Originally Posted by OhioGuy
I'm teaching my son to shoot a .22lr Ruger bolt action. He's right handed but left eye dominant. Initially I tried to get him to shoot with his left eye, but he has to torque his face so much to align the sights that it was far easier for him to close his left eye and shoot with his right.
Handguns aren't a problem because it's just a slight head tilt, but rifles seem to present a greater challenge.
What do you recommend here?
Cross eye dominant shooting:
Train your right eye to pick up the front sight.
Using dry-fire drills:
1. Mount the rifle both eyes open.
2. Close the left eye and pick up the front sight with the right eye.
3. Open the left eye while maintaining the right eye sight picture.
4. When the focus begins to shift to the left eye, wink the left eye to reacquire/maintain the front sight picture with the right eye.
5. Lower the rifle and then mount it again.
Practice this 10-20 minutes a day. (detestable personalities on television make great random sighting targets)
Very soon, like a week or two, your right eye/brain will learn the trick.
I am right handed and left eye dominate, but my right eye will find a front sight with both eyes open like a magnet, rifle or pistol.
One trick pony, sure. But then, that is all that is required.
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