John Kane

This place is always such a great resource! Thanks for posting this!

Here is the link I was referring to. Some great info there. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=185008 Just for a quick update... I handed my daughter an ambidextrous bow for Christmas to see what she would do. She started right handed and left eyed. She could tell that didn't work so she switched to left handed on her own and has been shooting it that way ever since. So far she shoots a pistol right handed but when I had her open both eyes she switches her eye dominance back and forth every now and then but doesn't miss a target, I know, weird. Rifle and bow are both lefty but a little awkward for her. I think she may just be amidextrous. I like the idea of just making her close an eye (saves me a ton on lefty gear) but I've ALWAYS heard that if you're left eyed then you have to shoot left handed unless it's a pistol. So I don't know. I'm kinda just letting her try some different things to see what works for her.

I just found a great post on a very similar topic and believe I have my answers. Thank you! Should have searched first!

I need help for my six year old daughter. She's right handed but everytime I do the eye dominance test she tests as left eye dominant. So I've been having her shoot a rifle left handed since I've heard you should shoot to your dominant eye. And she's done very well with it. I had her shooting a red dot on a pistol today for the first time and told her to open both eyes and focus on the target. She would start with her left eye but then switch to her right and still be hitting targets. So I'm really torn on what to do. Could she not have a dominant eye? Shold I keep her shooting left handed or go to right? It's pretty bizzare how she can switch back and forth. I would really appreciate any advice or pointers to help get a girl into the sport with me. :-) Thanks! John

First a couple of caveats. I heard about this on a radio show and have no affiliation with this company or product. Second, I don't need glasses yet so I haven't tried this personally. But I get a lot of questions on this and have seen the topic come up here before so I thought others would find this interesting if not beneficial. The concept is you put a small reading lens on the TOP of your shooting glasses, not the bottom. So when you lower your head you can see the front sight. Here's a picture of the lens on the bottom but it attaches with a drop of water so you can put it wherever you want and apply it to any glasses. And a link for those interested. The company is Optx. http://optx2020.com/c-1-hydrotac-stick-on-lenses.aspx I did search for Optx and nothing came up so if this has been covered previously my humblest apologies. My search-Fu sucks and I'm just a lurker that thought others could benefit from this as I thought it sounded cool. Thanks! John

I like the Ghost since I can switch back and forth between lim and open seamlessly and I don't have to look at it to holster which is nice for dry fire. It's secure when it's locked though you do have to get used to it and remember to lock it or you run the risk of dropping a gun. I had a CR speed but didn't like having to move the cup thing at the bottom and never got comfortable with putting it in the holster.

I would see if you can have a day or two layover in the connecting cities on the way there. Hong Kong or Tokoyo would be cool to see while you're moving through. Shanghai is amazing but you need a Chinese visa which isn't trivial. As far as Taipei goes, Taipei 101 is just awesome. The national museum was cool and don't miss the night market. The jade market is also neat but I didn't buy any for fear of getting a knock off.

So I'm walking through the garage and look down to find this Trijicon sticker on my 5 year old daughter's bike. I have no idea when she put it on there. I thought ya'll would enjoy this as much as I did.

Awesome picture! What do you run on splits? Those two pieces of brass look like they're about to touch each other!

I don't think they've established a date yet and only settled on the location last weekend.

Aruba!

Special thanks to John, the Curacao shooting club, and the IROAs that made all this magic happen. What an incredible trip! We loved it and can't wait until next year. Here are my three favorite match pictures. We had a great squad. And my two favorite island pictures. What a great trip. Thank you all! John

I went through the same debate and settled on having two different guns. I was worried about having my night stand gun having the relatively light trigger that I want for IPSC. What if the thing accidentially went off with the adrenaline going? To me that seemed like plenty reason enough to get an M&P for the night stand. Just my .02

Welcome! It's an amazing place to learn. Where will you be shooting matches?

I too suffered this and Dillon gratiously sent me a new one. The problem was I couldn't wait for the mailman so I took it apart and ground off a little bit of the length of the punch. This worked great and is still working now as I've been too lazy to put in the new one.