TFOX

Achieve a surprise release and you won't have time to drop your arm.You must stay strong through the shot using back tensionand not just puch the trigger off,keep aiming untill the release goes off without you punching it and that problem will be solved.

Sliverflicker

Hope things work out for ya M.

MGH_PA

Thanks for the feedback. As for dropping my bow arm, it's not so much an issue after the shot, whereas when I'm actually aiming. I will line up my pin and try letting it float over the spot, and almost immediately my arm begins to drop, and then I have to fight it back upwards to get it to stay and when I do this, it leads to fatigue and my arm begins to shake even more causing my pin to float much much more.

So, in reality does this element of comfort truly effect the shooting? I certainly understand it's BEST to shot with your dominant eye in theory, but in my situation, I feel like I may be using it as a band-aid fix to a bigger issue (form, anchor issues). In your opinion (and you have the experience so I respect it) is it in my best interest to basically make the all-out switch?

MGH_PA

Thanks, I do, too.

Sliverflicker

Now that you made the commitment Matt take your time, Im sure you will do fine.

Rhody Hunter

I agree on consistency and anchor pointlikeMatt said. I am also right handed but left dominate and i shoot great . it just feels more comfortable and i can pull a higher poundage with my right hand . I can't see how things greatly improve switching to left handed

TN Deer Hunter

I also have the same problem but over time I have trained my eyes to adjust correctly without haveing to close one eye. The problem is that I am letft handed and do everything lefthanded except for shooting a bow and gun. I started out having problems when I started duck hunting 10 years ago. I was always looking down the barrell sideways with the left dominant eye. That in turn was throwing my shot off. What i did was took a pair of shooting glasses and put some tape over the left lense and shot for over and over at skeet and evenhuntinglike that leaving both eyes open. After about 2 months of this I was able to take the glasses off and had no problem. If my shooting would get off I would stick the glasses back on for a few sessions of shooting to remind my brain what it had to do. I then incorporated this into my bow shooting with a eye patch and it only took about a week for me to get it figured out. This is what worked for me and maybe could help you out. OH and before I did this with a gun I was shooting 70 out of 100 trap. Know I have gone 100 for 100 more than I can remember and i average 97 out 100.

Greg / MO

This, my friend, is what's referred to as the dreaded TP... unfortunately, I doubt switching bow arms is going to cure that in and of itself... Learning to achieve a surprise release, with back tension, is what's needed here -- along with plenty of time put in on aiming drills without the act of firing the bow.

MGH_PA

That's what I was afraid of. I suppose either way I'll need to incorporate more aiming excercises/blank bailing. I'm working on the surprise release now that I have my thumb-trigger release, but still.


I added a poll, and I know some of you may think I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill, but I need to really come to a final decision one way or another. I'm either going to have to commit to this LH deal 100% or I can keep doing what I'm doing with my RH setup. Let me tell you guys this...I'm OK with losing the field of view and light gathering advantages of keeping both eyes open IF I won't be SERIOUSLY holding myself back by shooting with my non-dominant eye. For the record, I have excellent vision, so that's not as much of an issue here.

archer58

Matt,
I know a lot of the recommendations are "text book" that you get.
It would come down to this, for me at least. What FEELS more natural?
You may be forcing yourself to do something your bodymay not be able to domechanically do for the sake of eye dominance. It might come down to the lesser of 2 evils.
You're not a tournament pro. Go with what feel best.