So I was practicing some different drills and I came to the realization that I am left eye dominant. If I use my left eye on the sights, I can keep both eyes open and see everything. If I use the right eye on the sights, I have to close the left eye.
I tried shooting left handed. Might as well have been using a three handed football bat.

So are any of you right handed and left eye dominant?

I guess it doesn’t really matter. I can see better and shoot better if I use my left on the sights.

I'm the same. I know it's bad form, but I close one eye when I shoot my pistol.

I'm a right hand shooter, left eye dominant. I just tilt my head to the right, so my left eye lines up with the sights, kind of like David Caruso.



Works fine with a hand gun, not so much with a rifle.

Same here.

Same here. Works fine with pistols. When I picked up a long gun for the first time, I instinctively hold it with my left hand. I also throw left-handed, so it didn't feel awkward to me.

Welcome to the club!

My wife is also right handed and left eye dominant. She shoots her handguns quite well. Has some issues when she tries to shoot a rifle, which is not too often.

I’ve found that just sticking with the left eye on the sights works best for me too. It can be a bit of a hassle at first, but once you get used to it, it really does make a difference.

Optometrist here - couple of comments ….

1. I’m always surprised how many “shooters” don’t know which eye is dominant - these are guys 50 years old or older

2. We were taught 1/3 of people are cross dominant - with men that may be true or even a little less but with women, it seems like 1/2 are cross dominant

3. The key is to know what you are and then make adjustments - for shotguns you could shoot off handed or close the dominant eye and shoot on your strong side. I know trap shooters that are cross dominant - they’ll put a little piece of tape on their shooting glasses dead center on the dominant eye, which will “force” the non dominant eye to take over

4. I’ll do eye dominance testing with woman who want monovision contacts - over the years I’ve had a bunch ask me ( it’s like a light went off ) - “Is this why I can’t shoot a gun when I go with my husband ?” They instantly get it

Happy shooting.

MDS

I’m right handed and left eye dominant. When I was younger I couldn’t shoot worth a crap until I read an article about it. Now I shoot pistols by just turning my head to the right and looking down the sights with my left eye. With long guns I trained myself to shoot left handed. Been doing this so long I don’t even think about it anymore.

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I tried shooting left handed. Might as well have been using a three handed football bat.

That is SO stolen!

I'm left handed and left eye dominant. My right eye is there mostly so people won't make fun of me.

Damn, feels good to know I’m not alone. I was actually shocked, and I mean completely shocked when I started shooting with my left eye on the sights and all the rounds were hitting the target.

I’m not going to lie, I’ve been a shitty shot with a pistol all my life. I realized it when every time I would look at the sights, I would see them from an angle with my left eye.
I switched over and all of a sudden everything just fell into place.

As far as rifle, I’ve always just closed my left eye. I’ll have to do some experimenting with how I hold my rifle, check weld, ability to see through the optic… we shall see.

I'm right eye dominant and left handed, but I've always shot a pistol with my right hand. It's funny, I've never thought of using my left hand.

In my experience the methods mentioned for shooting a handgun work just fine. Before my cataract correction surgery last year I would use my left eye for precision handgun shooting because it allowed me to focus on the sights better, but my (dominant) right eye for speed and less precise shooting.

Long gun shooting, though, is another matter. Many authorities recommend learning to shoot from one’s dominant eye side shoulder, and I know one woman LEO who has done that successfully, and even with an AR that doesn’t have ambidextrous controls.

I am also Left eye, right handed and have struggled with it for years. I was trying to shoot PRS a few years back and had ben thinking on trying to shoot left handed but it really feels awkward.

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Welcome to the club!

Yep.
If only I could close my left eye and keep the right open —> I can’t.
That’s why I shoot *all* guns with both eyes open, long guns lefty and handguns with my R cheek almost buried in my R bicep. (Left foot forward, bladed to the target)
With an optic I can use either shoulder, it’s just easier using my L shoulder…unless I’m shooting someone’s suppressed semiauto, then due to the blowback, I change to the R side.

I’m right there too.

Same here. I wondered why I could not hit a baseball in little league. Born with amblyopia and strabismus.

I'm right handed and left eye dominant but taught my brain to use my right eye. Back when shooting both eyes open hit archery I spent many hours learning to do it and carried it over to handgun shooting. If I don't get to shoot for a while I might have to close my left eye, then acuire the sights and reopen my left eye. After a few shots it's all good again.

Right handed, left eye dominant as well.

I think for handguns, I acclimated with irons over time. But no problems with RDS (this was well after acclimation with irons though).

For rifle, again, no issues with RDS from the beginning. However, when using irons, moving the rail mounted front iron sight closer towards me from the front of the barrel helped me. I don't think this affects efficacy for quick and close.
It may affect accuracy for longer distance but generally will use a scope / RDS. And just make do w/ the closer iron if necessary. I don't have a rifle w/ barrel mounted front iron. Well, except for my 10/22 but on that I still use a scope or RDS.