being cross dominant
I'm right handed and have a left master eye. I shoot handguns right handed and (most often) sight with the left/master eye. I shoot long guns right handed off the right shoulder, and close my left eye.
I instructed firearms at the local regional police academy on and off since 1988 and in the ANG as a Combat Arms Training Specialist for 10 years and as an LEO since 1982. In my observation about 20% of the population has a cross dominant master eye.
When shooting rifle, I fire from the right shoulder, close my left eye, and shoot with the right eye. Some people (10%?) can't independently close one eye or the other and leave the other eye open (often can't close the master eye) and I'm not sure what the solution is for those folks when they're shooting a long gun. Some people have a greater natural tendency toward bilateralism/ambidexterity than others, and some can fire off the weak shoulder with some ability, but most people can't do that.
I know a minority of instructors try to take a cross-dominant shooter (right handed -- left master eye, for example) and try to teach them to shoot left handed, but I see absolutely no reason to do that UNLESS their primary weapon is a long gun and they can't close their eyes independently.
But, everybody's vision and circumstance is different. A lot depends on the binocularity & convergence of YOUR vision. You'll probably have to experiment a little bit to find out what works for YOU.
I'm right handed and have a left master eye. I shoot handguns right handed and (most often) sight with the left/master eye. I shoot long guns right handed off the right shoulder, and close my left eye.
I instructed firearms at the local regional police academy on and off since 1988 and in the ANG as a Combat Arms Training Specialist for 10 years and as an LEO since 1982. In my observation about 20% of the population has a cross dominant master eye.
When shooting rifle, I fire from the right shoulder, close my left eye, and shoot with the right eye. Some people (10%?) can't independently close one eye or the other and leave the other eye open (often can't close the master eye) and I'm not sure what the solution is for those folks when they're shooting a long gun. Some people have a greater natural tendency toward bilateralism/ambidexterity than others, and some can fire off the weak shoulder with some ability, but most people can't do that.
I know a minority of instructors try to take a cross-dominant shooter (right handed -- left master eye, for example) and try to teach them to shoot left handed, but I see absolutely no reason to do that UNLESS their primary weapon is a long gun and they can't close their eyes independently.
But, everybody's vision and circumstance is different. A lot depends on the binocularity & convergence of YOUR vision. You'll probably have to experiment a little bit to find out what works for YOU.