[gadgetnut259]

Is anyone else besides me a cross-eye dominant shooter? I am right-handed and I shoot right handed but I am left eye dominant. I have read articles in the past that suggest I teach myself how to shoot left-handed and just stick with that. Yeah, that's not happening. For handguns, I either just go ahead and use my right eye, or (more often) pull the gun over slightly and tilt my head to bring the line of sight in front of my left eye. Anyone else do that? Just curious.

 

[WoodenPlank]

Is anyone else besides me a cross-eye dominant shooter? I am right-handed and I shoot right handed but I am left eye dominant. I have read articles in the past that suggest I teach myself how to shoot left-handed and just stick with that. Yeah, that's not happening. For handguns, I either just go ahead and use my right eye, or (more often) pull the gun over slightly and tilt my head to bring the line of sight in front of my left eye. Anyone else do that? Just curious.

While I am not cross eye dominant, Mas Ayoob suggested a very similar technique in the GATE forum recently. Seems like a good idea to me, actually.

 

[gocubs6]

I am cross eye dominant. If you use the standard isocoles stance, you are not at a disadvantage. Your dominant eye has the same amount of distance to travel because the sights are centered on your body. Just turn your head so your left eye is over the sights.

 

[Bushflyr]

Not x-dominant, but have taught people who are. It's a continuum, some people can't use their right eye for anything, some don't have a strong preference one way or another. For handguns it doesn't matter, shoot isosceles (Weaver is dead anyway) and use whatever eye feels right. Long guns is where you can run into a problem. You'll either have to learn to use your right eye or your left hand. Crossing it up doesn't work.

 

[Breadman03]

Crossed here. Isosceles and tip my head a little to use my left eye. I keep both eyes open, except when I'm looking for an x.

 

[vista461]

I am , Right handed and left eye dominant. I just hold the handgun over to the left a bit and use my left eye.

 

[eracer]

Left-handed and right-eyed.

I shoot a rifle right-handed.

I'm seriously considering testing a right-handed pistol approach, but it may be too late for me. 35 years of shooting a pistol left-handed is a long habit to break. Still, I feel like shooting x-dominant has hindered my pistol skills.

Then again, all I really care about is putting rounds into center mass at 7 yards...

 

[Burleigh]

The head instructor that I teach a carry permit class with has lost the vision in his dominant eye. He continues to shoot handguns well using his dominant hand and simply moved the gun over so his remaining eye can focus on the sights. He says it was an easy adjustment. He is having more trouble adjustng to long guns since he has had to learn to shoot with his non dominant hand. He dry fires daily to get his AR and shotgun dialed in.

 

[GlockinNJ]

I am , Right handed and left eye dominant. I just hold the handgun over to the left a bit and use my left eye.

Me too. I keep my non-dom right eye closed. I tried both eyes open, but it wasn't happening.

Shooting a rifle is a problem for me, since I shoot pistol more often I am really accustomed to right hand-left eye shooting. Holding a rifle with my right hand I am forced to aim with my right eye, which just sucks.

 

[byf43]

Not x-dominant, but have taught people who are. It's a continuum, some people can't use their right eye for anything, some don't have a strong preference one way or another. For handguns it doesn't matter, shoot isosceles (Weaver is dead anyway) and use whatever eye feels right. Long guns is where you can run into a problem. You'll either have to learn to use your right eye or your left hand. Crossing it up doesn't work.

Weaver is only 'dead' for those that must do whatever is en vogue.

I use a slightly modified Weaver Stance, and shoot right-handed - - left eye.
(Right eye damaged. Everything is now blurred . . . even with coke bottle bottom lenses!)
And I hit what I aim at.

 

[sgtlmj]

It's cross-dominant, not cross eye dominant. Unless you really are cross-eyed.

I'm right-handed and currently left eye dominant (depending on my glasses prescription) I can shoot with either eye as long as my glasses cooperate. I'm getting to the point where I need bifocals, so that'll be a new can of worms to contend with.

 

[willie_pete]

I'm not x-dominant, but when i shoot weak (left) hand, i rotate the gun slightly clockwise to get the sights in front of my dominant (right) eye.

WP

 

[maxmanta]

Not x-dominant, but have taught people who are. It's a continuum, some people can't use their right eye for anything, some don't have a strong preference one way or another. For handguns it doesn't matter, shoot isosceles (Weaver is dead anyway) and use whatever eye feels right. Long guns is where you can run into a problem. You'll either have to learn to use your right eye or your left hand. Crossing it up doesn't work.

Weaver is dead? When did that happen?

Every shooter I know uses the Weaver stance, or some variation of it.

 

[sgtlmj]

Weaver is dead? When did that happen?

Every shooter I know uses the Weaver stance, or some variation of it.

I went to a NRA LE Rangemaster/Firearms Instructor School back in 2000 and they dumped the Weaver prior to that.

In law enforcement the Weaver stance is potentially deadly as it opens up the officer to catching a bullet through the arm hole of his/her vest. It's also not a natural reflex to a frontal threat. Unless you are ninja-trained the natural thing to do is square-off to the threat and lower your center of gravity, not blade-off like Weaver teaches.

 

[Bushflyr]

Weaver is only 'dead' for those that must do whatever is en vogue.

If by "en vogue" you mean that which drastically reduces both split times and the chance of taking a round through the arm hole then yep, that's me.

I'd challenge anybody to find a top level competitor that still uses Weaver.

 

[gunowner1]

I learned that I was left eye dominant from a gym teacher during archery class in high school.I am right handed but I shoot everything left handed. I don't really remember if i ever shot anything right handed. I even shoot skeet left handed. Damn I'm odd!

 

[byf43]

If by "en vogue" you mean that which drastically reduces both split times and the chance of taking a round through the arm hole then yep, that's me.

I'd challenge anybody to find a top level competitor that still uses Weaver.

Taking a round through the arm hole??
1. I don't wear soft body armor, so, that negates that.
2. IF I were to use Isosceles, then my chest would be 'straight on' to opponent.

Top Level competitor??
I'm not worried about top level competitors.
My competition days are over. (Although I did shoot alongside Todd Jarrett, and he and I shot the same score!!!):supergrin:






Todd's times were 5 times faster than mine, though.:rofl:

 

[pipedreams]

Left-handed and right-eyed.

I shoot a rifle right-handed.

I'm seriously considering testing a right-handed pistol approach, but it may be too late for me. 35 years of shooting a pistol left-handed is a long habit to break. Still, I feel like shooting x-dominant has hindered my pistol skills.

Then again, all I really care about is putting rounds into center mass at 7 yards...

I'm left handed and right eye dominate and also shoot a rifle right handed. Shooting a hand gun is different and I shoot left hand with both eyes open. Drawing from c.c. right handed is almost impossible for me. I wear trifocals and find both eyes open is about the only thing that works. If I'm having trouble getting on target I have the CT laser for backup.

 

[MJB]

I am , Right handed and left eye dominant. I just hold the handgun over to the left a bit and use my left eye.

:agree:

I shoot long guns lefty.

 

[sgtlmj]

Taking a round through the arm hole??

2. IF I were to use Isosceles, then my chest would be 'straight on' to opponent.

Right, and that's a good thing. Less organs for the bullet to penetrate if it hits you straight on. :whistling: