Ok so I have much better vision in my left eye. I have always shot right handed and am pretty decent at it. however I have noticed more and more that my right eye is not as good as it once was. I have had lasik surgery on this eye but I have what is considered a cataract in the right eye that I had when I was born. It doesn't change so its good that way but as I have gotten older I think my eye is less able to focus around that. My left eye is fine. So I am considering switching or at least trying shooting a bow left. I have done this with recurves but never weight like I hunt with. (70+ lbs) I know you don't need that much weight to kill a deer I just like the extra margin. So my question is what suggestions for bows I should be looking at. I don't want to spend a ton on a try. I can reasonably outfit a bow with stuff I have already so I'm just wondering on what I should be looking for.. I am way out of the new bow scene. My "new bow" is from 07 I think before that probably mid to late 90's. So give me your suggestions... Is a couple hundred for a bare bow enough. What used bows fit this I should look at? I know pretty weird question. But I had to ask.
I'd look at buying a used Mission Craze. Its highly adjustable. You can increase the poundage as you grow more comfortable shooting left handed. Just FYI. I am right handed and shoot left.
I bought a used Diamond edge for my daughter so I was thinking of something like that lots of adjustment weight wise. I know better than to start to heavy.. I'll look into the mission Craze...
I would try shooting your current bow left handed, at least to see if you can pull it back. Crank it down as far as it goes and see if it's manageable. If not then see if there are any you can shoot at an archery shop that are already left handed at different draw weights.
As a left handed hunter just keep in mind that the stuff on your right handed bow might not fit or function like they do on a right handed bow. Even as a lefty sometimes i forget to double check stuff and end up having to rig stuff to work. You might want to try testing stuff at the bow shop and then looking for a bargain on craigslist or something like that. Good luck in your search.
Not gonna mess with the current setup. Its deer season after all.. I have an old retired bow I may try that with though. I'm not sure what won't work on a left handed bow at least what I have... Just sights and quivers. Oh maybe a drop away rest wouldn't but I don't own one of those. I run whisker biscuit. But its a good point to check accessories.
I switched to LH a few years back due to eye dominance. I shoot 65-70 LH comfortably all day now. Probably would shoot 70-75 RH at this point in my life. It only took me a couple of weeks to build arm strength from 60 starting out to where I am now. I have no idea how old or in what shape you are in but I was in my mid 30s and fairly active at the time I made the switch. I shoot just as good LH as I ever did RH, and I was always a good shot. I also recommend looking into a used mission (anything.) They are pretty much the best "budget" bow on the market to start out with brand new, I imagine you could find a used one at the price range you are looking at.
I'm 42 and pretty active.. I took a bow I had picked up cheap for one of my kids. It is maxed out. I'd say its in the 60-65 range. I had no problems drawing it. So I'm gonna guess I would have not problem. I have a guy that works for me who's brother has a left handed bow the same as his. I'm gonna give it a try and see how it goes. If I do ok I may be willing to invest more into a new bow. I just didn't want to spend a ton on a new bow if I have problems shooting it.
I switched over to LH about 5 years ago. I'll never look back. I shot guns LH because I'm left hand Dominance, but I always shot bow RH for some odd reason. I made the switch and never shot better after about a good month of practice. You will catch on quick. just practice practice practice and it will become habit before you know it.
If you shot a trad bow left handed with no problems, shouldn't be an issue switching to a compound. Just like any other bow though, you need to build up the muscles. Good luck!
