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DanZ · 09-21-2006, 07:32 PM

I thought this was a pretty cool find:

http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm

I used to think I was left eye dominant but this kinda threw that out.

One caveat I would add to their instructions - sight in on something far away - at least two or three arm lengths away. When i sighted on something closer, the object moved for shutting either eye.

When I sighted on something further away, the image stayed rock solid when I closed my left eye and disapeared completely when I closed my right (yes, after opening the left eye first

).

Oh well Deacon, all that pontificating at me was for naught.

VAXDGUY · 09-21-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanZ

I thought this was a pretty cool find:

http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm

I used to think I was left eye dominant but this kinda threw that out.

One caveat I would add to their instructions - sight in on something far away - at least two or three arm lengths away. When i sighted on something closer, the object moved for shutting either eye.

When I sighted on something further away, the image stayed rock solid when I closed my left eye and disapeared completely when I closed my right (yes, after opening the left eye first

).

Oh well Deacon, all that pontificating at me was for naught.

I always thought the test was that if you look straight ahead which side of your nose you see.

Paul · 09-21-2006, 09:27 PM

NRA Basic Pistol used the same test.

**XDAndMe** · 09-22-2006, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VAXDGUY

I always thought the test was that if you look straight ahead which side of your nose you see.

Thank GOD other people can see their noses too! Oh man I always worried about this... I just thought I had a huge nose.

dasanii19 · 09-22-2006, 06:24 AM

What the!! Im left eye dominate? learn something new every day... but im right handed, can I shoot with my right hand even though im left eye dominate?

Hmm maybe my groups will get better now. hehehehhehhe

Deacon Dave · 09-22-2006, 09:19 AM

DanZ,

My pontificating wasn't wasted at all. You now know your eye dominance, don't ya!

Deacon Dave

nightraider · 09-22-2006, 09:28 AM

The optomotrist tested my dad for eye dominance and they found out he actually didn't have any at all, infact his eyes are nearly identical in everyway. I wish I could be that, I'm major left eye dominance and everything I do is left handed also. It makes it really hard to shoot righthanded.

**hacker15** · 09-22-2006, 10:13 AM

Since I can't close my left eye while leaving my right eye open, I assume I'm left eye dominant. I shoot right handed (stong hand) and sight with the left eye. Now, that's not all that hard for handguns.

However, 99% of the old military rifles I collect and shoot are made for right hand shooters. Shells eject to the right, bolt handles are mounted on the right and are meant to be activated with the right hand, semi's spit their shells out to the right. I have to nest the butt of the rifle into my left shoulder in order to get a sight picture and shoot with my left hand (which is unnatural for me as I'm right handed).

It gives you a new prespective on the daily challange left handed people face every day doing routine things.....

Neocode · 09-22-2006, 10:16 AM

I just did the exercise, and the object moved the same way in both eyes... I guess I'm not dominate in either?

nightraider · 09-22-2006, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neocode

I just did the exercise, and the object moved the same way in both eyes... I guess I'm not dominate in either?

Thats possible, consider yourself lucky.

09-21-2006, 07:32 PM	#1
DanZ XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 39	Which eye is dominant? I thought this was a pretty cool find: http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm I used to think I was left eye dominant but this kinda threw that out. One caveat I would add to their instructions - sight in on something far away - at least two or three arm lengths away. When i sighted on something closer, the object moved for shutting either eye. When I sighted on something further away, the image stayed rock solid when I closed my left eye and disapeared completely when I closed my right (yes, after opening the left eye first ). Oh well Deacon, all that pontificating at me was for naught.

09-21-2006, 09:27 PM	#3
Paul XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,595	NRA Basic Pistol used the same test. __________________ Paul

09-22-2006, 06:24 AM	#5
dasanii19 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 3,471	What the!! Im left eye dominate? learn something new every day... but im right handed, can I shoot with my right hand even though im left eye dominate? Hmm maybe my groups will get better now. hehehehhehhe __________________ MY NAME IS SUE!!! HOW DO YOU DO!!! "I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it." Last edited by dasanii19 : 09-22-2006 at 06:27 AM.

09-22-2006, 09:19 AM	#6
Deacon Dave XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Alabama Posts: 130	DanZ, My pontificating wasn't wasted at all. You now know your eye dominance, don't ya! Deacon Dave __________________ Nehemiah 4:14b "...Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses."

09-22-2006, 10:13 AM	#8
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,380	Since I can't close my left eye while leaving my right eye open, I assume I'm left eye dominant. I shoot right handed (stong hand) and sight with the left eye. Now, that's not all that hard for handguns. However, 99% of the old military rifles I collect and shoot are made for right hand shooters. Shells eject to the right, bolt handles are mounted on the right and are meant to be activated with the right hand, semi's spit their shells out to the right. I have to nest the butt of the rifle into my left shoulder in order to get a sight picture and shoot with my left hand (which is unnatural for me as I'm right handed). It gives you a new prespective on the daily challange left handed people face every day doing routine things..... __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

09-22-2006, 09:28 AM	#7
nightraider XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,483	The optomotrist tested my dad for eye dominance and they found out he actually didn't have any at all, infact his eyes are nearly identical in everyway. I wish I could be that, I'm major left eye dominance and everything I do is left handed also. It makes it really hard to shoot righthanded.

09-22-2006, 10:16 AM	#9
Neocode XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 334	I just did the exercise, and the object moved the same way in both eyes... I guess I'm not dominate in either? __________________ Neocode SA XD45 http://www.g33kspeak.com

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