Posted: 8/20/2011 11:21:35 AM EDT
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How should you shoot a pistol?
Center the the sights between both eyes, or with your dominant eye open only? |
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For me it depends. I shoot right handed so the sights are always lined up with my right eye.
If im trying to put shots on target fast I shoot with both eyes open. All im looking for is the front sight on my target. Also in a tactical scenario you dont lose that field of vision you would by closing an eye. If its a precise shot at distance I do close my left eye and focus on my sight picture. Make sure the sights are lined up correctly and on target. |
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"center the sights between both eyes" Try to get a sight picture that way. It can't happen. I keep both eyes open, and the sights aligned with my right eye. This is what I was taught to do in the Army with an M16 and an Aimpoint. But I sometimes I see two dots, and sometimes I see one blurry as fuck dot, and it throws my shots waaay off. I'm much better when I scan with both eyes open and close my non dominant eye to fire. I was wondering if I should apply this to pistol shooting, as I realized recently that I've never been shown how to shoot a pistol correctly. |
| In a self defence situation you are going to be under a lot of stress. You will naturally turn and orient towards the threat with both eyes open. People don't naturally fight with one eye closed so train realistically and learn to shoot with both eyes open. It is a much better way to shoot. Same goes with a weaver stance. Countless dash cam videos never show people fighting in a weaver so why train that way? Most are full facing towards the threat so isosceles makes more sence. |
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In a self defence situation you are going to be under a lot of stress. You will naturally turn and orient towards the threat with both eyes open. People don't naturally fight with one eye closed so train realistically and learn to shoot with both eyes open. It is a much better way to shoot. Same goes with a weaver stance. Countless dash cam videos never show people fighting in a weaver so why train that way? Most are full facing towards the threat so isosceles makes more sence. No, it doesn't make more sense. Just because you see it on dash cams doesn't mean it's best. There are so many problems with facing dead onto a threat that they're too long to list. Learn to do it right and don't worry about what you see on dash cams. |
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In a self defence situation you are going to be under a lot of stress. You will naturally turn and orient towards the threat with both eyes open. People don't naturally fight with one eye closed so train realistically and learn to shoot with both eyes open. It is a much better way to shoot. Same goes with a weaver stance. Countless dash cam videos never show people fighting in a weaver so why train that way? Most are full facing towards the threat so isosceles makes more sence. No, it doesn't make more sense. Just because you see it on dash cams doesn't mean it's best. There are so many problems with facing dead onto a threat that they're too long to list. Learn to do it right and don't worry about what you see on dash cams. I have to respectfully disagree. It does make more sense to train with what the human body does instinctively then to train in a position that is not intuitive. Every class I have taken over the past 15 years at Thunder Ranch, Gunsight, Valhalla, ICE, Blackwater have all taught this. To train in a way that you will never use under intense stress is lost time and a waste and could end up getting you killed. I'm a huge believer in training realistically and how to use natural human reactions in your favor. I should also mention that when you are in an isosceles full facing you should also apply lateral movement. Lateral movement is also much easier and faster to perform then in a weaver. |