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Okay, I have an eye dominance issue, but it's different than any issue I've seen so far.
The first time anyone told me to keep both eyes open was during the LFI-1 class I took with Mas Ayoob years ago. Made sense to me, that way I keep peripheral vision, and I imagine in a real fight both eyes would automatically snap open anyway. But when I tried to shoot with both eyes open, the sight picture was an absolute mess. The following conversation ensued between me and the guy next to me:
Me: You shooting with both eyes open?
Him: Yep
Me: Tell me what you see
Him: Front sight in-focus, target fuzzy
Me: You don't see two fuzzy targets?
Him: Nope, one fuzzy target.
So, in summary, when I keep both eyes open and focus on the sights, I see the target break into two. Lest you think I'm cross-dominant, I'm not ... but just to make sure, I tried lefty, and that doesn't change things.
Mas's explanation, which made sense to me: "It's rare, but sometimes the dominant eye is not dominant enough. Both your eyes are somewhat dominant, so when you keep them both open, you see two of everything". His solution: squint the "weak" (left) eye, which preserves some of my peripheral vision, but relieves the "two target" problem.
Since I'm not convinced that I could squint under combat conditions, I've become greatly interested in alternative sighting methods for close-quarters shooting -- i.e., methods were I focus both eyes on the target.
So my questions:
1. Has anyone else ever heard of the weak eye not being weak enough, resulting in my problem?
2. If so, is there anything I can do to weaken my weak eye, to end up with a more traditional eye dominance story?
3. In the meantime, which alternative sighting methods would you recommend? Cirillo-style? Chuck Klein's method? Something else?
Thanks!
Joe
[email protected] <- note those are zeroes in the word "h00k"
The first time anyone told me to keep both eyes open was during the LFI-1 class I took with Mas Ayoob years ago. Made sense to me, that way I keep peripheral vision, and I imagine in a real fight both eyes would automatically snap open anyway. But when I tried to shoot with both eyes open, the sight picture was an absolute mess. The following conversation ensued between me and the guy next to me:
Me: You shooting with both eyes open?
Him: Yep
Me: Tell me what you see
Him: Front sight in-focus, target fuzzy
Me: You don't see two fuzzy targets?
Him: Nope, one fuzzy target.
So, in summary, when I keep both eyes open and focus on the sights, I see the target break into two. Lest you think I'm cross-dominant, I'm not ... but just to make sure, I tried lefty, and that doesn't change things.
Mas's explanation, which made sense to me: "It's rare, but sometimes the dominant eye is not dominant enough. Both your eyes are somewhat dominant, so when you keep them both open, you see two of everything". His solution: squint the "weak" (left) eye, which preserves some of my peripheral vision, but relieves the "two target" problem.
Since I'm not convinced that I could squint under combat conditions, I've become greatly interested in alternative sighting methods for close-quarters shooting -- i.e., methods were I focus both eyes on the target.
So my questions:
1. Has anyone else ever heard of the weak eye not being weak enough, resulting in my problem?
2. If so, is there anything I can do to weaken my weak eye, to end up with a more traditional eye dominance story?
3. In the meantime, which alternative sighting methods would you recommend? Cirillo-style? Chuck Klein's method? Something else?
Thanks!
Joe
[email protected] <- note those are zeroes in the word "h00k"