Converting from RH to LH

[kaizen]

Anyone had to start shooting LH? How hard was it? I had a retina detachment and, now that it has healed, my vision in my right eye is iffy even with corrective lenses. I can see the target ok but cant see the pins clearly enough to aim.

[BlackHogDown]

I'm right-handed and shoot as such despite being left eye dominant. I've often thought about this... If it's anything like my lefty golf swing (vs right), it's impossible. Lol Less moving parts so I'm sure you'll pick it up just fine.

Best of luck

[GalvestonWader]

I am in the same boat..... recent retina detachment and now I cant see. However I am the other way around, left handed but am going to have to learn to shoot righty. I gave up on this season. I guess I'll start this spring and try to be ready for next season.

Let me know if you might be interested in swapping bows LOL.

[PYBUCK]

If you swap hands consider getting an eye patch for your dominant eye. Worked for my grand daughter shooting rigt handed with dominant left eye.

[Smart]

Have you tried a verifier peep sight to clear up your pins and stay on your regular side?? It was a game changer for me.


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[Pedernal]

Not the same but I am right handed and left eye dominant. I have always shot rifles and bows left handed so it’s never been a challenge. Recently while at a 3D shoot I was asked if I wanted to shoot an older right hand bow. I tried it and other than not being able to see as well with my right eye I was able to hit a target within an inch of the bullseye at 20 yds. I will say that it was a very light bow and since my right side is technically my strong side I was able to easily hold the bow back. That afforded me the opportunity to consider and apply the fundamentals of archery.

my advice would be to start with the lightest bow you can find and you will do just fine. Since you know and have the fundamentals down you will just need to train your brain to apply it to the other side of your body. Not struggling with a heavy draw bow will allow for thinking through the draw, aim and shoot process versus doing what has become routine for your regular shooting side.

[Mexico]

I did about 10.years ago. Wasn't easy, never felt right. Still killed a bunch of animals though.

[Big pig]

It was t a big deal for me. But I went from right handed bow / left master eye to left handed bow.

start with a low poundage bow and get your hunting bow later.

good luck.

[Bill]

I’d think it would be easier quite frankly to chance your anchor point and see if you can sight thru the perp with your left eye. Maybe use a use a kisser button instead of a peep?

I’m sure it’s possible to learn to shoot left handed. Just difficult.

[Pistol]

My husband switched after an eye injury too. It took some time, but he is successful. I know some competition archers that have switched too, due to arm/shoulder injuries. While they were able to shoot right away, it took a year for them to be competitive and one went on to be very successful. You can do it!!

[jake-1024]

I made the switch a few years ago and it wasn’t all that difficult honestly. I have always had really poor vision in my right eye and very left eye dominant. I do everything right handed so I just naturally started shooting archery and firearms right handed.

It took a few months to get pretty decent with shooting a bow and I am so glad I did it. It made a huge difference as far as accuracy goes and I continued to switch everything to left handed. I now shoot bows, rifles, shotguns, and handguns all left handed or with my left eye.

My biggest advice would be to get a lower peak weight bow to start off with and just practice as much as you can being as consistent as possible with anchor point and how you activate the release. Start off really close just like you would if you were just starting out. I definitely recommend doing it though even for people that are just left eye dominant.

[Russ79]

What Smart said. Went to this when my eyesight started to get fuzzy and has kept me in the game.

[BW412]

I know this is a different situation but....I am a NASP instructor and teach it to my kids at school. I've had a crazy amount of kids who are cross dominant and it's almost always left eye/right hand. I have them start off shooting left handed. It's odd for them at first but it doesn't take long for them to get comfortable shooting left handed. After they have shot for a while I've had some ask to try right handed bows. I always let them, and 98% of them want to go back to left handed. Good luck!

[aggie2000tx]

I am left eye dominant but I shot archery right handed for 20+years.

shot competitive archery tournaments as well right handed. Everyone would give me strange looks because I would lean over the string and use my left eye. My buddy said maybe should try and shoot left handed. Went the next day and shot a left handed bow and it was super easy. Ended up leaving the shop with left handed bow and two days later I went and shot an archery tournament and shot my best score. Was hooked after that. It wasn’t to difficult to switch at all if you are somewhat coordinated.

[Tommyh]

I found this thread because my youngest is left eye/right hand. Being a lefty myself, i cant do squat right handed!