Need advice from people who have been shooting bows for a while. I'm right handed but left eye dominant and I am pretty sure it is affecting my groups beyond 35 yards. With rifle hunting, anything over 200 yards I will shoot left handed and accuracy is better than trying to shoot right handed over 200 yards. I can pull the same amount of weight back either way. Just really wanted to know if anyone else has this "problem" and what was the final result. I find that I am more relaxed shooting left handed but my reaction time to pull/aim/shoot right handed is extremely faster than shooting left handed and sometimes all you get is a couple seconds for that shot. Any input is greatly appreciated.

I shot that way for a long time. Finely trained myself to use right eye when shooting my bow still shoot shotgun and rifle left handed. (left eye dominant right handed)

Left eye dominant and right handed but have always shot bows, rifles and shot guns left handed. Pistols I shoot right handed but use my left eye. It's what has always been natural/comfortable to me.

699..What was the determining factor for you to decide that you will shoot the bow right handed but everything else left?

Sulli..I tried that with pistol shooting and had horrible groups, I just said whatever and tried left handed and was 2x better. Just have to get the functional movements for handling a pistol with left hand down now.

Do you shoot with both eyes open?

I am in the same boat with that. I shoot rifles and shotguns lefty, but a right-handed bow. I havent really thought about trying my pistol left-handed. Maybe that is why I can't hit anything with it...

My son is left eye dominant and shoots a bow right handed. He closes his left eye.

I am right handed but left eye dominant. I shoot my rifle and shotguns left handed but shoot handguns right handed. I shoot tighter groups left handed and just taught myself to work the actions on the guns quickly and without hesitation now. I still shoot, carry, and draw with my right hand mainly because i haven't put in the time to change the habit yet but anytime I am hunting I use my left eye. I tried shooting a compound bow and finally gave up and bought a crossbow.

As do I.

I'm right handed and left eye dominate as well. I shoot right handed with both eyes open. In low light I have to squint my left eye or it will take over. I shoot all of my guns right handed as well. I

shoot a pistol right handed and aim with my left eye. I thought I was the only one weird enough to do that, Sulli.

DeepWoodsHunter.. I used to shoot both eyes open but now I really concentrate on keeping my left eye closed. And I think that is a part of the problem shooting long distances because short range I shoot both eyes open and I am under 1 MOA, but anything over 30, I think I concentrate so much on keeping my left eye closed that I lose concentration on aiming. I know it may seem that keeping that eye closed isn't a big deal but when it comes to pulling a trigger, that left eye wants to be in on the action.

Effinacotton..try shooting the pistol let handed, you will be surprised how much better you shoot.

I'm right handed, left eye dominate and wear glasses. It's a wonder I can hit anything. I Shoot everything right handed.

I do the same

Right handed and left eye dominant. Shoot all my weapons left handed. Feels nature. I can't close my left eye by itself.

In the same boat as you guys. For several years when using a peep, low-light conditions gave me all kind of fits. When I went to a no-peep sight, things improved for me 100%. I shoot all firearms left-handed.

^^^^This is me too. I even shoot pool left handed. Everything else is right handed.

My nephew is right handed and left eye dominate. He's always done everything right handed but his bow shooting was not very good. When he went to buy a new Hoyt, the dealer asked him to try a leftie. He shoots lights out left handed but still does all other things right handed.

Im right with left dominant. I shoot left handed.

I see this in my job quit a bit. I am not 100% sure if it translates into bow hunting as it does weapons. I teach people with your issue to shoot rifles with the dominance of their eye. That is what I have been taught and while it can be awkward swapping at first in the end you will be more accurate. The reason people can shoot pistol right handed but are left eye dominate is because you can simply move the pistol over in front of your dominate eye. I am not a bow expert by any means but I would bet that if you completely swapped to a left handed bow and go use to it you would be a better shot at all distances.