Posted: 3/29/2008 5:11:46 AM EDT
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OK, I'm Old School and still have a problem when using a AimPoint or Eotech of keeping both eyes open. Was not taught that way by my Father, or the Army. So I was wondering how many of you keep both eyes open, and how many STILL shoot with one I closed when using a Red Dot or Holographic sight. Also opinion as to how large a difference it really makes. I understand the reasons for keeping both open, still a problem for me. How about you? |
Spray and pray FTW!!!
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Biggest issue with this is probably knowing your dominant eye. If you aim with your dominant eye, keeping both open is almost always a non-issue (scope, blade sights, aperture...). If you try to sight with your week eye, you will need to close your dominant. 101 ways to determine your strong eye. Here is an easy one. Hold your arms out, hands facing up (palms facing away from you), cross your hands (fingers over fingers, thumb over thumb, palms to the outside) such that there is about a 1" hole formed with the web of your 2 thumbs. Casually look at something across the room (or distance through the hole). Don't worry about the hole, this is kind of like pointing at something without aiming. Now figure out which eye you were using (hint, if the thing across the room is a friends head, they can tell you). Generally the easiest way it to close one eye, then the other to see which keeps the object there, and which one has you looking somewhere else. 1/7 or so people are left handed, 1/2 are left eyed. You might be one of the lucky ones that is right handed and needs to shoot left handed. It takes a bit of effort to change, but it worth it. |
