Right Handed and Left Eyed

[SoonerCowboy]

Any right handed and left eyed people on here. Do you shoot a semiauto handgun better then recolvers? Do you shoot rifles better then handguns?

 

[orangeRcode]

My son is right handed and left eye dominant so I taught him to shoot on the left. He hasn't shot a shotgun but shoots his rifle and pistol with good results.

 

[dowmace]

I'm left handed but right eye dominant. Thankfully I'm fairly ambidextrous so no big deal for me to shoot right handed. It does take a little practice getting used to holding the gun in the "wrong" hand.

I would say I'm better with a shotgun than a rifle because I point it more accurately. Other than that no big difference that I can discern.

 

[Sanford]

My wife is left handed but right eye dominant. She shoots a rifle right handed but a pistol left handed.

 

[piston10]

I am right handed and left eye dominant. I shoot right handed and pull the gun over and use my left eye. I don't shoot a lot of rifle, but I use my right eye when I do. Same with my shotty, I use my right eye. No difference shoot a semi or revolver.

 

[redneckgearhead]

I'm a righty with a dominant left eye. Rifles I shoot left handed, pistols right handed.

 

[septic_shock]

I am right handed and only have vision in my left eye. Been that way since birth. I learned to shoot everything left handed, so it feels more natural to shoot southpaw now. Never had any problems except for bullpup rifles.

 

[dlbleak]

My wife is left handed but right eye dominant. She shoots a rifle right handed but a pistol left handed.

same situation for my son. he recently went back to shooting lefty with pistols. we were at the range and i suggested he try switching. his score improved slightly right away. still shoots rifle and shotgun right handed though.

 

[wiley_coyote]

I too am right handed but left eye dominant and at times it can be a pain. Did'nt know till I started shooting on ROTC rifle team in school though. Actually shot left handed with rifles while on the team. I shoot pistols with both eyes open by cocking my head a little to the right. Right handed with a rifle I shut my left eye with iron sights even with a scope. Left eye shut when shooting a bow too but both eyes open when shotgunning right handed. I also make better ball contact when playing golf by cocking my head slightly to the right. I would have to say that I shoot rifles a little better than pistols but probably just due to the fact that I shoot rifles more than pistols. It's sometimes nice to be able to shoot with either hand, especially while in a deer stand but you always have to be aware of the fact that you're just a little bit screwed up. I'll lay that fact partially at the feet of my parents (and I love them dearly) who wanted me to be a righty and not a lefty.

 

[okietom]

I am right handed and left eye dominate. I shoot pistols right handed with my left eye. All of my rifles have scopes and I shoot them right handed.

I shoot a shotgun right handed and I know that some times I miss because of that.

Both of my sons are left handed to different degrees. One is pure lefty and the other does some things right handed.

When I tried bow hunting several years ago I bought a left handed bow. I had two friends that were helping me and one was a righty and the other a lefty. I could see the sights much better left handed and learning left handed was no problem. The guy I bought my left handed bow from was a left eye dominant righty. He was into trap shooting and shot righty for years. He finally switched sides and won a state championship shooting southpaw.

I was always fond of side by side shotguns and I have read they help with my problem.