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punch:
I wouldn't worry about eye dominance for instinctive shooting.  TBB Vol 4 had a really good section on shooting, it helped me a lot.  I find I shoot best when I aim at a dot and completely clear my mind.  And most importantly is comes down to lots of pratice.

Pappy:
I shoot right handed and am left eye dominate and also shoot with both eyes open, I do alright but if I had known when I was younger or had just started I would have switched to left handed shooting. Don't want to start an argument but with both eyes open your target will be drawn to the dominate eye , you can learn to overcome that as many of us have done but it does make you wonder how much better you could have been if you had done it the right way to start with, on the other if you close an eye then it don't matter, you have no dominate eye to draw to ,you do loose your depth perception with an eye closed but for 20 yards or less shooting that really isn't a factor, I am not saying for sure which is best but like I said if I had it to do over I would shoot with the hand that matched my dominate eye.  ;) :) JMO just like everyone else. ;) :) :) :)
   Pappy

jeffp51:
I am in the same boat Pappy.  Started shooting when I was around 8.  Too late now for me to switch hands. Thanks for the advice.

DesertDisciple:
I'd like to chime in if you all don't mind.  :)
I'm right handed and very strongly left-eye dominant, and have very poor vision in my right eye. I have no doubt that with years of practice, eye dominance can be ignored, as is the case with many folks I hear from. However, in my case, and this is also my suggestion, switching to shooting southpaw made all the difference in my accuracy and confidence behind a bow (and rifle!). Shooting with your non-dominant hand may feel clumsy at first, but I can say that it felt immediately more instinctive to draw the arrow to my dominant eye. It just 'felt right', and that goes for rifle too. I'm an Army Infantryman and shoot expert lefty, and can say I never would have qualified if I'd tried to keep shooting right handed. Just my .02 ;D

Pat B:
That's a good point, Andrew. Plus, being able to shoot right and left handed can come in handy is some hunting situations...and at some 3D targets.

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