Post by ptdixiegal on Nov 6, 2013 17:22:15 GMT -5
For those of you who may be wondering what this is, I'll try and break it down for you. We all have mentioned-at one point or another-being right brained or right handed, for example. But have you ever said, "I'm left eyed?" Probably NOT. But believe it or not, you are either right eyed or left eyed.
I've known that I'm left eyed since I was a junior in high school. My biology teacher, Mr Gary Earlywine, had us self-administer a simple test to determine if we were right or left eyed. Look at an analog clock hanging on the wall. Be sure it's several feet from you. Now pick a hand (either hand will do). Take your index finger and thumb and make a circle around the 9. Extend your arm out as far as it will go, keeping the nine within the confines of that circle. Now close one eye. See if the nine appears to move outside the circle. Now open the eye and repeat with the other eye. If the nine appears to move, that eye is NOT your dominant eye. If the nine appears to stay stationary, then congratulations-you've found your dominant eye!
About 2/3 of people who are right handed are right eyed, and the majority of people who are left handed are also left eyed. However, occasionally you will find someone who is left eyed (or left eye dominant) and right handed (or right hand dominant) OR right eye dominant/left hand dominant. This is called cross dominance. If you are a shooter, this can affect your aim. For instance, if you're right handed/left eyed, your aim can shift slightly to the left. If you use the chart that Stephen posted the other day, it can appear that you are either anticipating recoil or using too much finger on your trigger.
If you seem to be having this problem, there are several remedies that you can try. I recommend that you see what works for you. What seems to work best for me is shooting right handed, but modifying my stance into more of a isocles stance. I close one eye and shoot, then I open that eye and close the other one and shoot.
Here are several articles on the subject, along with several suggestions to remedy this problem:
www.usconcealedcarry.com/ccm-columns/behind-the-line/the-cross-dominant-shooter/
www.northcarolinasportsman.com/details.php?id=519
www.fieldandstream.com/forums/hunting/left-eye-dominant-right-handed
I've known that I'm left eyed since I was a junior in high school. My biology teacher, Mr Gary Earlywine, had us self-administer a simple test to determine if we were right or left eyed. Look at an analog clock hanging on the wall. Be sure it's several feet from you. Now pick a hand (either hand will do). Take your index finger and thumb and make a circle around the 9. Extend your arm out as far as it will go, keeping the nine within the confines of that circle. Now close one eye. See if the nine appears to move outside the circle. Now open the eye and repeat with the other eye. If the nine appears to move, that eye is NOT your dominant eye. If the nine appears to stay stationary, then congratulations-you've found your dominant eye!
About 2/3 of people who are right handed are right eyed, and the majority of people who are left handed are also left eyed. However, occasionally you will find someone who is left eyed (or left eye dominant) and right handed (or right hand dominant) OR right eye dominant/left hand dominant. This is called cross dominance. If you are a shooter, this can affect your aim. For instance, if you're right handed/left eyed, your aim can shift slightly to the left. If you use the chart that Stephen posted the other day, it can appear that you are either anticipating recoil or using too much finger on your trigger.
If you seem to be having this problem, there are several remedies that you can try. I recommend that you see what works for you. What seems to work best for me is shooting right handed, but modifying my stance into more of a isocles stance. I close one eye and shoot, then I open that eye and close the other one and shoot.
Here are several articles on the subject, along with several suggestions to remedy this problem:
www.usconcealedcarry.com/ccm-columns/behind-the-line/the-cross-dominant-shooter/
www.northcarolinasportsman.com/details.php?id=519
www.fieldandstream.com/forums/hunting/left-eye-dominant-right-handed