snoodafruff
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So I have a dilemma I need some advice with. My 11 year old son got a new bow for Christmas. Up to this point he has always shot right handed....bow, gun, shotgun. I never realized until this year when he was at scout camp that it was determined that he is left-eye dominant. He admits he can see better out of his left eye. The problem is he has become so used to shooting right handed, its very awkward for him to try switching to shooting lefty. And more so with his new bow. I can see he is having a hard time with it. I fear that he will get too frustrated with retraining himself to shoot with his dominant eye. I had actually bought his bow in right hand earlier in the year and when I learned he was left eye dominant, I scrambled and got him the same bow in lefty. He was given the lefty as his Christmas gift, but I still have the right hander. Should I continue to encourage him to retrain himself to shoot lefty or let him decide what he is most comfortable with? He has shot bows and guns quite a bit during his 11 years and has become pretty accustomed to shooting righty. Is it too late for him to learn to go left handed? I have asked many friends and family and it seems quite common (more so than I thought) that people are able to shoot quite accurately with their non-dominant eye. Common sense says to shoot with your dominant eye (especially when it comes to archery), but is he too far gone from shooting righty? Help!!