it just fine.

J

[SOLDIERII]

My brother found he has this problem. I think he has it figured out, but he does seem to miss a lot while deer hunting.