Hand gun I just move it to the left so my dominate eye focuses. Shotgun is tricky, I break all the rules and close my left eye. I tried shooting left handed, hell no!
Hand gun I just move it to the left so my dominate eye focuses. Shotgun is tricky, I break all the rules and close my left eye. I tried shooting left handed, hell no!
Just your standard bead. For example if I am shooting left to right with both eyes open I lag with my follow through because the wrong eye focuses on the target. The opposite going the other way. I could not shoot left handed in a million years. If I take my left eye out of the equation all is "right" with the world.What kind of sight is on the shotgun?
Just your standard bead. For example if I am shooting left to right with both eyes open I lag with my follow through because the wrong eye focuses on the target. The opposite going the other way. I could not shoot left handed in a million years. If I take my left eye out of the equation all is "right" with the world.
I was just sitting at my desk and brought my hands into a hand gun shooting position. I really don't move the gun left as much as I turn my head slightly right.
I was reading that a small piece of scotch tape on the dominant eye of your shooting glasses will force your non-dominate eye to focus. That is supposed to be better than closing one eye. I may try that the next time I shoot clays. Which I have not done in several years.
I usually shoot that far only with my Mark IV. I really need to put a red dot on it. Or a pistol scope.Cadets are actually being taught now, to pistol qualify at 25 yards and greater with one eye closed and then opening both eyes when scanning, moving and/or shooting at 20 yards and in.
This technique has actually helped me with my aging eyes. At 25 yards, I get a double post sight picture at 25 with fuzzy target and fuzzy front post. 20 and in, I’m shooting with both eyes open.
Works until I get brave enough for contacts or lasic.
I was just sitting at my desk and brought my hands into a hand gun shooting position. I really don't move the gun left as much as I turn my head slightly right.
I was reading that a small piece of scotch tape on the dominant eye of your shooting glasses will force your non-dominate eye to focus. That is supposed to be better than closing one eye. I may try that the next time I shoot clays. Which I have not done in several years.
Same. I’m afraid if I spend my money on red dots and other accessories, I’ll see a gun I will want to buy and can’t get, cuz I just spent a bunch of money on accessories. Once I spend the $1500-$2000 on the LPVO Leupold is making for me and finish my rifle with an offset dot, I probably will finally give into old age and modern technology and trade my G19 Gen4 in for a Gen5 MOS.I usually shoot that far only with my Mark IV. I really need to put a red dot on it. Or a pistol scope.
I’m pretty much in this boat. Minus the surgery. I close my dominant left eye when using a scope. Red dots and handguns go both eyes open.I'm cross dominant left eye, right handed. I try to shoot both eyes open whenever possible. Shooting pistols, I bring the pistol in line with my left eye. However, if I try to make a precise shot, I'll close my left eye and focus with the right. Long guns I shoot off my right shoulder only. With a scope I close my dominant left eye and force myself to use the right. However, due to some surgery I had years ago, there is some weakness in my facial muscles on the right side and I have difficulty keeping my right eye lids open while squinting my left eye shut for any length of time. When I was shooting a long string during FTR, I sometimes shot with both eyes open even though I was looking through a high magnification scope with my non-dominant right eye. I just had to ignore what I was seeing through my dominant left eye! That was very difficult. Of course, you can cover the left eye and that solves that. If you have flip up scope covers, turn the rear one sideways to block the sight of your left eye. Shooting a red dot or LPVO on low power with a long gun I shoot both eyes open, using my right eye. I usually shoot both eyes open on shotgun, not sure which eye I use, probably that's why I suck with a shotgun!
When I was still shooting a lot of trap many folks did this. I tried it when my scores crashed, wasn't my eyes, it was the jerk on the trigger. Curing my flinch was a whole different issue....
I was reading that a small piece of scotch tape on the dominant eye of your shooting glasses will force your non-dominate eye to focus. That is supposed to be better than closing one eye. I may try that the next time I shoot clays. Which I have not done in several years.