Are You BOTH Handed?

hitman · April 06, 2015, 07:46:00 PM

I shoot righty and lefty, left eye dominant but shoot a little better righty. Go figure.

Boxbow · April 06, 2015, 08:12:00 PM

I shoot lefty at 3d shoots but have killed all my deer righthanded. Shooting both ways seems to keep me balanced plus you can find some really good buys on lefthanded bows.

59Alaskan · April 06, 2015, 08:25:00 PM

I am able to shoot with both hands, but as a result of an accident unrelated to archery I am highly restricted on bow weight RH (reason I switched).

I am naturally a righty. I am adequate LH, and it keeps me in the game. I can pick up a hunting weight RH bow and be pretty good quickly, but the shoulder will hurt for weeks afterwards, so I quit doing that.

Red Beastmaster · April 06, 2015, 10:41:00 PM

I tried shooting a lefty bow once. My brain wanted to let go of the bow instead of the string. After a few failed attempts I handed it back before I hurt myself.

As noted before, nocking the arrow was the hard part.

damascusdave · April 07, 2015, 12:00:00 AM

I shoot both right and left handed all the time...there might be a chance I would shoot better just one way but I have no desire to do that...I think it is a great excuse to own more bows

DDave

April 07, 2015, 12:06:00 AM

Nope!

100% righty for me. I don't think I could brush my teeth with my left hand!

Bisch

BOWMARKS · April 07, 2015, 12:32:00 AM

Bisch I think you got the lefthanded chore wrong

NIGEL01 · April 07, 2015, 12:48:00 AM

I've got a little video in the sponsor's classifieds under wool quivers where I'm shooting my old Bear Alaskan both ways. It's fun. Haven't shot nuthin lefthanded but thought it might come in handy in the deer stand if your not sure which side they'll be coming from.

Jerry Jeffer · April 07, 2015, 01:14:00 AM

I have a double shelf, and I can shoot both hands. I'm just not that good lefty because of lack of practice.