Any Switch Hitters?

[nek4me]

New to forum but not Trad but it's been awhile. First commercial bow was Shakespeare Parabow 25# kid's bow purchased 50 years ago followed by a 69 Bear Little Bear and a few years after by a lefthand #45 Black Bear. Still have all three. Am right eye dominant and shot one eye closed through the 80s and early 90s adding a lefty compound during that period. Switched over to right for firearms but not bows until 1994 with the purchase of a Canebrake 52# @ 26. Also added 71 Grizzly 40# but never was able to get comfortable enough shooting righthand recurves. Added a right hand compound to the mix in 2000 hoping that would help with the transition. Have done ok with it but have not overcome the TP with recurves but tried several times. Been lurking on here for awhile and appreciate all the info not available 20 years ago. Started working with the Black Bear with both eyes open. Haven't shot anything left hand in over 20 years so it's like starting over and hope to master the eye issue but it's more comfortable than right. Also working with TP exercises but overcoming the non-dominant block to reach a comfort zone is proving tough.

Any one out there had success with a similar scenario? Only drawing 26 inches so both old recurves are reasonable weights to relearn with.

[damascusdave]

I do switch but so far do not have an issue with TP

DDave

[stonewall]

Switch hit for years, but depended on witch side the pitcher was throwing from. Always shot bows right handed because of dominant eye.

[ron w]

I shoot right hand but I'm left eye dominate. I have been trying to shoot left hand for about a year after buying a dual shelf bow. I am progressing nicely. I don't want to switch but would like to shoot both sides to be balanced physically.

[Bud B.]

I do both. My left eye is dominant but is more blurred, so shooting RH is easier because of that. I think my form is better RH because of years of bad habits as a lefty. I have to snap shoot as a lefty but hold easily as a RH and have better success with elevation of the shot. As a lefty it is an aim-as-I-draw sequence.

[McDave]

I shoot both ways, but only really accurately right-handed.  I've learned a lot shooting left-handed that has helped me with my shooting in general.  For example, since I'm weaker shooting left-handed, I'm more aware of the necessity for bone-on-bone alignment, whereas shooting right-handed I tend to get a little sloppy and open up more.  For some reason, I also noticed that my head was drooping shooting left-handed, so am more aware of keeping it upright.  Any little error seems magnified shooting left-handed, which helps me to shoot better right-handed too.

[muth]

I am right handed left eye dominate. I shoot both.  I shoot both eyes open LH and Left eye shut shooting RH.  I have not had to deal with TP personally. Some of my students have.  

  Ron, How do you like you duel shelf bow?

[nek4me]

Thanks for the responses.
Bud, your situation sounds a lot like mine just opposite side. My intention is not to shoot both ways longterm but to work on both at same time to determine as quickly as possible which one will have the most promise for accurate and comfortable shooting and then concentrate on it.

[Bladepeek]

I started out shooting right-handed because I do everything else that way. I did know I was left eye dominant, so decided to try shooting my bow left handed. The only awkward moment was nocking the arrow. I now feel much more comfortable shooting left handed, but kept one right hand bow so I do both when I feel like it. I agree with Ron W that it helps to keep your back evened up by exercising both sides.

I have to close my left eye when I shoot right handed, and it takes me a couple of arrows before it feels right (pun intended) again, but if I should ever lose my left eye, or be forced because of a muscle injury to shoot right handed, it's nice to already feel comfortable doing that.