I have a neighbor who is righthand dominant, but his left eye is dominant. When he got back into shooting (firearms).. he couldn't even hit the 50yd target. After watching him closely, I noticed that he would roll his head so he could use his left eye to aim. As you know, being an expert on how the eyes see, his view was crossed. After many different attempts to block his left so he could focus with only his right... we /I had him shoot left-handed. And like Kramer, it was awkward at first, but after a while, he was drilling his shots. I'm no expert at shooting, but I am a very good instructor.
I'm also cross dominant (left eye and right hand). I started with a RH bow because my oldest son stopped recurve archery and I took over the bow. It felt so many times like I was not progressing with my aim - all the while fiddling with the sight. I took the brave step to purchase a LH riser and I admit - the first arrows definitely needed some adjustment. But now I can say it was also the best step forward for me!
Glad you done this experiment. I’ve been bow hunting for 40 years. I’m left eye dominant and right hand dominant on certain things. Shoot a bow right handed and shoot a gun left handed. Never shot a left handed bow but have always wondered this. It is always a constant struggle with accuracy with my trad bows. My impact always wants to be left of where I am wanting to hit.
so awesome to see you do this back in 2019 i picked up archery and i did something a lil off... i am right hand dominant and right eye dominant when i started shooting i started left hand and left eye i then started shooting right hand and right eye i now shoot 50 50 handed with both eyes open i shoot 3 left hand and then 3 right hand it works and im pretty consistant with both now
This is the Way I am just like you Krammer. Right handed and Left Eye. I can shoot with both hands. Do sports with both. But I can hit the target more often with my left. Eye. Than with my right. I have both left and right handed bows. This is great !
When I first started shooting (guns), I was told to close my left (I'm right-handed). Over the years, and paying attention to more seasoned shooters, I now keep both eyes open. When I first got into archery, I started with one eye closed. Didn't take long to keep both open. Now, my shots are much more accurate at distance and transitioning to closer targets.
I play most sports left handed, so tried to archery left. However, I quickly found out that I'm right eye dominant, so my right side archery was so much better. That is, I pretty much came to the exact conclusion that you did. Eye dominance trumped hand dominance.
I'm a slingshot shooter and I started off shooting both right and left handed but shooting left handed (left eye dominant, right hand dominant) became the natural, easiest way to shoot. Additionally, because my right hand is the stronger hand, I find it easier to aim. I'm eager to try out archery when time permits!! :D
Fascinating video! I did JOAD archery in my teens shooting left handed, but was having issues and discovered I'm right eye dominant. I retrained myself to shoot righty using my dominant eye and while I have been away from bows for far too long, I feel like I'm more consistent. Its just a matter of retraining the muscle memory. If you told me "hold an imaginary bow at full draw" I'd probably default to lefty :P
Very interesting test. I feel pretty good about my dominant hand and eye working together . I am a right hand shooter, but can do things with my left ok . I think I'm going to try shooting left handed just for the fun of it. Never know til you try . I was giving tips to a beginner a little while back and he was left handed, but I have a right hand bow . So he tried with his right. I said go ahead and try lefty , sight window may be a little off but try with your strong arm . He had never shot a bow before and was doing alright. He tried with left and went back to the right. He and I were both surprised that he felt more comfortable with his right. Love your videos, brother. Definitely have learned from you over the years . Little tips go a long way
As always another great video my friend full of information growing up my friend shot right hand but was left dominant i helped him through the years to get a left handed bow i understand exactly what your saying 👍
Nice investigation! I think that 14ms improved reaction time might come into play with aiming. As we aim there is always a little bit of movement and I think we either naturally or intentionally take the shot when we think the movement lines up with the target. (Lot of different methods of doing that.) That slightly better reaction time to recognize that "perfect moment" could make a difference.
I'm also cross dominant. I learned to shoot in the boy scouts and from the beginning they emphasized the dominant eye over the dominant hand. Its kinda wild that you have been into archery for so long and you were doing it "wrong". That being said one of buddies is right handed and right eyed, and he shoots way better left. He's tried shooting right and it just doesn't work for him. So who knows right? Lol Cool video man very interesting subject 🤘💀
I think shooting with your non dominant hand is good because you're able to stabilize the bow better. Also, I believe back in the day archer was trained to shoot with their left hand. But don't quote me if I am wrong
As a right handed person with a strong left eye dominance I started archery left handed. It felt awkward manipulating the arrow for a while but after only a year or so I'm more comfortable shooting right than left. I can shoot a right handed bow, but I'm sure not very comfortable or accurate.
I’m right hand left eye dominant. I’ve been able to switch hit with a baseball bat but I can’t throw left handed really at all. I don’t have the mind body connections for it. Interesting. I always pull my bow right handed maybe switching will help me improve
I simply started archery by watching others and tried what feels right. Never thougt about eye dominance. So I shot right handed, despite being a lefty. Shooting a rifle went somewhat the same way. First, I was told to use it left handed. But it felt really wrong and missed big time. When I switched, I was quite good
when i was 10years old and right handed i was holding the bow left handed but putting the arrow on the left hand side (summer camp ) one of the counslers had me do the card with a hole in it test afew day later they came up with a left hand bow and i been shooting left hand bow and rifle also shooting pool ever since, 67 now
I'm definitely right handed (never really tried to do things left handed), but have always used left technique when it comes to aiming. I've been using left handed bows and shooting slingshots the same way, but I also use a left handed hockey stick. I'm not sure one hand feels more natural than the other when it comes to handling the stick, but as soon as I try to aim and shoot the puck, one side is definitely better, which seems normal because my sight in my right eye has always been slightly worse than the left.
Awesome video Krammer. Now I'd be curious if you were to shoot and equal number of arrows right handed vs left handed over multiple weeks, how would that impact things? The muscular balance you'd gain would be interesting, but I do wonder how it would impact accuracy. Would you become more accurate with both? Less accurate? More accurate with one hand but not the other?
I am left eye dominate and when I switched at age 13 I was much better having done up to that point from 9--13 I was using my hand dominance. My brother has both eyes trying to be dominate in the rare dual dormancy so he has to when both eyes are taking over at the same time close the eye for his left as he uses right to make things easy.
I wish I could switch to my dominant eye (left)...however, my right shoulder won't support the straight-arm position if I'm drawing with my left arm (I'm an old man, these kind of things happen), so I'm stuck shooting with non-dominant eye.
I still wonder why my body is completely right dominant could it be that I'm part of a twin but my twin didn't make it through maternity...so I always feel like something is missing...
Thanks for having me on Kramer! I had a blast researching these questions. It's fun to see the results that you had.
I am going to try wearing a patch over my left eye, which is dominant.
I have a neighbor who is righthand dominant, but his left eye is dominant.
When he got back into shooting (firearms).. he couldn't even hit the 50yd target.
After watching him closely, I noticed that he would roll his head so he could use his left eye to aim. As you know, being an expert on how the eyes see, his view was crossed.
After many different attempts to block his left so he could focus with only his right... we /I had him shoot left-handed. And like Kramer, it was awkward at first, but after a while, he was drilling his shots.
I'm no expert at shooting, but I am a very good instructor.
I'm also cross dominant (left eye and right hand). I started with a RH bow because my oldest son stopped recurve archery and I took over the bow. It felt so many times like I was not progressing with my aim - all the while fiddling with the sight.
I took the brave step to purchase a LH riser and I admit - the first arrows definitely needed some adjustment. But now I can say it was also the best step forward for me!
Glad you done this experiment. I’ve been bow hunting for 40 years. I’m left eye dominant and right hand dominant on certain things. Shoot a bow right handed and shoot a gun left handed. Never shot a left handed bow but have always wondered this. It is always a constant struggle with accuracy with my trad bows. My impact always wants to be left of where I am wanting to hit.
I am the same and wondered the same thing
so awesome to see you do this
back in 2019 i picked up archery
and i did something a lil off...
i am right hand dominant and right eye dominant
when i started shooting i started left hand and left eye
i then started shooting right hand and right eye
i now shoot 50 50 handed with both eyes open
i shoot 3 left hand and then 3 right hand
it works and im pretty consistant with both now
This is the Way I am just like you Krammer. Right handed and Left Eye. I can shoot with both hands. Do sports with both. But I can hit the target more often with my left. Eye. Than with my right. I have both left and right handed bows. This is great !
When I first started shooting (guns), I was told to close my left (I'm right-handed).
Over the years, and paying attention to more seasoned shooters, I now keep both eyes open.
When I first got into archery, I started with one eye closed. Didn't take long to keep both open. Now, my shots are much more accurate at distance and transitioning to closer targets.
I play most sports left handed, so tried to archery left. However, I quickly found out that I'm right eye dominant, so my right side archery was so much better.
That is, I pretty much came to the exact conclusion that you did. Eye dominance trumped hand dominance.
I'm a slingshot shooter and I started off shooting both right and left handed but shooting left handed (left eye dominant, right hand dominant) became the natural, easiest way to shoot. Additionally, because my right hand is the stronger hand, I find it easier to aim. I'm eager to try out archery when time permits!! :D
Seriously well put together video, luuuurve that editing....................
Confirms what I always thought, great detail pal.
Fascinating video! I did JOAD archery in my teens shooting left handed, but was having issues and discovered I'm right eye dominant. I retrained myself to shoot righty using my dominant eye and while I have been away from bows for far too long, I feel like I'm more consistent.
Its just a matter of retraining the muscle memory. If you told me "hold an imaginary bow at full draw" I'd probably default to lefty :P
Very interesting test. I feel pretty good about my dominant hand and eye working together . I am a right hand shooter, but can do things with my left ok . I think I'm going to try shooting left handed just for the fun of it. Never know til you try . I was giving tips to a beginner a little while back and he was left handed, but I have a right hand bow . So he tried with his right. I said go ahead and try lefty , sight window may be a little off but try with your strong arm . He had never shot a bow before and was doing alright. He tried with left and went back to the right. He and I were both surprised that he felt more comfortable with his right. Love your videos, brother. Definitely have learned from you over the years . Little tips go a long way
That was a great video. Really makes me think about trying this experiment myself
As always another great video my friend full of information growing up my friend shot right hand but was left dominant i helped him through the years to get a left handed bow i understand exactly what your saying 👍
Nice investigation! I think that 14ms improved reaction time might come into play with aiming. As we aim there is always a little bit of movement and I think we either naturally or intentionally take the shot when we think the movement lines up with the target. (Lot of different methods of doing that.) That slightly better reaction time to recognize that "perfect moment" could make a difference.
this could be a lonnnnnnng series and I'm all for it!!! I really like these more scientific style vids!
I'm also cross dominant. I learned to shoot in the boy scouts and from the beginning they emphasized the dominant eye over the dominant hand. Its kinda wild that you have been into archery for so long and you were doing it "wrong". That being said one of buddies is right handed and right eyed, and he shoots way better left. He's tried shooting right and it just doesn't work for him. So who knows right? Lol
Cool video man very interesting subject 🤘💀
I think shooting with your non dominant hand is good because you're able to stabilize the bow better. Also, I believe back in the day archer was trained to shoot with their left hand. But don't quote me if I am wrong
YESSS NEW VIDDDDD!!!!!
Kramer, you should test Right vs Left eye vs changing light conditions And. RH bow shot left handed, and the opposite...
As a right handed person with a strong left eye dominance I started archery left handed. It felt awkward manipulating the arrow for a while but after only a year or so I'm more comfortable shooting right than left. I can shoot a right handed bow, but I'm sure not very comfortable or accurate.
I’m right hand left eye dominant. I’ve been able to switch hit with a baseball bat but I can’t throw left handed really at all. I don’t have the mind body connections for it. Interesting. I always pull my bow right handed maybe switching will help me improve
I simply started archery by watching others and tried what feels right. Never thougt about eye dominance. So I shot right handed, despite being a lefty.
Shooting a rifle went somewhat the same way. First, I was told to use it left handed. But it felt really wrong and missed big time. When I switched, I was quite good
when i was 10years old and right handed i was holding the bow left handed but putting the arrow on the left hand side (summer camp ) one of the counslers had me do the card with a hole in it test afew day later they came up with a left hand bow and i been shooting left hand bow and rifle also shooting pool ever since, 67 now
Grate video. I think being sum what ambidextrous is a big advantage and I would agree with the doctor that is a person to person
I'm definitely right handed (never really tried to do things left handed), but have always used left technique when it comes to aiming. I've been using left handed bows and shooting slingshots the same way, but I also use a left handed hockey stick. I'm not sure one hand feels more natural than the other when it comes to handling the stick, but as soon as I try to aim and shoot the puck, one side is definitely better, which seems normal because my sight in my right eye has always been slightly worse than the left.
Awesome video Krammer. Now I'd be curious if you were to shoot and equal number of arrows right handed vs left handed over multiple weeks, how would that impact things? The muscular balance you'd gain would be interesting, but I do wonder how it would impact accuracy. Would you become more accurate with both? Less accurate? More accurate with one hand but not the other?
I am left eye dominate and when I switched at age 13 I was much better having done up to that point from 9--13 I was using my hand dominance. My brother has both eyes trying to be dominate in the rare dual dormancy so he has to when both eyes are taking over at the same time close the eye for his left as he uses right to make things easy.
Very cool
I wish I could switch to my dominant eye (left)...however, my right shoulder won't support the straight-arm position if I'm drawing with my left arm (I'm an old man, these kind of things happen), so I'm stuck shooting with non-dominant eye.
Good starting point for a 31” draw length longbow? I’ve looked at several 68-70” bows, but then you watch a video on it, and they hate it 😂.
I still wonder why my body is completely right dominant could it be that I'm part of a twin but my twin didn't make it through maternity...so I always feel like something is missing...
My issue is that I see crossed with both eyes.
I just bought a left hand bow from yall hopefully it's not a waste of money 😂
Thanks god i'm right dominant hand and eye (my whole body is right dominant that's not always fun)
I have balanced eyes. I tend to instinct shoot because of it.
Eye.