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When will I ever learn
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<blockquote data-quote="wapiti13" data-source="post: 92987" data-attributes="member: 2212"><p>Nighthunter264wm, Regardless of how you shoot better, everyone has a "master" eye. That eye looks straight ahead and the other eye turns into the sight path and is what tells you how far away it is (depth perception). If you shoot using the non-master eye, you are getting a reference that is not where the target really is. I see this a lot when teaching kids archery. They are right handed with a left master eye and can't understand why they can't hit the center of the target. You do need to either close or patch off a master eye if you are shooting with a non-master (better to patch off if using open sights). I use the hole in the paper method for kids since it is fool proof and easy to use. Take a piece of paper and put a small hole in the center. Hold it and arms length looking with both eyes thru the hole at an object downrange. Then slowly draw the paper to your nose. Just shortly before getting to your nose (depending on how large the hole is), the paper will shift to the master eye. When you touch your nose with the paper, only your master eye will show. FYI. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wapiti13, post: 92987, member: 2212"] Nighthunter264wm, Regardless of how you shoot better, everyone has a "master" eye. That eye looks straight ahead and the other eye turns into the sight path and is what tells you how far away it is (depth perception). If you shoot using the non-master eye, you are getting a reference that is not where the target really is. I see this a lot when teaching kids archery. They are right handed with a left master eye and can't understand why they can't hit the center of the target. You do need to either close or patch off a master eye if you are shooting with a non-master (better to patch off if using open sights). I use the hole in the paper method for kids since it is fool proof and easy to use. Take a piece of paper and put a small hole in the center. Hold it and arms length looking with both eyes thru the hole at an object downrange. Then slowly draw the paper to your nose. Just shortly before getting to your nose (depending on how large the hole is), the paper will shift to the master eye. When you touch your nose with the paper, only your master eye will show. FYI. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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