Cross dominant eye shooting question

[11B Lifer]

Closing one eye can be tiring-wearing shooting glasses that have a cover over one lens works-and provides protection. Many rifle sights will allow for a blinder that blocks one eye. I shoot with both eyes open-but rifle competitition using peep sights exhausts my vision-and fatigue will alter my sight picture-I now use a blinder or block.

 

[zenlunch]

For shotguns and rifles there is a new product out there that allows you to shoot with both eyes open. It's called XD Solution XD Solution - The solution for cross dominance I just got it recently and I've been breaking clay targets coming from the left to right without problems. (I'm right handed and left eye dominant).

 

[Erno86]

I'm right eye dominant... 20/20 in my right eye, 20/40 in my left. For years {pistol shooting}, I've shot right handed, using my right eye, but had to deal with a fuzzy front sight picture. A diopter helped, but I still went back to fuzzy front sight shooting. Now...during daylight hours, I still shoot right handed, yet, I have trained my mind to focus the front pistol sight with my left eye, with no fuzzyness; and using my right eye to focus on the target with one image of the sights and target in my mind.

For fast reactive shooting --- I still go back to fuzzy front sight shooting --- the same for shooting in dark places, like an indoor range; where the clear front sight picture does not work in the dark.

 

[quneur]

Shooting gangsta-style should solve your problems. They can't hit anything either.

 

[sigp220.45]

I am right-handed and left eye dominant. I just move my head over a little and get a sight picture when I am shooting a handgun. I shoot with both eyes open or with right eye shut. When I shoot a rifle with a scope or open sights, long or short range, I shoot right-handed using my right eye open with left eye shut.

All that I can say is......It works for me. YMMV

This is exactly my situation, and exactly what I do.

 

[wbraswell]

Any firearms training I had, I was always taught to keep both eyes open. Possibly the only time I don't is when using a scope. I'm like Caj, I'm as lefty as I can be, but about 20 years ago I wanted a nice bolt gun, and I didn't want a left hand model. I don't like the bolt in front of my nose, and don't like autoloaders chunking brass at me. I started using rifles and shotguns right handed, and had no problem adapting whatsoever. Now and then I will catch myself crossing over and sighting with my right eye when shooting a handgun left-handed. I never shoot a long gun right-handed now. But I do wonder if my right trigger finger is as smooth as my left.

 

[viceunit]

Straightshooter1 hit it pretty well. I am left handed and right eye dominant. I shoot handguns left handed and have never had a problem, but after I got tired of being hit in the face by the ejection detritus from my dad's 1100, aiming with my left eye and right eye tightly closed, I switched sholders and have never looked back. I am a true lefty and the ONLY thing I do right handed is shoot a long gun.

I have the same issue, left handed - right eye dominant and adapted the same way. I have no problems shooting handguns left handed as other posters state because I am subconsciously positioning the handgun optimally for my right eye while keeping both eyes open. Can't do that for long guns. I learned to shoot long guns right handed and trained myself to always pick up any long gun by the pistol grip area with my right hand until it became natural. It actually works to my benefit when conducting transition drills from long gun to handgun. When I let the long gun hang it is on the right side of my body and I can draw and fire the handgun more easily.