Do you close one eye to aim your pistol?

[denfoote]

Both eyes open!!

God was gave me stereoscopic vision.
I use it!!

 

[atrain08]

UPDATE: Since my last post I have practiced a lot and I can now focus on my sights with both eyes open and without any double image! My accuracy has improved a lot with this little added vision capability.

 

[MCgunner]

My right eye is so bad, I don't have to bother, practically blind in it anyway.:banghead:

 

[Mike OTDP]

I cheat. Knobloch shooting glasses, with a frosted blinder over the left eye.

 

[NotSoFast]

While I know I need to shoot with both eyes open, I'm still working on accuracy issues I have with that. Meantime I shoot with one eye open, especially when I'm trying to go for accuracy.

 

[Fenris]

I keep both eyes open. But I am very right eye dominant, so I never have any double image problem. Usually the only way I can even see the left eyes perspective in the overlap region is to close the right eye.

I guess this means I keep both eyes open but only use one eye.

Now when I've tried drills using left eye only with right eye taped... well I didn't always miss.

 

[Fenris]

To help keep target and front sight in focus as much as possible during practice/learning, practice in very bright conditions. This will cause your pupils to constrict, which increases your depth perception. This is why pin hole cameras don't need focusing lenses.

One possible drill I've read for training eyes somewhere is to use both eyes, then close desired non-dominant eye concentrating on the single eye sight picture then reopen eye trying to focus your mind on the sight image you want from the desired dominant eye. Repeat ad nauseum.

This is an attempting to teach your brain to ignore the sight perspective you don't want while still able to use the eye for peripheral vision. (Note: I didn't need to do this so I can't attest to the effectiveness, though I imagine it would take a great deal of dedication and effort. You are basically trying to reprogram how your brain processes visual information in a single circumstance (shooting) while the brain has years of pre-existing training. Remember it's all a software problem.)

 

[Crawdad]

I'm right handed and left eye dominant, and leave both open. It's dangerous to do otherwise, in my opinion.