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jcrich33 · 06-07-2005, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mr0w1

I'm ambidexterious, and while my right eye is slightly dominant, I can shoot either eye open, either hand.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! Sometimes it's fun when shooting with friends, shoot half a magazine left handed then switch and finish off right handed. Oh yeah, I keep both eyes open, always.

mr0w1 · 06-07-2005, 07:17 AM

What I do that my friends find cool and slightly annoying is switch hands in the middle of an action shoot; we've got huge gulleys that make for a 360* backstop; we'll set up bowling pins in there and "hunt" them down. I switch hands depending on how the terrain is so I can keep my cover.

Also, playing paintball, I'll switch hands becase cover actually is important then. One of my friends was talking later about how great of an idea that was. I do it mostly for show, but it is a good skill to have in the real world, I think.

attackrott · 06-07-2005, 07:26 AM

I am right handed and I am right handed and always have been. Cant do a whole lot with my left but I am left eye dominant. It was a while before I figured this out, I just can not shoot as accurately with both eyes open. I have been working on shooting with my left hand. Want to be ambidextrous in my shooting.

**beardman2** · 06-07-2005, 07:55 AM

both side... but only for two trips to the range. It suddenly accured to me both eyes open was probably a better idea. After asking around I got the "duh" so I started I better learn it before I get used to the one I thing anymore. Second trip was a lot easier but I think its going to take a few trips to fully get it down.

jeffshc1 · 06-07-2005, 01:30 PM

I to am ambidextrous, but just in my left hand...

Brickboy240 · 06-07-2005, 02:34 PM

Both eyes open with a shotgun, one eye closed with a rifle and pistol.

-Brickboy240

therooster · 06-07-2005, 05:00 PM

for me it depends on what sight picture i want.

there are 3 distinct sight pictures

1. about 7yrds and closer - target is in complete focus and sights are superimposed on the target (sights will be slightly blurry)

2. about 10yrds - target is in focus with the sights superimposed on the target but you are more aware of the sights and track them closer (this one is hard to explain, you just have to experience it.)

3. about 15yrds and further - focus is completely on the front sight, target is blurry

of course you can never go wrong with just focusing on your front sight the entire time.

ok, now... do i keep both eyes open or not?

when shooting from 10 yrds and closer both of my eyes are open.

when shooting anything farther than 10yrds i close one eye.

03RangerXLT · 06-07-2005, 07:50 PM

right handed, left eye dominate. I am struggling.

L I N C H P I N · 06-07-2005, 07:56 PM

Both eyes open. Left for target and right for my sights.

lYxFizzyl · 06-08-2005, 08:43 AM

Really, I shoot both eyes open when I was little I would close my left eye but now i jsut keep them both open

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06-07-2005, 07:17 AM	#22
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	What I do that my friends find cool and slightly annoying is switch hands in the middle of an action shoot; we've got huge gulleys that make for a 360* backstop; we'll set up bowling pins in there and "hunt" them down. I switch hands depending on how the terrain is so I can keep my cover. Also, playing paintball, I'll switch hands becase cover actually is important then. One of my friends was talking later about how great of an idea that was. I do it mostly for show, but it is a good skill to have in the real world, I think. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

06-07-2005, 07:55 AM	#24
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,950	both side... but only for two trips to the range. It suddenly accured to me both eyes open was probably a better idea. After asking around I got the "duh" so I started I better learn it before I get used to the one I thing anymore. Second trip was a lot easier but I think its going to take a few trips to fully get it down. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

06-07-2005, 02:34 PM	#26
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,311	Both eyes open with a shotgun, one eye closed with a rifle and pistol. -Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

06-07-2005, 07:50 PM	#28
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,216	right handed, left eye dominate. I am struggling. __________________ -John WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

06-07-2005, 07:26 AM	#23
attackrott XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 382	I am right handed and I am right handed and always have been. Cant do a whole lot with my left but I am left eye dominant. It was a while before I figured this out, I just can not shoot as accurately with both eyes open. I have been working on shooting with my left hand. Want to be ambidextrous in my shooting.

06-07-2005, 01:30 PM	#25
jeffshc1 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 42	I to am ambidextrous, but just in my left hand...

06-07-2005, 05:00 PM	#27
therooster XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: houston TX Posts: 1,669	for me it depends on what sight picture i want. there are 3 distinct sight pictures 1. about 7yrds and closer - target is in complete focus and sights are superimposed on the target (sights will be slightly blurry) 2. about 10yrds - target is in focus with the sights superimposed on the target but you are more aware of the sights and track them closer (this one is hard to explain, you just have to experience it.) 3. about 15yrds and further - focus is completely on the front sight, target is blurry of course you can never go wrong with just focusing on your front sight the entire time. ok, now... do i keep both eyes open or not? when shooting from 10 yrds and closer both of my eyes are open. when shooting anything farther than 10yrds i close one eye.

06-07-2005, 07:56 PM	#29
L I N C H P I N XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sugarland ,Texas Posts: 260	Both eyes open. Left for target and right for my sights. __________________ Always remember, Shoot to live.... Never shoot to kill Texas XD Practical Shooters Association A LINCHPIN HOLDS WITHIN A MEANS TO AN END

06-08-2005, 08:43 AM	#30
lYxFizzyl XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 38.37N -85.76W Posts: 652	Really, I shoot both eyes open when I was little I would close my left eye but now i jsut keep them both open __________________ XD40 Service W/ Duracoat Camo Taurus 605SS .357

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