How do i determine if i need a right or left handed compound bow?

Answer 1

It does not matter if you are right handed or left handed. What matters is what eye you are most dominant with. I am left handed and right eyed dominant so I have to shoot a right handed bow. How you check this is, hold both your hands out in front of you and cross them so you have a little hole between your thumbs, then focus on something that you can see through that little hole. Now close one eye, if you can still see that object that is your dominant eye. If you can't see the object then close your other eye. The one that you can still see what you were looking at is your dominant eye. That is the bow you need.

If you are like me and dominant with your opposite eye, you can buy the bow for the hand you do use but you will not be as accurate as you can be.

Answer 2

Since I'm mostly ambidextrous, I found an archery shop let me shoot both for a while. I picked the one that felt more comfortable both with sighting the target and with the length of time I could the heavier draw without shaking.

Dunno if that helps you any.

Answer 3

to evaluate which one you like R or L hand. think ofyou've have been given to to find which eye is domite the R or L with the intention to tell you which you purely could desire to apply that bow. if this is the nicely suited eye you desire a suitable handed bow..

Answer 4

If you cannot figure that out for yourself you don't need a compound bow.

Answer 5

Chris,
You stole the exact words right out of my mouth. Listen to Chris he knows what he is talking about.

Answer 6

If you are right handed you need a right hand one...
vice versa.

Answer 7

are you right handed or left handed?