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Offline snedeker

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sight impaired shooting
« on: June 01, 2007, 12:48:00 pm »
Many know, but for those who don't, I had a serious vision loss situation last year because of some freak, unlucky congenital eye physiology.  I shyed away from shooting for a while, but some buddies convinced me to go at it recently.   Kind of interesting and challenging.  Shooting at 50', I can see the target and the color bands, but i can't see the arrow strike the surface.  With a standard anchor, the arrows are all over the place, but with few total target misses.  So far, if I short draw, sort of ishi style, I do much better.  Aiming at mentally identified dead center, I cluster shots in a sacuer sized area in the NW quadrant of the target.  If I try to adjust for that, they go back to going all over.  My buddies act as target hit announcers, like in long range scopeless rifle shooting. I find it very satisfying.

Dave

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Re: sight impaired shooting
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2007, 02:20:42 pm »
Dave , have you checked in to getting them fixed or is it somthing they cant fix?  Trapper

Offline snedeker

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Re: sight impaired shooting
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2007, 02:54:39 pm »
It can't be fixed.  Optic nerve damage.

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Re: sight impaired shooting
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2007, 05:33:52 pm »
Man I feel for you dude, I had too go one time two days with my eyes wrapped up and I was by myself , talk about a walk in the dark.      Trapper

Offline Pappy

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Re: sight impaired shooting
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2007, 08:24:54 am »
I feel for you,My eyes aren't what they use to be either but nothing like that,Glad to see you trying to overcome everyone has  things that happen and you just have to go on .Shows character on your part. :) :)
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Offline Little John

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Re: sight impaired shooting
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2007, 01:02:06 am »
Congratulations, glad you can still enjoy your hobbie. None of are what we used to be.  Kenneth
May all of your moments afield with bow in hand please and satisfy you.            G. Fred Asbell