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Cross eye dominant #7271678
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Just curious what others do to deal with cross eye dominant when shooting a shotgun. I have always closed one eye, but that limits your view. I thought about buying a filter for my glasses and I know it’s also possible to train yourself to shoot left handed. I tried shooting left handed with my over under and felt really awkward, I believe it will take a lot of practice for me.


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Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271686
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I knew this guy. https://www.traphof.org/inductees/details/1/172-webb-ohmer

when he was in his 60's he lost sight in his right eye. he started shooting left handed and who the national Clay Target Championship when he was 72.

https://www.traphof.org/inductees/details/1/172-webb-ohmer

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271689
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A buddy of mine had an eye injury in his teens. Became legally blind in his dominant eye. He taught himself to shoot left handed and within a year he was shooting as well as before the injury.

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271696
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I have shot sporting clays with a few guys that have fought cross dominance. One guy uses a semi transparent dot on the left lense of his glasses with fair results. My primary shooting partner swears by the champion easy hit front sight for his cross dominance. The sight is adhesive to mount to the rib and based on its design the eye that is aligned over the rib can see the sight.

I agree with you that closing one eye is not an option. Both eyes open are a huge asset. Speaking from experience, when I got in the sporting clays game I shot with one eye closed. Then I trained to shoot both eyes open and it was a game changer for me with learning to accept my barrel in the periphery a close second.

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271709
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I’m cross eye dominant, never been great with a shotgun, do pretty good dead center or swinging to right but if I’m swinging left with left eye closed it ain’t pretty. Luckily I’m into rifles more.

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The best way to deal with it would be to learn to shoot left handed. You could put a piece of scotch tape on the lens to keep that eye from being the dominant one.

I am a south paw with no dominant eye. I can shoot left or right handed. I started doing this in my early teens. I was a better shot than the guys that came out to the swamp to shoot birds so they made me shoot right handed. Didn't take long and I was just as good right handed.


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Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: Turd Furgeson] #7271737
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Great story about Ohmer Webb, ebsurveyor. I enjoy trap shooting and pheasant hunting, but if I ever decide to shoot sporting clays, it would be tough with one eyed closed. I will keep practicing mounting my shotgun left handed, it will hopefully come naturally in time.


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Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271739
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Ben is that way. I taught him to shoot lefty right from the start. He out shoots me most of the time these days. It can be done but teaching an old dog new tricks may be a bit more difficult.

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: Jerry Jr.] #7271740
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Originally Posted by Jerry Jr.
The best way to deal with it would be to learn to shoot left handed. You could put a piece of scotch tape on the lens to keep that eye from being the dominant one.

I am a south paw with no dominant eye. I can shoot left or right handed. I started doing this in my early teens. I was a better shot than the guys that came out to the swamp to shoot birds so they made me shoot right handed. Didn't take long and I was just as good right handed.


So if you do the dominant eye test, they both see the same or neither see’s anything? Are you cross eyed?

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271754
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I have a cousin who is cross eyed dominant. I don't know who I feel worse for during our annual dove hunt--him or the one unlucky dove he hits.

I have no solutions. From what I have heard some of the suggestions above might work. I hope you get it sorted out.

Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: trapperjdb] #7271765
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My wife wanted to start shooting. I bought her a youth bolt action 243. Found out she is right handed and left eye dominant. Now my son has a new 243! So I bought her a Henry 243 single shot. Havent tried it yet but going to see if she can shoot left handed. She has never shot a gun before.

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I am right handed but left eye dominant. I shoot shotgun with both eyes open and can snap shoot very well because I have done it for 32 years. With a rifle I have high rise scope mounts or have sanded down the stock enough to get my face lined up. I can shot a bow without sites as long as I keep up on my practice. for a few years I used a patch over my left eye while using my bow and killed a few deer like that but it really messes with your depth perception. I am one of those guys that has NO hand eye coordination and I don't know if there is any connections but it's natural for me to hold a golf club and ball bat like a Lefty. It's a struggle but it's what I've always done and wouldn't know any different if my buddies hadn't ribbed me for it ever outing.

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Work hard on learning to shoot from the dominant side. Tough at first but worth it later.


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A shooting instructor who assumed I might be cross-eye dominant placed a square of scotch tape on the left lens of my glasses. It clouded the vision from my left eye but did not eliminate vision from that eye.


Give it a try if you wear glasses.

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I’m left eye dominant and shoot left handed. Even had to learn to shoot pool that way. Never could learn to use a pistol that way though.


Looks like he needs another year;-)
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I’ve had to switch shoulders on turkeys with success, but really doubt I could hit anything flying try to shoot left handed with my non-dominant eye.

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They make stocks that go on the right shoulder but curve over to the left eye alignment but they are not cheap, eye patch or blackout the left eye is also popular.


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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Originally Posted by Jerry Jr.
The best way to deal with it would be to learn to shoot left handed. You could put a piece of scotch tape on the lens to keep that eye from being the dominant one.

I am a south paw with no dominant eye. I can shoot left or right handed. I started doing this in my early teens. I was a better shot than the guys that came out to the swamp to shoot birds so they made me shoot right handed. Didn't take long and I was just as good right handed.


So if you do the dominant eye test, they both see the same or neither see’s anything? Are you cross eyed?


Not sure which test you are talking about. If I do the triangle test the object that I am looking at is in the middle with the two open triangles to either side of it. If I point at and object with either hand, the object is between the two fingers. When I mount a shotgun with either hand I am looking down the barrel, not down the side. Scopes can get a little tricky sometimes. Once in awhile the eye that is not looking through the scope with will start to take over. Not sure how I do it but I just focus with the eye that is looking through the scope and all is better.

No, not cross eyed.


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Re: Cross eye dominant [Re: charles] #7271870
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Originally Posted by charles
A shooting instructor who assumed I might be cross-eye dominant placed a square of scotch tape on the left lens of my glasses. It clouded the vision from my left eye but did not eliminate vision from that eye.


Give it a try if you wear glasses.


X2. It does really help. But of course the best answer is to shoot lefty.


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Originally Posted by charles
A shooting instructor who assumed I might be cross-eye dominant placed a square of scotch tape on the left lens of my glasses. It clouded the vision from my left eye but did not eliminate vision from that eye.


Give it a try if you wear glasses.

I believe this is why some shooters squint

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