Shootist
Well-Known Member
I hope this is in the right section. On another thread there has been much reference to eye dominance.
I shoot rifles left handed. I rarely shoot shotguns and certainly not enough to get serious about it. But, A while ago I helped out as a 'stooge' pupil on a training course for clay shooting instructors. Part of the course was for the would be instructor to establish eye dominance, and there I started to cause problems. The initial check showed I was strongly right eye dominant, but as soon as I mounted a shotgun I was then left eye dominant. This caused no end of confusion but was confirmed by the instructor of the course, who you might expect was very experienced. After some discussion it was decided that because I had been shooting rifles as a left hander for so long my brain adapted when I was aiming a gun.
I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
I shoot rifles left handed. I rarely shoot shotguns and certainly not enough to get serious about it. But, A while ago I helped out as a 'stooge' pupil on a training course for clay shooting instructors. Part of the course was for the would be instructor to establish eye dominance, and there I started to cause problems. The initial check showed I was strongly right eye dominant, but as soon as I mounted a shotgun I was then left eye dominant. This caused no end of confusion but was confirmed by the instructor of the course, who you might expect was very experienced. After some discussion it was decided that because I had been shooting rifles as a left hander for so long my brain adapted when I was aiming a gun.
I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.