Anyone cross dominant? What’s your secret?

[Janster]

Is it as easy as getting red dots on all your pistols? Is that the new thing?

So….We started shooting about 20 years ago. I‘m left eye dominant and right handed.
I learned to shoot rifles/shotguns left handed. But, shoot the pistols right handed. We were away from shooting for about 8 years and we just started shooting again. We found a gun club that’s only 30 minutes away instead of an hour. A lot of things have changed over the years. Between prescription glasses, bifocals, and cataracts……

The carry pieces we’ve had were top notch back then…but not so much anymore (to us anyway). The difficulty in focussing on the front site & target with old eyes….. We’re in the process of rotating stock…from iron sites to red dots. We need all the help we can get.

What’s your secret with being cross-eyed dominant? I’ve watched so many videos….. and everyone does it differently.

One eye closed? Or both eyes open?

Do you tilt your head? or just move your arms?

We’re having fun blowing off rounds and the hubby’s got the reloader up and running again. Life is good!

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[RdFx21]

Red dots should help because you use both eyes to superimpose the target and sight together anyhow. I am right-side dominant, but am an advocate for shooting both eyes open - especially with handguns.

 

[Janster]

Red dots should help because you use both eyes to superimpose the target and sight together anyhow. I am right-side dominant, but am an advocate for shooting both eyes open - especially with handguns.

I’d love to shoot with both eyes open regularly that is.….. We don’t shoot enough to get my left eye ‘trained’ to lock in. All too often, the site picture wanders between eyes (with iron sites). With prescription glasses, bifocals, and a dominant eye with cataracts….. Yea….I need a red dot.

Upgrading to newer ‘red dot ready’ carry pieces are in our future…..

 

[rhaney02]

I discovered I was left eye dominant (I'm right handed) many years ago when I first started shooting handguns. I just kept working with focusing with my right eye until it became second nature. I have since been able to shoot with both eyes open and am able to unconsciously focus with my right eye. It took work, time and practice though.

If you really want to throw a monkey wrench into it, try shooting an ACOG using the Bindon Aiming Concept. It still screws with my brain with the magnification.

 

[TestMule]

I found a dot was the best way to regain a good sight picture with a handgun.

Also, since I suffer from some astigmatism, going to a green dot vs. a red dot was a definite improvement. Your mileage may vary.

I like the Holosun & ADE sights. I've tried several others and, for me, those work the best.

Here is my Springfield Echelon with a Holosun HE507K-GR X2 green dot & an image of the site reticle:

And here is my Springfield Hellcat RDP with an ADE RD3-021G PRO green dot & an image of the sight reticle:

 

[Alpine Warthog]

Lefty here, forced to shoot right handed. Learned to shoot everything right handed except bows. My rifle shooting definitely suffers due to the cross dominant. Eye fatigue hits fast. Pistol is much better since I can just use my left eye. I'm old school enough to have been originally taught the weaver stance using the cup and saucer shooting LOL. I haven't been able to transition to shooting with both eyes open. But to be honest, I've never cared to try. I'm still with trijicon glow sights

 

[rhaney02]

I found a dot was the best way to regain a good sight picture with a handgun.

Also, since I suffer from some astigmatism, going to a green dot vs. a red dot was a definite improvement. Your mileage may vary.

I like the Holosun & ADE sights. I've tried several others and, for me, those work the best.

Here is my Springfield Echelon with a Holosun HE507K-GR X2 green dot & an image of the site reticle:

And here is my Springfield Hellcat RDP with an ADE RD3-021G PRO green dot & an image of the sight reticle:

I also have astigmatism. I've learned to use the middle grape when shooting with a red dot.

 

[TestMule]

I also have astigmatism. I've learned to use the middle grape when shooting with a red dot.

 

[WestwallNF104A]

Is it as easy as getting red dots on all your pistols? Is that the new thing?

So….We started shooting about 20 years ago. I‘m left eye dominant and right handed.
I learned to shoot rifles/shotguns left handed. But, shoot the pistols right handed. We were away from shooting for about 8 years and we just started shooting again. We found a gun club that’s only 30 minutes away instead of an hour. A lot of things have changed over the years. Between prescription glasses, bifocals, and cataracts……

The carry pieces we’ve had were top notch back then…but not so much anymore (to us anyway). The difficulty in focussing on the front site & target with old eyes….. We’re in the process of rotating stock…from iron sites to red dots. We need all the help we can get.

What’s your secret with being cross-eyed dominant? I’ve watched so many videos….. and everyone does it differently.

One eye closed? Or both eyes open?

Do you tilt your head? or just move your arms?

We’re having fun blowing off rounds and the hubby’s got the reloader up and running again. Life is good!

I shoot with both eyes open. I'm same as you, left eye dominant, but right handed.

 

[Janster]

I found a dot was the best way to regain a good sight picture with a handgun.

Also, since I suffer from some astigmatism, going to a green dot vs. a red dot was a definite improvement. Your mileage may vary.

I like the Holosun & ADE sights. I've tried several others and, for me, those work the best.

Here is my Springfield Echelon with a Holosun HE507K-GR X2 green dot & an image of the site reticle:


And here is my Springfield Hellcat RDP with an ADE RD3-021G PRO green dot & an image of the sight reticle:

I don’t normally mention what we have or don‘t have… About a month ago, we outfitted ourselves with a new setup with a Holosun. They are sweet and fun to shoot with!! We have a 2nd one here waiting….and I’m sure others in the future. Out with the old and in with the new.

It certainly makes shooting easier (with both eyes open).
I’m playing around with stance & hand gripping again too to see what feels better now that I’m older & works best with the older eyes (and muscles).

I might be requesting I get my left eye cataract surgery done sooner than expected…that’ll be another issue that’ll only get worse over time.

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

I am a righty. I used to shoot pistols with both eyes open. Iron sights.
As I got older, Irons got fuzzy. I could focus either on the target, or the first sight, or the second sight. So, it's one eye closed now. I have gone to red dots. Mostly. With age, my eyes will flip dominancy back and forth, so it's dominant (right) eye open, other one closed. Red or green dots on slides cut for the optic.

I carry 9's for bad guys and 10's for bad bears and bad wolves, depending on if I am going into town or just working at home on the property.

Lots of cool pistols with cut slides out there. Red dots are a gift. Close one eye. Not having to align the sights is the game changer. Put the dot on the target and squeeze.

Parallax free is key. If you see the dot brightly, that is where the bullet is going, with parallax free.



Be well. Jeep Armed.

Eric

 

[Duece McCracken]

Is it as easy as getting red dots on all your pistols? Is that the new thing?

So….We started shooting about 20 years ago. I‘m left eye dominant and right handed.
I learned to shoot rifles/shotguns left handed. But, shoot the pistols right handed. We were away from shooting for about 8 years and we just started shooting again. We found a gun club that’s only 30 minutes away instead of an hour. A lot of things have changed over the years. Between prescription glasses, bifocals, and cataracts……

The carry pieces we’ve had were top notch back then…but not so much anymore (to us anyway). The difficulty in focussing on the front site & target with old eyes….. We’re in the process of rotating stock…from iron sites to red dots. We need all the help we can get.

What’s your secret with being cross-eyed dominant? I’ve watched so many videos….. and everyone does it differently.

One eye closed? Or both eyes open?

Do you tilt your head? or just move your arms?

We’re having fun blowing off rounds and the hubby’s got the reloader up and running again. Life is good!

Im a righty with left eye dominance.

I shoot everything righty.

Red dots and holographic sights are game changers.

Holo sights work better for astigmatism, but those are larger optics. So long arms/braced pistols.

Running red dots and holos, both eyes open.

I've started training both eyes open with handgun irons. I used to offset the pistol to use my left eye, but now its more centralized.

I like to throw optics on everything now though. Heck, a semi auto 12g with a pistol red dot(something stout to handle recoil) on it is fantastic. Both eyes open shooting on everything but magnified glass.

I too look at some of my older pieces and contemplate getting them milled for optics for just replacing them to get with the times.

Current main carry has a RMR on it, and it really is way better for shooting. I still train irons here and there, but dots are the standard now, for really good reasons.

 

[Janster]

I am a righty. I used to shoot pistols with both eyes open. Iron sights.
As I got older, Irons got fuzzy. I could focus either on the target, or the first sight, or the second sight. So, it's one eye closed now. I have gone to red dots. Mostly. With age, my eyes will flip dominancy back and forth, so it's dominant (right) eye open, other one closed. Red or green dots on slides cut for the optic.

Be well. Jeep Armed.

Eric

Same here….. fuzzy iron sites & dominancy doesn’t lock in. I have Prescription glasses w/ bifocals. I‘ve tried shooting in 4 different scenarios….. Prescription glasses (using the bifocal area and without). Tried my work glasses (that are for computer screens & reading)…. and I’ve tried without the glasses at all (safety glasses only). I could convince myself that ‘no prescription at all‘ was the best but not by much.

For the most part… I’m trying to close one eye long enough to allow the brain (and dominant eye) to lock in, then have both open. It just takes longer. And that’s OK…. You can’t get speedy until you practice accuracy.

 

[OldButStillJeeping]

In my personal opinion: Get the gun right.... Then work on the sights...

I run Sig 226 and XTen, S&W M&P 9 and 10, Glock Everything, Browning High Power in 9. And Colt or Sig for 1911. (I don't do race guns in the 1911 level, so there is better 1911's out there. I am talking non racer level in 1911s).

For optics I run RMR and Sig. I know Holosun is rated highly but I haven't gone there... it is definitely Chinese.

No pistol feels better in my hand than the Browning High Power or the S&W M&P. The Sig 226 and XTEN is close.

 

[Duece McCracken]

In my personal opinion: Get the gun right.... Then work on the sights...

I run Sig 226 and XTen, S&W M&P 9 and 10, Glock Everything, Browning High Power in 9. And Colt or Sig for 1911. (I don't do race guns in the 1911 level, so there is better 1911's out there. I am talking non racer level in 1911s).

For optics I run RMR and Sig. I know Holosun is rated highly but I haven't gone there... it is definitely Chinese.

No pistol feels better in my hand than the Browning High Power or the S&W M&P. The Sig 226 and XTEN is close.

Yeah, I agree completely!

You have to find a platform that works for you. Everybody is different.

I shoot steel framed Sigs, P220 etc, like poo poo, even though they are fantastic firearms, lol

HK USP's feel weird to me, but I run them very well, shockingly. (I may actually get another one)

Glocks, you either love them or hate them. I run some non glock framed stuff, and still have a G22 RTF2 G3 kicking around. I run them well.

M&P G2 stuff, just wow! Love everything they did. Gen 1 was poo poo, but all the changes with Gen 2, just fantastic. Really a great setup. I normally recommend people try one if they are looking to buy a carry piece.



Not a Springfield armory fan. Ergos dont work with me.

Need to try Steyr, CZ polymers, and Arex Deltas. Just to know, lol

Sorry for the tangent, but yeah. Lots of excellents firearms out there, but they wont necessarily jive with the shooter.

Always find something that works with your hands, then make it work for your eyes. Sights can be swapped, optics added, but the base ergos need to be there.

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