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 06-25-2011, 04:02 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: south of louisville, Kentucky Posts: 508 |  one eye or both
my wife asked me a question and I don't really know how to answer it, is it better to shoot with both eyes open or just one, does it even matter? __________________
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| 06-25-2011, 04:11 PM | #2 | When it's Necessary.... Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tornado "Just Blow Me" Alley, Oklahoma U.S.A. Posts: 8,424 |
What ever works the best for you and yours and you hit what your aiming at. So I suppose it doesn't matter. I shoot with both eyes open FWIW.  __________________
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| 06-25-2011, 04:51 PM | #3 | Isn't she beautiful? Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 7,565 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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I shoot with one eye closed most of the time. I am trying to get used to shooting with both eyes open and I keep both eyes open when I think about it. As someone told me once, it's better to keep both eyes open because if you close one eye, you lose the peripheral vision on that side that you could use to see movement or someone coming at you from that direction. Anyway, I believe it is less tiring to keep both eyes open. I'm still working on that, amongst many other things in regards to shooting, though.  __________________
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| 06-25-2011, 09:19 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,392 Liked 3 Times on 3 Posts
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This is personal. Many go with the dominant eye. I do. |
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| 06-25-2011, 10:33 PM | #5 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,376 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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some shooters seem to close BOTH eyes..... 
Seriously, both open is better for several reasons, but some folks have a LOT of trouble with that.
SOME of us need all the vision we have left! __________________
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| 06-25-2011, 10:44 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: south of louisville, Kentucky Posts: 508 |
it was brought up while I was shooting my bow, it was given to me by my father in law the rear sight is really big makes it hard to be pin point accurate. She told me that her dad shot with both eyes open it worked sorta, I tried it with my pellet rifle and i don't know I liked it I hit what I was shooting at but it felt odd. __________________
"ever man out here has a timer, no one know how long it will take but no one last forever"
Sargent Miller
"cake or death! I'll have the cake then... SORRY WHERE OUT OF CAKE!... so it's or death? I'll have the chicken then please." Eddy Izzard
"so a suppose your going to kill me now? no he is I'm just here to watch"
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| 06-25-2011, 11:54 PM | #7 | Retired Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: LA (Lower Alabama), FL Posts: 5,222 Liked 2 Times on 2 Posts
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When on the target range, my goal is to relax as much as possible and enjoy the shooting session. Any un-needed tension (hands too tight, back too stiff, closing one eye, etc...) seems to have an affect on my shooting.
In competition, I'm already tense and don't need to add to it.
Bottom line, I (try to) shoot with both eyes open. __________________
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| 06-26-2011, 12:59 AM | #8 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,215 |
Both open is ideal. That said, there's nothing wrong with learning however you're most comfortable.
I'm usually guilty of closing one, and am intent on changing that. It's good to keep both open with rifles too, especially with shorter range quick acquisition (CQB) shooting. It allows you to know what the heck's going on beyond what you see in your scope/sights...like additional threats, friendlies straying into the line of fire, etc.
It requires a hefty helping of focus, discipline, and repetition for most shooters to keep both open and shoot well, but it can become a habit. One coaching cliche I often quote to my high schools kids says it all:
Practice does not make "perfect", but it does make good habits "permanent". __________________
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? These go to ELEVEN."
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| 06-26-2011, 01:11 AM | #9 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 8,314 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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i shoot both open even with scoped rifles. i can focus with either eye at will as needed. __________________
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| 06-26-2011, 11:13 AM | #10 | Vendor Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kingsville, TX Posts: 16 | Open
Both eyes open affords you the opportunity to see environmental changes such as wind shifts or additional targets that may became available.
As stated earlier, it also helps to stay aware of where your teammates are in relation to where you are shooting.
In less dynamic scenarios, such as observing through the scope or through a spotting scope, you are much less fatigued when using both eyes.
At Rifles Only, we spend a great deal of time not only using both eyes open, but also shooting from both shoulders with precision rifles and carbines, and both left and right hands with handguns.
You have two eyes, two hands, and two shoulders. It is best to be able to use all of them depending on the shooting scenario you encounter.
Most do not practice shooting from the "weak" side. However, it is an extremely valuable skill set to master.
Cover coming from the right side should cause you to automatically switch to the left shoulder to avoid exposing too much of your person. Make a smaller profile out of yourself and be able to be effective at it. Additionally, in a hunting scenario, utilizing blinds, bushes, trees or some other form of rifle rest, the ability to shoot from both shoulders opens up more opportunities for a successful hunt. There is much less movement on your part if you have the ability to simply switch shoulders rather than being forced to change your entire body position just to be able to shoot from your "strong" side.
The ability to do this starts with shooting with both eyes open
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