Thread: Recurve help

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

@Ryan_Songhurst - probably the first thing to figure out is which is your dominant eye?

This matters quite a lot if you're going to shoot your recurve 'instinctive' or barebow style i.e. no sights. It's a lot like shooting a shotgun as you don't aim as deliberately as you would with a sighted setup.

You can train your muscles and brain into shooting a bow or rifle the opposite way to whatever feels 'natural', but you cannot change your eye dominance.

I'm like you being left-handed, but shoot rifles right-handed as I'm right eye dominant. When I did archery for a few years I went with shooting a bow left-handed (bow riser held in right hand, draw string with left) as I only shot with sights with my right eye shut. If I tried to shoot instinctive I would very likely have to re-train and shoot right-handed.

Might be worth talking to some experienced people from the bowhunters organisation for advice NZ Bowhunters

There is an archery club in Dunedin that does beginners courses (Olympic style target), though I suspect you may find it a little dry for your tastes

His dominant eye used to be a .270 one. Then a .222 one but that faded quickly and changed to a 308 one. That seems to be losing its sight in favour of an arrow one.