How To Buy A Hunting Bow: Step One

The first step in buying a bow is to determine your dominant eye. Your dominant eye determines what type of bow you will purchase. For instance, if your right eye is dominant you will need to purchase a right-handed bow. This will mean that you will hold the bow with your left hand and your right hand will draw the bow string, which will put it behind your dominant eye. Some people assume that if they are right handed that their right eye will be dominant. This is not always the case. Therefore, you'll want to do a quick test to determine your dominant eye. There are several ways to do this. Here are two testing methods.

1. Point to an object with your finger. For instance, look straight ahead and point your finger at a door knob. Close your left eye so that you are now looking at the door knob with only your right eye. Take notice to whether your finger remained on the door knob, or whether it moved off the target. Open your left eye and now repeat this process by closing your right eye and focusing on the door knob with your left eye. The side where your finger remained on the door knob is your dominant eye.

2. Hold your arms out straight and at shoulder height. Raise both hands as if you are telling someone to stop. In other words, your arms will be parallel to the floor and your hands will be perpendicular. Focus on an object in front of you. For this example we'll use a door knob again. Slowly move your arms to the front of your body until your hands overlap and the hands form a small hole over your focal point. Bend your arms to bring your hands up to your face, while continuing to focus on the door knob through the hole formed by your hands. The eye that you are now looking through is your dominant eye.

Now that you know your dominant eye, you are off to a good start in selecting your new hunting crossbow.