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Post by ezekiel38 on Jan 29, 2020 21:22:28 GMT -5
3 weeks ago I came close to meeting my Lord, Emergency Pacemaker surgery and I'm happy to report I'm doing fine. Due to Pacemaker placement I can no longer shoot my favorite and only big game rifle a Ruger Scout Rifle in 308.
The problem lies in the fact that I am left handed. Very left handed, left eye dominant also. Shot an AR 15 today by resting the rifle (we were sighting it in) and placing my left hand over my left eye. Awkward but it worked the right eye worked by default. I'm not a rifle shooter primarily but do enjoy the .22 and would like to be able to take a head of game if necessary.
Suggestions about how to deal with this issue.
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Post by crazycarl on Jan 30, 2020 1:09:00 GMT -5
I'm extremely cross-dominant- right handed, left eyed. The only way I can shoot with both eyes open is with a red dot sight. With irons or magnification, I have to close my left eye.
Maybe I need to force myself to learn to shoot lefty? Oufhtta help that all my rifles are semi autos & lever guns.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 30, 2020 3:39:36 GMT -5
3 weeks ago I came close to meeting my Lord, Emergency Pacemaker surgery and I'm happy to report I'm doing fine. Due to Pacemaker placement I can no longer shoot my favorite and only big game rifle a Ruger Scout Rifle in 308. The problem lies in the fact that I am left handed. Very left handed, left eye dominant also. Shot an AR 15 today by resting the rifle (we were sighting it in) and placing my left hand over my left eye. Awkward but it worked the right eye worked by default. I'm not a rifle shooter primarily but do enjoy the .22 and would like to be able to take a head of game if necessary. Suggestions about how to deal with this issue. ***** Adversity strikes, time to experiment. Crazycarl provides a hint. If you have a .22 rifle, start with that. SQUINT left eye. Squeeze. If you must pinch left eye, so be it. Keep trying. If you haven’t a .22, practice mounting & sighting your .308. DRY FIRE. Dry fire won’t hurt the Ruger. If you prefer use snap caps. No need to expend ammo until your body faces the New Day. Point is, Mind & muscle must adjust to new circumstance. Now, if you had to starboard-mount the shotgun, point with the weaker right eye, certainly you’d have to pinch tight your strong left eye , or you’d be cross firing on yourself. To squint one eye introduces a degree of all-around eye strain. For ages Olympic shooters and other riflemen/riflewomen have covered their offside eye or lens with a black patch. This allows the eye to be open, yet not compete. David Bradshaw |
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Post by squigz on Jan 30, 2020 9:31:16 GMT -5
I've trained a lot of kids that are cross dominant in archery. It takes a lot of time to get use too and the only thing we've really found was an eye patch.
I know it seems silly to play the role of a pirate, but an eye patch, or an old pair of glasses and cover the left lens with tape to force you to use your other eye.
I've also done it myself in archery to try and learn how to do things the opposite way. I trained for a couple months completely lefty, I was able to adjust to it to make it work if I ever needed too, but I needed the eye patch/glasses method if I was shooting both eyes opened, but most of the time I just closed my opposing eye.
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Post by Stump Buster on Jan 30, 2020 9:57:23 GMT -5
Glad to hear your recovery is going well ezekiel38. I wish you good luck in transitioning over so you can continue to shoot.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jan 30, 2020 10:36:41 GMT -5
We tell shooters with cross dominance, to simply place a small piece of scotch tape inside your shooting glasses where your eye sits while Looking at the sights. This allows you to still have your wide field of view but forces your non dominant eye to takeover. Many who try it need to practice with the technique but wind up doing very well to exceptional. I know a couple of master class and grandmaster shooters who do this.
Trapr
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Post by contender on Jan 30, 2020 10:42:15 GMT -5
As noted above,, many people are cross eye dominant. As such,, shooting becomes a challenge. But,, in your case,, a total switch is necessary.
My own Miss Penny is mostly right handed,, yet, left eye dominant. We trued different methods with her. The eye patch, the taped lens of safety glasses, etc.
What we found was for her to learn to totally switch to only shooting left handed.
So, she learned to never handle a handgun w/o using her left hand as her dominant hand. She learned to shoot left handed,, with her left eye being dominant.
That said,, it takes work.
First,, as noted,, practice shooting right handed,, with a .22 or as mentioned,, dry-firing. Teach yourself to ONLY set up on your right side. And,, start with the eye patch,, as it will MAKE your right eye do the work as well. Later,, you can progress to using the taped lens thing to allow more ambient light.
Basically,, you are going back to school!
BUT with work & practice,, you CAN do it.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jan 30, 2020 20:40:20 GMT -5
Thanks all for the insights. No pun intended. I have a Savage 22 that has a Romeo 1 red dot that I just mounted on it a couple months ago? I shall start with that and an "Aargh" patch from the apothecary. Stay tuned!
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Post by nicholst55 on Jan 30, 2020 20:45:50 GMT -5
Back in the olden days when I shot Bullseye competition, some shooters wore a patch over their non-shooting lens on their shooting glasses. That allowed them to keep that eye open and reduce muscle fatigue. Might be worth a try.
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Post by junebug on Jan 31, 2020 2:22:38 GMT -5
If you wear glasses it is not always necessary to cover the entire eye. A piece of black tape over the portion of the lens your off eye looks thru when you sight the gun to shoot is usually enough. You could also cover the lens with a thin coat of Vaseline. If all else fails a patch. Good luck with your recovery!
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