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Apadaka
Trad Bowhunter
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Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 10, 2014, 02:31:00 PM »
Due to reoccurring shoulder injuries, I have to attempt to transition from being a right hand shooter to left hand. The only thing going for me is I am left eye dominant. Assumming I can pull this off in a proficient manner, will I still be able to shoot righthanded? The idea of shooting left handed seems to be similar to throwing a baseball like a girl. Anyone out there have any experience or pearls of wisdom with making the change?
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Hopewell Tom
Trad Bowhunter
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 10, 2014, 05:26:00 PM »
There's been a number of threads on the subject.
I made the switch and couldn't be happier. I'm left eye dominant as well and like the sight picture much better.
Start with a lighter bow. Biggest problem for me was doing little things with a non-dominant hand. Nocking an arrow was painfully slow, but after a couple of hundred times, soon no problem.
Going back to righty shouldn't be a problem - If you can learn to throw a baseball like a girl, you can do anything!
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khardrunner
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 10, 2014, 05:45:00 PM »
I'm rt eye dominant but also had to switch to lefty due to a busted up shoulder. It didn't take as long as I thought. I shoot lefty better now than I ever did righty. It's been almost 2 years now. I can't shoot righty at all though due to that same shoulder issue.
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arrow flynn
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 22, 2014, 05:36:00 PM »
it messes with you for awhile but hell if I can do it anyone can.And im rt eye dominate.took me 6 months with a 40 lb bow good luck.
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Arrow_Flynn
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 22, 2014, 05:56:00 PM »
Apadaka,
The fact that you are left eye dominant is a very HUGE advantage for switching to lefty.
I'm RH but left-eye. I switched to LH shooting after shooting for RH for 28 years back in 1996. A very good decision. I wasn't shooting recurves (or longbows) when I switched.
I can tell you I had to drop 14 pounds in draw weight. The switch really gave me the chance to teach myself to shoot anew. I was able to erase some ingrained bad form habits. I made this move about 3 months before hunting season. I did miss my first shot that season because I hadn't shot enough 1,000's of arrows LH. I closed my left eye when I took the shot. That caused a bad miss right! So, shoot a lot!
I'd highly recommend you get advice on the best way to shoot and make this an opportunity to get your form in great shape. I would opt for 10 pounds too light than 1 pound too heavy as you learn to shoot from this side.
I've seen people (I teach archery a lot) make the switch in a single day using a 20 pound bow.
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ChuckC
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 22, 2014, 06:16:00 PM »
Lots have done it, you can too. Immediately it will feel weird when you try to anchor. That goes away in a couple days. Pretty quickly you will be shooting as well as you did the other handed.
I found that the rest of the story was more difficult. Moving around and positioning for a lefty shot, using my right foot forward on stalks, things like that came much harder than the shooting.
ChuckC
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Bladepeek
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Re: Right Hand to Left Hand
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February 22, 2014, 06:25:00 PM »
I'm 73 and switched with no problems. I'm not a strong shooter - I was shooting 50# right handed. I have 46# and 47# lefties now and am comfortable with that. I shot my buddy's 50# Bear Au Sable yesterday and, while I like my lighter bows better, I had no trouble shooting it. The nice thing is that I can keep both eyes open and my dominant eye is looking right down the arrow now.
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