both eyes open with revolvers?

[Red Cent]

I am left eye dominant and right handed. I shoot long guns left handed and handguns right handed.

If I was bench resting a revolver (or a semi) once in a while I would confirm sight picture with one eye closed. I can't comprehend someone never closing an eye in this situation.

Again, at the beep, go the stance with both eyes open.

 

[YJake]

If you're cross-eye dominant, you're wrong.

Sorry... had an instructor yell that at somebody while beating him with a stick once.

But, I use both eyes because I have two. The only time I close one is while using a scope at long ranges and even then for short periods, otherwise it messes with my eyesight.

All pistols and shotguns get the attention of both eyes while I'm shooting.

-Jake

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

One problem most have when shooting both eyes open is double target vision, which varies with the individual. I have recently been told (I am right handed left dominant eye, cross dominant) that you can effectively change eye dominance by keeping both eyes open, but put a small square of scotch tape in the view line of the dominant eye. I am trying this now, it allegedly takes a couple of weeks and must be "refreshed" from time to time. Previously, I have forced both eyes open, or tilted my head to use left eye shooting right handed.

You cannot change eye dominance by using tape just during shooting activities. It takes a lot more effort than that. I tried the tape trick 20 years ago when I started trap shooting. For me it was much simpler to just close my left eye.

Those who are not cross eye dominant should count their blessings.

 

[fiftybmg]

If you are left eye dominant, and shoot from the right with both eyes open , you will mostly miss.

If you are right eye dominant, and shoot from the left with both eyes open, you will mostly miss.

The both eyes open theory works if your eye dominance matches your handedness.

If stops working where you shoot with your weak hand, and still keep both eyes open.

There is a simple test to see what you have :

http://www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk/activities/left_or_right_eyed

 

[Magnumite]

I am not sure one can treat to change eye dominance as much as one learns to use the nondominant eye in a dominate way without vision conflict/confusion. The tape over the lenses method simply blurs out dominant eye (or slightly recessive eye) vision. My son's eye dominance just happened to change a year or so after he started shooting at a young age. I taped off the dominate eye simply because he was very uncomfortable to shooting on his nondominant side. He shot nondominant side with the bow okay but not firearms. Subsequently, his eye dominance did change again, back to his dominant side.

Whatever the physiology actually is, we know the methods work. If eye medical professionals say it is possible, and members relay that info, I'll accept that.

 

[fiftybmg]

I can understand the doctrine of both eyes open when applied to combat scenarios, and ammo is effectively limited by how much you can carry. It is possible to get on target quickly by tracking your shots, if you need to.

In the context of sport shooting, I am not for advising anyone that both eyes open is the way to go, because accurate shooting with limited round count requires aiming, and aiming needs alignment between dominant eye and sights.