Dominant Eye

The dominant eye is the eye your brain prefers to use for aiming and target acquisition. It takes the lead when you aim and determines how you perceive an object spatially.

Why is this important? In archery, the dominant eye influences:

• The choice of shooting side (right-handed or left-handed bow)
• The aiming technique
• The point of impact

Example:

A right-handed person with a dominant left eye has what is called “cross-dominance.” In this case, the archer must decide whether to switch shooting sides or compensate with technique, such as closing or covering the dominant eye.