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im a righty shooting a left hand bow and never knew it
Last Post 04 Mar 2012 07:01 AM by ontario bowman. 16 Replies.
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27 Jan 2012 12:36 AM
    ive been shooting a pse deerhunter for the past year and just noticed its a left handed bow the limbs have been flipped so the cables ar enotin my way i shoot great groups at 30yds anyone else ever had a lefty and been right handed i switched from a pse thunderbolt lightning i wish i had never gotten rid of
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    MRD Send Private Message Posts:2237
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    27 Jan 2012 04:44 PM
    What side of the riser does the arrow rest on ? South paw bows are on the right . Limbs are always the same , the riser is left for RH and right for LH . That's so the dominant eye has a clear view with the draw hand being used . The grip hand to the bow is opposite , that's why it sounds backwards and makes it that way.
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    27 Jan 2012 08:44 PM
    that's the way i shoot i cant shoot a right hand bow worth a crap and im right handed but i can shoot a gun either way.
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    28 Jan 2012 07:21 AM
    Huh? Who in the world taught you to shoot? That bow must be very awkward to shoot at best? Even if you taught yourself, you should really try to work on shooting correctly, meaning a proper bow that will allow you to shoot with proper form. Wow, gonna be hard to break the bad habits.
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    28 Jan 2012 12:04 PM
    My dauther is right handed, but left eye doment, she holds a gun or bow right handed, but uses the left eye to aim. I am left handed, so it is hard to show her how to hold and aim anyway, but let me tell you it is harder, trying to correct that.
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    28 Jan 2012 02:02 PM
    if it works for you then who cares! shoot away and happy hunting.... that is kinda funny thought....
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    02 Feb 2012 06:11 AM
    So you shoot a left handed bow with your left hand on the grip or you are just shooting a left handed bow with your right hand on the grip and are actually right handed, but didn't realize the bow was for lefties? I'm mostly right handed, but I'm pretty ambidextrous and can also shoot a rilfe either way, although if I pick one up quick and don't think I'll shoulder it on my left. Pistols I shoot right handed, I play pool left handed, and I write left handed while throwing right handed. My left eye is dominant so I shoot my bow left handed, although I can shoot a right handed bow it just makes more sense to use the side of my dominant eye.
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    02 Feb 2012 08:56 PM
    I'm confused!!!!LOL!!!!

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    03 Feb 2012 05:37 AM
    I think we scared the poor guy away!
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    03 Feb 2012 06:50 AM

    maybe..or maybe after your discription of right and left may have straightened him out..had a young fellow several years ago told me I didn't know what I was talking about..because I said you hold your right hand bow with your left hand...told me I was backwards...if ya held it with the left it was a lefty...maybe this fella thought the same....

     

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    03 Feb 2012 04:09 PM
    I see this happen all the time , no feed back . Can't understand why , we're just talking .
    Bow , Black Powder , or Rifle , They all get my blood flowing ! Life member 1991
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    03 Feb 2012 05:45 PM
    Why make a post and never come back to it ?
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    04 Feb 2012 09:21 AM
    I started out shooting a right handed bow (I'm a lefty and left eye dominant). Actually, I was pretty good with it, although I had a limited range of probably 10-15 yards...probably closer to ten. That was I think only the first year of hunting. Then I upgraded to a left handed bow...and now I'm hooked on bow hunting for life. LOL
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    04 Feb 2012 10:26 PM
    i guess i might have it backwards because i hold the bow with my right hand. and pull the string with my left  the arrow rest is on the left side. i still dont know alot about bows i just started bow hunting this season. and now i dont know if it is right or left but which ever it is its the most comfortable for me.
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    05 Feb 2012 09:15 AM
    Well jwynn4 you are shooting a right handed bow left handed . If you think that is comfortable , try a left handed bow . One shot and you'll be saying "WOW" .
    Bow , Black Powder , or Rifle , They all get my blood flowing ! Life member 1991
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    21 Feb 2012 03:20 AM
    I'm left eye dominate and shot a rt handed bow....my rifles are left handed and shot guns ..thumb safety with bottom eject.....I have no problem with this because I shoot instinctive...no need for peeps and sights....
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    ontario bowman Send Private Message Posts:9
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    04 Mar 2012 07:01 AM
    I'm a lefty too. Hold the bow with my right hand and release with my left. Sometimes it's difficult to get left handed accessories. I bought a [righty] lighted Cobra sight and had to mount it upside down. My Wisker Biscuit quickdraw is mounted backwards. Doesn't matter, they work the same.
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