Stupid question of the week: different POI weak hand?

[1KPerDay]

Hi,
I was trying out my Dan Wesson Heritage after getting it back from warranty work, and I did some weak hand work to see if that cured my slide lock issues (different thread). I noticed I couldn't hit any of my steel targets with my weak hand. I was concentrating carefully on slight picture/alignment and trigger control. It was like I was shooting blanks. So I moved to paper, about 10 yds, nice slow fire group. My group was larger than my strong hand group, and about 3 inches to the right.

So obviously I'm doing something differently. But I was surprised how much difference it made. even concentrating very carefully on trigger break, etc. I'm obviously moving the gun more.

I was wondering if there was any possibility that the recoil moves the pistol differently and that having any impact on POI. I doubt it, but I was just curious.

After seeing where my POI was, I was able to hit my 9 inch steel plates at 20 yds, but I had to hold off to the left weak hand. Ridiculous

 

[allaroundhunter]

Is your weak hand your left or right?

No, there is no difference in POI based on which hand you are shooting with.

 

[Skribs]

Are you shooting cross-eye when you shoot weak-handed? I used to do that (well, I'm cross eye dominant, so RH/LE is strong-strong but cross-eye) and realized I was much more accurate shooting weak-hand, strong-eye (Left-Left).

 

[MCgunner]

I shoot same both hands with LE dominance.

Reverse this chart for left hand shooting.

 

[Drail]

A gun will recoil differently when fired weak hand. This can cause a shift in where it will print.

 

[jim243]

and about 3 inches to the right.

Stop wrapping the weak hand trigger finger around the trigger, go back to basics and try shooting left handed more often. And stop using your right eye for sighting when shooting left handed (eye dominance you know.)

Jim

 

[1KPerDay]

A gun will recoil differently when fired weak hand. This can cause a shift in where it will print.

I was wondering... Because that's what it seems like. But I wager I just don't have my fundamentals down right. FYI I'm right handed but left eye dominant. I sight with my left eye either way.