Fig. 3), i touch the string to
the center tip of my nose
then look through the peep
and/or with a nose knot
touching the center tip of
my nose while focusing on
the target.
if you shoot with both eyes
open, you can see better
under low light conditions,
you have increased peripheral vision, and your balance
is better which means that
you pin stays steadier while
you are aiming. if you don’t
believe me, test it. Stand
with feet shoulder width
apart and pay attention to
how steady you feel. now,
close both eyes and notice the degree of steadiness. next, do
the same thing alternating between the dominant and nondominant eye. Finally, repeat the test while standing on one
leg. there is definitely a difference in the steadiness with both
eyes open being steadiest, then dominant eye, then both eyes
closed, then non-dominant eye open.
Fig. 3
if you’ve already bought a bow that is made for a person
whose opposite eye is dominant there are three solutions.
1) Put a patch over the dominant eye. 2) You can close the
dominant eye, but know that closing it usually caused tension
in the muscles around the eye. 3) Or you can sell the bow and
buy a new one.
Most people can shoot with both eyes open. But in some if you are considering buying a bow, go to a reputable bow
instances, the person does not feel comfortable drawing the shop to make the purchase.
bow to their dominant eye, most likely because they feel uncoordinated or weaker on the side holding the bow. i will address Until next time, SHOOt StraiGHt anD DreaM BiG!
how to overcome that in the next article.
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