Kilrb Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I am like most taught with one eye shut, I am learning both eyes open . Tried a lot of ways, barely closing non dominant eye is working so far...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikieM Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 My situation is opposite of most here. I began shooting with both eyes open, but after being diagnosed with MG (Myasthenia Gravis) I had to go to one eye closed. The disease is neuromuscular and effects the signal from the nerve ending to the muscle. In my case it primarily causes a weakness in the muscles that control eye movement so when I see a target I see one on top of the other. Double vision. It's very frustrating. Now, however, I am relearning one eyed shooting and from what Brian, and others have said, it may turn out to be a blessing rather than a curse. I've also begun wearing an eye patch which takes the stress out of squinting, and that helps. Of course, at my age I don't know whether looking like a pirate is cool, or not. I have no real advice to the OP other than we do what we have to do to get along. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfoto Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, MikieM said: My situation is opposite of most here. I began shooting with both eyes open, but after being diagnosed with MG (Myasthenia Gravis) I had to go to one eye closed. The disease is neuromuscular and effects the signal from the nerve ending to the muscle. In my case it primarily causes a weakness in the muscles that control eye movement so when I see a target I see one on top of the other. Double vision. It's very frustrating. Now, however, I am relearning one eyed shooting and from what Brian, and others have said, it may turn out to be a blessing rather than a curse. I've also begun wearing an eye patch which takes the stress out of squinting, and that helps. Of course, at my age I don't know whether looking like a pirate is cool, or not. I have no real advice to the OP other than we do what we have to do to get along. Good luck. Another MG’er here. Mine is manageable with prism lenses in my glasses. I still shoot primarily with both but turn my head far to the right so my right eye is blocked by my nose (left eye dominant). On particular difficult shots - like plate racks of shame from outer space - I’ll close my non-dominant eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathen Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 It took me maybe 2-3 months to fully switch over and I have a lot more spacial awareness (at least I feel I do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroryde Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I have the opposite.. I can't seem to shoot with one eye open. I've been shooting with both eyes open for a long time, mostly because of a LE thing. I've been trained to keep both eyes open and it stuck. When I close one eye, it's actually uncomfortable and it requires a conscious effort for me to close one eye. I actually find it distracting since I have to try to keep my non dominant eye closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsc0tt Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 On 3/10/2017 at 2:48 PM, Nemesis Lead said: This question is for those who once shot with one eye open and now shoot with 2 eyes open. How long did it take you to fully make the transition? I have shot with one eye open for 6 years and made M class in Production. I have plateaued a bit and want to try shooting with both eyes open. I am asking how long it takes because I am shooting Area 1 in 20 days. I plan to go all in on dry fire and live fire to make the transition, but wonder how long it took you guys to do this? How long did it take for your "2 eye game" to equal your "1 eye game?" I was stuck on "both eyes open" all the time, but I found it makes focal plane transitions difficult for me personal During a class I took note of instructors doing demos without eye-pro on, all of them did varying amounts of squints with the non-dominant eye to help engage the focal muscles on the dominant eye. For me using squints in practice now I has improved my accuracy, I was under the impression that the shredders kept both eyes fully open and did focus shifts like robots, poor assumption. Might just have to find a blend that works good for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piracy85 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 using a red dot to shoot pcc for the past few months has helped me shot pistol with both eyes open. not sure why, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 So, just to be difficult: His problem statement is: He wants to progressed from M to GM. He thinks it is a seeing issue; one eye v. two eyes. Perhaps the improvement will come from another aspect(s) of his game/technique rather than seeing. Having talked extensively with quite a few GMs; I concluded they were always trying to improve their movement (foot work perhaps) to differentiate them from their competition. Granted most classifiers focus on draws, reloads, and accuracy so I am truly not sure of the correct course of action. Perhaps Jake might pipe in here. Steve Anderson wrote a book or two on how he did it via classifiers. His match performance was another issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishMoose Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I still can't. I don't know what it is but I can't get my eyes to focus with both open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HickLife Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Not bragging but it only took me a couple of days, granted i was shooting all day and dry firing constantly with draws and target acquisitions in between live fire but it was 3 max and i was comfortable with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasG Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 For me it just sort of happened one day and I can't say how long it took for sure. I would suspect that it gradually happened over the course of a year. It reminds me of those old 3D pictures that used to dominate mall kiosk in the early 90's. You know the ones that you can only see when you stop trying to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo0321 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I learned to shoot with both eyes open during a Direct Action Course in the military, within only a few days. It took a lot of slow draws and presentations in dry fire and live fire where I would get a hard front sight focus with both eyes open, before getting a good sight picture and taking the shot. Even now during matches I will switch back and forth from both eyes open to one eye depending on the distance and difficulty of the target I am engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) I tried to shoot with both eyes open for a while and it sort of took in practice but when I went to shoot a match I would chicken out from trying it and go back to using cheater tape or shutting an eye or whatever worked. Then I started shooting open with a dot, both eyes open certainly not a problem with that, may not of used iron sights for a year possibly except the occasional few rounds through my carry gun. Then a funny thing happened, picked up my old XDM with the big green front fiber optic, and both eyes open just seemed to be natural. Been shooting that way ever since. Edited May 12, 2018 by dave33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsme Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 one good hard day of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisstophere Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It took me using a red dot.^^^This. After shooting CO for a while, which forced me to keep both eyes open, I found the ghost image to not be noticeable when I shoot irons now. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-P907A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidp1911 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Using a dot on a pistol, both eyes open came naturally to me same with irons but as I get older I've been closing one eye with irons it help me focus, open remains the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally247 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 On 3/30/2018 at 6:39 PM, Piracy85 said: using a red dot to shoot pcc for the past few months has helped me shot pistol with both eyes open. not sure why, but it works. A red dot on a rifle or pistol has made it way easier for me to keep both eyes open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eureka1911 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I have tried and tried, but I just can't get the hang of it. So I cheat. I put a piece of Scotch tape across my weak eye. Just across the mid-field. I can see above and below it, but when focused on the sights only my strong eye is working. This saves me squinting the other eye and helps reduce the strain associated with doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfBastard Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 10:04 AM, SwedishMoose said: I still can't. I don't know what it is but I can't get my eyes to focus with both open. I’m the same, but with cross-dominance. I *want* to shoot both eyes open, but I can’t get the sights to line up in front of the correct eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis40x Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) Both eyes open shooting since 1964 Parris Island SC Edited July 31, 2018 by dennis40x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 As long as I can remember, started shooting when I was 7 or 8 - BB gun and then Apache air rifle - since I'm now 78 that was quite awhile ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalle2491 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I still have trouble keeping both eyes open. It’s a mental war that I continuously think about whole shooting. I have gotten much better the more I shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim m Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just thinking about it--I put a small piece of scotch tape over my left eye shooting glasses lens when I shot clay birds, it work for cross over, left eye dominance, squinting and you still kept your perifial vision. Might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-cz-shadow-2 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 When people shoot with both eyes open on irons is it the same as when you shoot both eyes open with a red dot? I can shoot both eyes open with a red dot perfectly fine, but when doing it with irons my weak eye is about half closed. If I leave it all the way open I can't see my rear sight, but with half closed everything is in perfect focus. I wasn't even really sure it was open until I covered my dominant eye to see what I could with my weak eye! Anyone else Experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDQ Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 About one second. I bought an open pistol... turned on the dot, shot with both eyes open. The End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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