u guys shoot with both eyes open or one shut? or both shut like BRADS? was down the range and saw lots of guys shooting both eyes open - i must be behind the times aye
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u guys shoot with both eyes open or one shut? or both shut like BRADS? was down the range and saw lots of guys shooting both eyes open - i must be behind the times aye
Both eyes during daylight. One at night.
Both eyes when shooting my AR15 with the Burris AR332. One eye closed with my long range and hunting rifles.
Both open
Both closed
Both open low magnification non scope eye closed high magnification., both open irons or shot gun.
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You should be able to shoot most things with both eyes open, providing you sight with your dominant eye. If you are a cack hander, but right eye dominant, you would probably have to close your right eye, likewise a right hand shooter with left eye dominance will have to close his left eye.
both open in any situation
all comes down to how strong youre dominant eye is or how well you have trained it
You're meant to open your eyes? News to me :D
I try to have both eyes open
Always both open
Both open - most of the time
Both open.
with a scope 1 open. with shotty or open sights both open
Same bro:) we must better than the rest of these armatures imagine how good we'd be if we opened them:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
One eye for the rugby for most down here. Both shut for that from me.
I'll have to check.
One eye for scoped bolt action, both eyes for red dot sight & iron sights.....
Both open for everything, had it drummed into me so hard as a young fella by my smallbore coach that I could probably not change now even if I wanted to
Well why both open? This bullshit started when I was a youngster, makes no diff to me, and I shoot fairly well. Only a shotgun with both open , because you don't sight a shotgun,it's a bit more complicated than that. :ORLY:
Why close one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
If,as you say, it makes no difference (I assume you refer to your accuracy) then having the wider field of view that both open gives has to be an advantage.
If you have a eye shut, and then open it,it has to adjust to the light-and your brain does take time to adjust as well.during this time you probably move as well.
By having both eyes open you just change your focus, I find that this happens without me thinking. The crosshairs just appear when I want them.
At the end of the day if someone was shooting with one closed I don't think it's worth them relearning how to do things. But if I was teaching someone how to shoot(poor hypothetical bastards), I would get them to try both eyes open.
Always both open, on a red dot scope try closing the front lens cap and you'll be surprised that it makes little difference, dot still appears where it should.
Both all the time for me.
Particularly handy for high magnification when finding the target and spotting differences in wind change.
one closed, works for me
Do you use your fore finger or middle finger to pull the trigger? I think it's more important :D
I am a bit 'special'.. I am right handed but left eye dominant, and cannot close my left eye (on its own) so have to shoot left handed... both eyes open...
That would be a bastard, my sons the same, poor vision right eye , right handed , sights over rifle with left eye, bit awkward lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by GMH72
I used to shoot right handed but once I realised that I was trying to look down the scope with my left eye I did much better by just changing hands... does feel awkward using the left hand and I wish I had learnt my weakness earlier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
I would agree with that..Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
The old man always taught us to the bird finger and not the index.
That way you are pointing at what your shootn at..and ya cant miss something ur pointing at.:D its a smoother joint 2.
just not a good plan with a revolver..
I dont think it matters myself. You could shoot with both eyes shut pulling the trigger with a string tied to your dick holding the gun in your feet. If your hitting the target does it matter what eye is shut or what finger pulled the trigger?
Like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJo8nolBMs
Both open for me.
I think it also comes from small bore when a bit younger, used a grey blinder on the side of back sight, and the right eye just focuses...... ( right handed and right eye dominant)
Oh, and can use both index and middle finger to pull trigger, although pistol really only index
true but you would want those non slip boots imagine the scope bite or blue balls if you stuffed that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
hahah interesting replies. not saying it mattered at all, just curious to how everyone does it. the middle finger shootings a new one to me too never heard of that one. will defiantly add them to the list of excuses to use when missing deer side on at 40 yards
I bet that third eye is closed and had conjunctivitisQuote:
Originally Posted by Banana
Shall we talk about nighforce scope illumination Dave? Or the fetish your mrs has for my middle finger?Quote:
Originally Posted by ARdave
haha this mofo! least she can feel your finger, reckons you got an anorexic breakfast sausage
F*** let me know where you and Brads live please....Quote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
I shoot with both open especially for long range shooting but that maybe because my right eye is so dominant and my left eye so crap its like having the left shut anyway.
Hunting, both open with a scope, but since the dominant eye is looking through the glass tube, you might as well have the other one shut. At the range on targets with a scope I will close my left eye, when I think about it, just in case someone in a bikini walks past, so I can concentrate.
The only place I think it is significant, is with open sights when hunting. Both eyes open now is important. On targets, one eye closed.