Is this normal for me???

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I shoot with my left eye closed and is a lot more accurate compared to shooting with 2 eyes opened. Goes both for pistols and rifles. Close/far range...

Is it just me???
 
Sounds like you may be left eye dominant....as I am.
You can try to train your eyes (using a shade over the left eye) in order to shoot with both open. I've tried, but just can't do it.
Sometimes, turning your head slightly to the left will enable your right eye to focus better on the sights with the left eye open.
Also, some folks shoot with the gun slightly tilted to enable the left eye to pick up the sights. That works for me, but you may get funny looks at the range if you tilt noticeably....avoid the full-on gangsta-hold. ;)
 
I shoot with my left eye closed and is a lot more accurate compared to shooting with 2 eyes opened. Goes both for pistols and rifles. Close/far range...

Is it just me???
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Funny you should post this today as I was at the range yesterday and was talking to the owner about this exact thing. I can't focus on the target with both eyes open, they get all blurry and crosseyed on me. He was showing me how to just concentrate on the target as you push the gun foward from your chest and only look at the front sight, not through the rear, then when you see your front sight over the target give it 2 shots than bring your weapon back towards your chest. It's called a " Front Sight Push " and doing this will help you to shoot with both eyes open and faster target response. He said when he first started doing this himeself, he'd use a wiffle ball and throw it out and shoot at that every time trying to move the ball all the way down the lane( outdoor range ). You'll go through a load of ammo but you will eventually strengthen your weak eye..Oh yeah..use a .22 it's be a lot cheaper on ammo :D
 
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Every shooter, long gun or handgun, should know which eye is their dominant eye. Your technique will change (slightly) based on that information. If you have difficulty shooting with both eyes open, and the vision in both eyes is equal (or corrected to be equal), consider your dominance as a factor if you don't know it. Not that uncorrected vision discrepancies can cause this, too.

Quick test.

1) make a circle with both hands, center it in your line of vision at something in the room or nearby, like a lamp, tv, window, etc.

2) Close one eye while looking at the object. Open that eye and close the other.

The eye that keeps the object centered in the circle is your dominant eye. The other eye is your weak eye. If your dominant eye and your dominant hand are on different sides of your body, you have a little extra work to do!

How did you do on the eye/hand dominance test?
 
How did you do on the eye/hand dominance test?
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I've had some confusion deciding which eye to shoot with based on my dominant (right) eye as identified by this kind of test.

It occurred to me that, while my right eye may be the dominant eye when focused on a relatively distant object (i.e., the target) - my left eye actually focuses on close up objects better (i.e., the front sight).

Since accurate aiming depends more on a clear picture of the front sight than the target - I'm thinking that my non-dominant eye should be my "shooting eye".

Any thoughts on that?
 
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How did you do on the eye/hand dominance test?
I got dizzy had to sit down.

This may be a stupid question, what about if it doesn't stay centered with either eye closed?
Maybe I just need to go to the eye doc.
When focusing on my front sight with my handgun, I sometimes get double vision with both eyes open. I can squint my left eye and see better. With my rifle scope if I don't leave both eyes open then when looking at the target with 1 orange dot I see 3 orange dot close together. And I'm not sure which one to put the cross hairs on. LOL I'm a mess.
I think there is something wrong with me. (but we don't need to go there the list would be too long)
 
This may be a stupid question, what about if it doesn't stay centered with either eye closed?
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Try this, this is a different way to do a eye dominance test...

Take a sheet of paper and cut a hole or square in the middle, about an inch.

Keep both eyes open, hold the paper with both hands at arms length, and focus on a target through the hole that is a few yards away. A door knob or light switch works well.

Keeping both eyes open and continuing to focus on your target centered through the hole start to bring the paper to your face. Once it reaches your face, the hole in the paper will be over one eye. That is your dominant eye.
 
or do the same things with your hands making a triangle with your index fingers and thumbs... same process.. the triangle will be over your dominant eye at the end of the test....
 
If it's normal for you, then , well, it's normal for you. I am LED, and right handed, so I shoot with the "Horatio Cain" head tilt. Looks weird, but it works fine. If what you are doing is working, then it's working.
 
thanks guys..

1) make a circle with both hands, center it in your line of vision at something in the room or nearby, like a lamp, tv, window, etc.

2) Close one eye while looking at the object. Open that eye and close the other.
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I can't even close my right eye leaving the left open.. :( i can only close the left one with right open.. so i failed this test.. :( darn it. Funny cuz both of my eyes are 20/20.. Had both tested a while ago...

i do very well using a holosight with both eyes open though.. It's weird...
 
I can't even close my right eye leaving the left open.
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Er, have you ever had a stroke or severe lacerating head injury? A functioning Facial Nerve (CN VII) should let you do this without a problem. I'm not joking here. Being able to not blink one eye is a serious sign that you need a more thorough cranial nerve test.

Try the test just putting something in front of your eye, but if you are being serious that you can not manage to blink bilaterally and you don't have a past diagnosis explaining it, the root of your problem could be something more serious. This is NOT something your optometrist would likely have caught in an eye exam as they are not trained, to my knowledge, in performing full neurological tests. This is something that would show up in a full and properly performed physical exam, though a simple doctor's visit would almost always miss it unless you brought it up.

So to answer your post, it's sounding like something that's "normal for you" is not normal for everyone else. PM me and we can talk privately about your eye dominance test if you are unsure of why you are having trouble performing it.
 
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I'm left handed and right eye dominant. It was never a problem because growing up I only shot shotguns and could do it left handed with both eyes open.
Now that I have gotten into rifles and handguns I learned about eye dominance becoming an issue. I still shoot handguns left handed and have from the beginning naturally aimed with both eyes open as with a shotgun. I have progressed nicely with this way and am satisfied.
A rifle has been a different story. I have had to learn how to shoot it right handed and while I am improving it has not been as fast as with a handgun.
 
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