Aiming my sidearm with both eyes open.

[St.Francisville]

Hey y'all, I've been training myself to shoot with both eyes open, and I was wondering about something. I'm right handed, but to aim with both eyes open, I have to look down my sights with my left eye to obtain a clear sight picture. Is this normal?

 

[scooterj]

It's not unusual.

 

[Bearco]

Have you determined your dominant eye?
http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Your-Dominant-Eye

 

[jmcrawf1]

It's what I do as well. I'm right handed and left-eye dominant.

 

[St.Francisville]

Have you determined your dominant eye?
http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Your-Dominant-Eye

Apparently, I'm left eyed. That's pretty cool. Thanks Bear.

 

[scooterj]

You can fool your eyes by placing a small piece of transparent tape on the left lens of your shooting glasses to obscure the sights and only the sights. You still want your peripheral vision. Keeping both eyes open helps tremendously with depth perception.

 

[honestlou]

You can fool your eyes by placing a small piece of transparent tape on the left lens of your shooting glasses to obscure the sights and only the sights. You still want your peripheral vision. Keeping both eyes open helps tremendously with depth perception.

This is not necessary with a handgun, and a very bad idea for practicing defensive handgun shooting. If you ever need your handgun for self-defense, you don't want to need to get your shooting glasses or look for scotch tape!

 

[blackboltss]

I am right handed and left eye dominate also.. I always thought it was normal... I have a rough time seeing the site with both eyes open.

 

[scooterj]

This is not necessary with a handgun, and a very bad idea for practicing defensive handgun shooting. If you ever need your handgun for self-defense, you don't want to need to get your shooting glasses or look for scotch tape!

With enough "training" the non-dominant eye will take over.

 

[xobelkcat]

I am right hand dominant and left eye dominant. I had no idea that was so common. I always thought I was different.

I have adapted my shooting practices to this and dont have a problem with shooting with both eyes open.

Scooter, what do you mean the non-dominant eye will take over?

 

[Guate_shooter]

I am right hand dominant and left eye dominant. I had no idea that was so common. I always thought I was different.

I have adapted my shooting practices to this and dont have a problem with shooting with both eyes open.

Scooter, what do you mean the non-dominant eye will take over?

Yeah its commun, in fact if you watch the shows on the Outdoor Channel on Thursday NIght, Larry Vickers is also crisscrossed LOL.

 

[xobelkcat]

Darn! I was hoping that I was different

 

[swamper]

Darn! I was hoping that I was different

We're all little snowflakes!