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April 25th, 2009, 12:07 PM #1Junior Member
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Thanks for the info....one last question I'm hearing two different things. Do you aim with both eyes open or 1 shut
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April 25th, 2009, 12:12 PM #2
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both eyes open
are you right or left eye dominant and right or left handed?
maybe you should edit your title for this thread to "need aiming help" or something more informative if you want help with this.
and who exactly are you thanking for what info? (one last question?) when thats the first post?
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April 25th, 2009, 12:20 PM #3Junior Member
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Re: help
Sorry I'm new to this... My right eye is the dominant eve. I shoot right handed
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April 25th, 2009, 12:24 PM #4
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lol, its cool
since you are both R eye and handed (glad we didnt have to go over how to tell eye dominance or what that means) it is rather simple and easy for you.
shoot both eyes open, your strong (right) hand will line the front sight up with your right eye. Since you are R eye dom you will be focused straight down the slide/sights. so that if you close your L eye you sight picture wont change.
thats all.
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April 25th, 2009, 12:25 PM #5Grand Member
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I don't want to seem disagreeable, but I'm firmly of the belief that there is really no harm in shooting with one eye open if that's the way it works best for you. There are many schools of thought with this but I've found over the years that a lot of people just can't do the "both eyes open" thing... I am one of them (unless using a red dot).
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Ok thanks....what yards should I practice at
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April 25th, 2009, 12:34 PM #7Junior Member
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Ok cool thanks...I have 3 weeks to practice for a course. They score and time it. I need all the help I can get...thanks
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Practice, practice, parctice!
I still shoot most of the time with one eye closed. I have started practicing with both open. It took a while but I am starting to get the hang of it.
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Re: help
Some shooters feel that it helps with depth/motion issues.
In Bullseye shooting, where you and the target are standing still, usually at 25 yards, you can close one eye and focus cleanly on the front sight. And, hopefully, hit right where you want.
In the "shooting games", motion and indeterminate distances are the norm, so depth and motion perception are much more important, there.
Shooting Trap and skeet (with a shotgun) motion and distance ARE the issues, though many, from habit, still shoot that with one eye closed.
It's a personal thing for me: one for bullseye, because that's where the trifocal works at its best, though both open for other stuff because trifocals are not quick to focus on the front sight.
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