She is 12 and is right handed on everything she does, but is left eye dominant. So would I get her a left handed or right handed bow?
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Follow the eye. I'm a right righty lefty. Right handed for everything except shooting. I shoot rifles lefty, but bows righty. They are all I've ever had and my accuracy suffers for it.
It'll be confusing at first, but she'll get the hang of doing things lefty and it will become second nature. My nephew is the same way, but I changed him to lefty as soon as I saw him aiming with his left eye while holding my Glock righty. He's a pretty good shot now. Went straight to a lefty bow and was grouping better than his dad in half the time.
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Originally posted by gatorgar View PostFollow the eye. I'm a right righty lefty. Right handed for everything except shooting. I shoot rifles lefty, but bows righty. They are all I've ever had and my accuracy suffers for it.
It'll be confusing at first, but she'll get the hang of doing things lefty and it will become second nature. My nephew is the same way, but I changed him to lefty as soon as I saw him aiming with his left eye while holding my Glock righty. He's a pretty good shot now. Went straight to a lefty bow and was grouping better than his dad in half the time.
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Agreed, follow the eye. Any one can shoot either hand with some practice. She'll actually hold steadier with her dominant hand holding the riser. Tom Dorigatti talks a bunch about this in his Proactive Archery Book... but he had to switch from R to L.
Just get a bow that fits her well, and have her shoot up close to build confidence. Get her excited and enjoying it first, then worry about adding in challenging distances. Shooting balloons is great fun too!
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