If you're a lefty... do you hold the bow with your right or left hand when firing, and do you hold the string

Question

with your right or left hand when firing... I'm new to archery?

Thank You

Answer 1

Bow in right hand, string in left............

Answer 2

First of all, it's not firing. Firing refers to firearms, not to bows and arrows. Proper terms would be drawing and loosing, but shooting is also acceptable.

The hand you hold the bow with has nothing to do with your dominant hand. It has to do with your dominant eye.

You always draw the string with the same hand as your dominant eye, so you'll have to hold the bow with the other. As an example, I'm right-handed but left-eye dominant, so I hold my bow in my right hand and I draw with my left. It took me some time to develop enough strength in my off-arm in order to get a nice smooth draw everytime and I did fumble my arrows at first because I was working with my stupid hand but with practice it will even itself out.

Answer 3

You would hold the bow in the right hand and draw with the left!

Answer 4

You need to know which is your "master eye". The eye that you use to aim with should determine the way you'll shoot. I'm right handed but can't hit the broad side of a barn shooting righty, left I'm deadly.

Answer 5

I'm a righty and i hold mine with my left hand and draw back with my right, hold it how you feel most comfortable though.

Answer 6

Hold in right hand, and yes hold the string*...