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Trad Bowhunter
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Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 11:31:00 AM »
I am a left eye dominant/right handed shooter. I have heard stories of people like me using an eye patch to cover the left eye. Has anyone else tried this and if so did it actually work?
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Dick in Seattle
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 11:54:00 AM »
Aarghh! I be usin' one fer years now, but me parrot keeps hidin' it!
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Sorry about that, but it's early in the morning and I couldn't resist. I spent Saturday with my cousin, who's the Captain of Seattle's Seafair Pirates. Hope someone comes forward and gives you a real answer
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Dick in Seattle
"It ain't how well the bow you shoot shoots, it's how well you shoot the bow you shoot."
bsigal
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 11:57:00 AM »
In Masters of the Barebow volume II, one of the presenters, Larry Yien, has a similar problem. He is a gap shooter and he closes or squints his left eye when aiming. He even made a point of commenting on it during his presentation. This seems to work for him as a gap shooter. If you are using another method you will lose all depth perseption for your shot. Good luck and keep shooting.
Ben
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rbbhunt
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 11:59:00 AM »
My ex-wife had the same problem and she used an eye patch. It helped her shooting a lot and after a while your right eye will probably become dominant (or at least trained to be dominant) and you can do without the eye patch.
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RBBHUNT
"Those who will trade liberty for
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Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 12:05:00 PM »
Well for the 5 bucks it will cost me at the pharmacy I might as well give it a try. Seems to be enough evidence to support its use.
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shortstroke 91
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 12:39:00 PM »
I tried it once but my depth perception was so bad that I kept hitting low, give it a try.
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shortstroke 91
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Dartwick
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 12:53:00 PM »
I just close my eye.
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 01:13:00 PM »
I wear it around the house a few hours a day to try and strengthen my right eye...my right eye has very poor vision so I switched to lefty...I cant see good enough out of my right eye to shoot righty with my left eye closed
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Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 01:20:00 PM »
Yah I have tried to close my left eye but I just can't seem to do it and keep my right eye open. I can easily close my right eye of course. Ain't that always the way.
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Leland
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 04:12:00 PM »
There is a person that I see at the 3-D shoots that wears one.It works for this person,their a pretty good shot.
Leland
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ron w
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 07:42:00 PM »
Dartwick said it all ...close your eye.
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Archer1410
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 13, 2009, 08:59:00 PM »
Do you wear glasses?
If yes, just put some scotch tape over your left lens. The fuzzy image will be enough for your brain to use the other eye.
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LPM
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Re: Anyone using an eye patch?
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April 14, 2009, 01:03:00 AM »
I don't but I hear that the Navy Seals have three spare ones off the coast of Africa
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