Before learning how to shoot a bow it is important to decide which hand will hold the bow and which will pull the bowstring. As there are right-handed and left-handed people, so there are right-handed and left-handed bows. But what decides if you are a right-handed or left-handed archer? Well the answer is your eye dominance.
A person who is right eye dominant should hold the bow in their left hand and pull the bowstring with their right hand. The opposite applies for a person who is left eye dominant.
The reason behind this is to align the dominant eye over the arrow for aiming.> How to test your eye dominance.

As shown in the picture, hold your hands out at arms length and with both eyes open, look through the hole formed by your hands at a distant object. Keeping that object in view, slowly move your hands towards your face until they touch your face. The hole formed by your hands should be over one of your eyes. This eye is your dominant eye and will control your aiming. Another quick way to test your eye dominance is to point your index finger at a distant object with both eyes open, then close one eye and see if your finger appears to move away from what you are pointing at. If your finger does appear to move, then the eye that you closed is your dominant eye. Try again with your other eye and your finger should not appear to move. In some cases, a person may be right-handed, but left-eye dominant or vice versa. In these cases, the Coach will assess that persons co-ordination and strength to decide whether they should shoot right-handed or left-handed.