I know there is a wealth of information here about eye dominance. I have searched and read much of it. All of it good advice and information. I'm not sure if this is an eye dominance issue.
I am a longtime rifle and pistol shooter. Over the 26 years I spent in the military I have trained my left eye to automatically close when I sight or aim my rifle or pistol.
I recently started trying to learn shotgunning (is that even a real word?) and specifically sporting clays. With this new discipline I am working at teaching myself to keep both eyes open.
I am left handed, but am right eye dominant and shoot long guns right handed. I am having difficulty getting consistent hits. I work on focusing on the clay target and not the front bead.
After reading some more of the eye dominance threads I took my shotgun outside to see for myself. I mounted the shotgun with my eyes closed. On opening I see the mid bead sitting below the front bead with some rib showing between the two. With both eyes open I can see the beads and the left side of the barrel. Naturally when I close my left eye the image of the left side of the barrel disappear.
When shooting I find myself checking my, lead shooting and then missing. I think I am basing my lead based on the image from my left eye, which would really give a false sight picture.
Would I be better off either closing my left eye once the target is picked up visually, or should I put Vaseline on the left lense of my glasses?
Another question is if you are not supposed to see your front bead while tracking the target, how do you determine the lead?
I am a longtime rifle and pistol shooter. Over the 26 years I spent in the military I have trained my left eye to automatically close when I sight or aim my rifle or pistol.
I recently started trying to learn shotgunning (is that even a real word?) and specifically sporting clays. With this new discipline I am working at teaching myself to keep both eyes open.
I am left handed, but am right eye dominant and shoot long guns right handed. I am having difficulty getting consistent hits. I work on focusing on the clay target and not the front bead.
After reading some more of the eye dominance threads I took my shotgun outside to see for myself. I mounted the shotgun with my eyes closed. On opening I see the mid bead sitting below the front bead with some rib showing between the two. With both eyes open I can see the beads and the left side of the barrel. Naturally when I close my left eye the image of the left side of the barrel disappear.
When shooting I find myself checking my, lead shooting and then missing. I think I am basing my lead based on the image from my left eye, which would really give a false sight picture.
Would I be better off either closing my left eye once the target is picked up visually, or should I put Vaseline on the left lense of my glasses?
Another question is if you are not supposed to see your front bead while tracking the target, how do you determine the lead?