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Old 22-05-08, 07:46 PM
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One eye!
Hi

I shoot with both eyes open. I'm sure I was taught to do this. Is this correct? Or is it a preference thing??

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Old 22-05-08, 08:09 PM
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It's typically recommended as the best way to do things.
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To shoot with both eyes open??
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Old 22-05-08, 08:15 PM
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Many top archers shoot with both open, some close one eye... whatever works for you.
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Old 22-05-08, 08:16 PM
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To shoot with both eyes open??
Yes,
but if through injury like me you cant shoot left handed and your eye dominance dictates that you close your left eye otherwise you'll never hit what you are aiming at.
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Old 22-05-08, 08:50 PM
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It's generally considered best to shoot with both eyes open if you can. I believe closing one eye can cause eye fatique over a long shooting period. Although persoanlly I close one eye, because otherwise I the dot becomes double and confuses me. I haven't really noticed eye fatigue.
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Old 22-05-08, 08:56 PM
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bigbiker..... please do a search for "eye dominance" and you will find many discussions on the subject!
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Old 22-05-08, 10:21 PM
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I was always given to believe that shooting with one eye shut changes the blood flow to the closed eye.
Also, one eye closed, or in the dark (eyepatch) caused imbalance of the vision. This is why opaque patches or blinkers are advocated.
A blinker is a shield that usually afixes to the side of a spectacles frame in such a way as to not impede normal forward vision, but obsures the sideways view from the left eye when the right eye is looking across the bridge of the nose as when shooting.
Certainly, the view from 2 eyes is much larger (more than twice) than the view from just one.
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Old 23-05-08, 12:01 PM
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Occasionally, having both eyes shut tends to be the best way forward.....
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Old 23-05-08, 01:55 PM
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bigbiker..... please do a search for "eye dominance" and you will find many discussions on the subject!
Tell me LMP, why would I do that when my question is not about eye dominance?

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Old 23-05-08, 02:06 PM
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Tell me LMP, why would I do that when my question is not about eye dominance?
Probably because it gives you more useful hits than searching on "both eyes open".
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