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Offline JasonG

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Both eyes open?
« on: March 10, 2018, 02:49:19 PM »
How many of you guys/ girls shoot with both eyes open? Im playing around with the idea. Thanks Jason

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2018, 04:38:25 PM »
I shoot with both eyes open.  I'm right handed but left eye dominate so if I wanted to keep both eyes open I had to buy a lefty bow.   No issues other than it was a pain in the ass trying to find a place that had a good inventory of left handed bows.

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2018, 04:42:06 PM »
Both eyes open with a bow, for many years. 
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2018, 05:13:43 PM »
I shoot with both eyes open as well, particularly for longer shots. I like to think it helps me keep track of everything else going on around as well.

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2018, 05:33:27 PM »
Started that way. It works well if you don’t have eye dominance issues.
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2018, 06:35:07 PM »
I have both eyes open until a second or two before I shoot. Both eyes to be able to see everything going on then lock in with single eye.
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2018, 08:58:27 PM »
Both eyes open.  In the early morning it helps with the light gathering in the dark timber.
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2018, 09:11:02 PM »
Both for me.

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2018, 10:42:54 PM »
I have both eyes open until a second or two before I shoot. Both eyes to be able to see everything going on then lock in with single eye.
I remember the first Cow Elk I missed at just 20 yards out.
 I had one eye shut until a second or two before I shot, then both eyes opened with excitement as the cow stepped out from behind the old growth tree. In my mind I said "Yes.... she's mine!"
 As I let fly, my arrow hit at her feet.
 I couldn't believe my eyes. What had just happened ?
After analyzing the situation, I realized the hard lesson of practicing with one eye shut and taking the shot with both eyes wide open and not locking in with a single eye for the shot. :dunno: Track Soup Again!
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2018, 05:54:07 AM »
Two eye open when shooting the compound but sometime I have to close  my left eye when shooting the recurve. I get arrows to the left otherwise. Most times just closing the left eye for a second is all it takes.
My eye sight is less then perfect. ;)
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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2018, 08:46:51 AM »
I shoot everything except a scoped ricle with both eyes open. Practice with a pistol, make your bow sight picture that much easier

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2018, 09:49:41 AM »
I shoot right rifle & pistol, left bow.  For rifle, I have to shut my left eye, pistol is both open unless I'm target shooting a precise shot.  Bow is right closed for now, playing around with both open but don't really like it.

So yeah, the fun of right handed and extremely left eye dominant.

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2018, 09:27:08 PM »
Definitely both eyes open.


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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2018, 09:05:47 AM »
Both open, no dominance issues for me.  I'll squint a little sometimes with non-dominant eye at longer ranges, but probably due to eyes getting old.

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Re: Both eyes open?
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2018, 10:03:55 AM »
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