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Old February 2nd, 2008
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Default Re: Right handed, but left eye dominate.

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Originally Posted by FordDieselSteve View Post
I am also right handed and left eye dominate,when shooting a pistol I find that I just bring the gun over to my left slightly and also tilt my head slightly.Some people have problems seeing double when looking at the sights. If you have that problem try putting a small peice of scotch tape on the lens of you non dominate eye,just enough to obscure the sights.

There are also threads covering this at brianenos.com. There are some top shooters that also are cross dominate it is not a handicap you just have to find the best way to deal with it that works for you.
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Originally Posted by PisnNapalm View Post
Me three... I do the same. I pull the pistol over to the left slightly when I shoot. I usually shoot pistol with both eyes open.

When I shoot my rifle though I need to wear an eye patch so I'm forced to use my right eye.
You guys should try not to pull the pistol toward your left, especially if using the Weaver stance. All movement should be limited to your head "turning" (not tilting downward) as Chauka mentioned.
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