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Originally Posted by dbcooper
Recently I have been thinking of shooting a bow again... 10 years ago I was at`one` with my thunderbolt  9 years ago I had to get glasses to see  no matter how much I tried I could not get the same accuracy with my glasses on. Contacts were no good... frustrated I sold my bow.
Flash forward I just had my left I laserd(long story short it was my worse eye). Dr. talked me into getting only the one eye(left) done with the theory that my right eye would be for reading and my left eye is corrected for distance (this should prevent my from needing reading glasses for a few years). Just found out last week that my uncorrected eye(right) is dominant and when I pulled my first bow(at Bass Pro last Sunday) in ten years... I suddenly realized that I can`t see distance on my right(peep) eye 
Only way I can see is through a scope with my right eye 
So my choices are as far as I can see... no pun intended is:
A) get my right eye laserd ($1600.00) and need reading glasses in the near future (I am 40 yrs) or
B) stick to riffle hunting
C) by a Crossbow and use the scope....
I`m on my third scotch right now 
DB |
If it's '' BOW " hunting you love, then I would try going to a long bow, or get corrective surgery on your right eye. With new technological advancements contact lenses and glasses have come a long way as well. You could also get a magnifier put in your peep, or sight, that might help, clear things up for you!
If you enjoy the bow, I would try to do whatever it takes to be able to hunt with a bow. Shooting a crossbow , would allow you to hunt, but not feel the same excitement that a bow offers. Archers shoot vertical bows only!!
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Originally Posted by ishootbambi
 sigh..... you gotta be one the uninformed who thinks a crossbow is a 100 yards laser guided heat seeking death machine where a vertical bow is how the true hunters do it. search the thread "what is the effective range of a crossbow" and learn something from guys who have shot them. |
I have tried both , and maybe effective range on a crossbow might not be 100 yards, it still is more than a bow. The crossbow only shares a common similarity to a bow because of the string, but we shouldn't associate the two. The crossbows cousin is the rifle not the bow.
Illustrated by my 5 yr old nephew who can effectively shoot a crossbow , but lacks the strength and stability to shoot a bow yet. Shooting a crossbow would be a huge let down for anyone who is an avid Bow hunter.