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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on March 10, 2018, 02:49:19 PM

Title: Both eyes open?
Post by: JasonG 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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Post by: rsrubalcaba 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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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on March 10, 2018, 04:42:06 PM: Both eyes open with a bow, for many years.
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Post by: cougforester 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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Post by: Timberstalker 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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Post by: vandeman17 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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Post by: TheHunt 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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Post by: hughjorgan on March 10, 2018, 09:11:02 PM: Both for me.
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Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on March 10, 2018, 10:42:54 PM: Quote from: vandeman17 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.
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!
Doug
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Post by: luckyman 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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Post by: lord grizzly 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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Post by: Stein 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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Post by: dreamingbig on March 12, 2018, 09:27:08 PM: Definitely both eyes open.

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Post by: lokidog 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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Post by: Calvin Rayborn on March 19, 2018, 10:03:55 AM: Always
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Post by: W_Ellison2011 on March 22, 2018, 06:45:01 PM: I shoot with 1 eye open. I'm pretty bad at shooting targets but haven't had an issue with shooting blacktails with my bow.