My wife is right handed but is slightly more left eye dominant. I believe this is what is causing her shot placement to be off center everytime we practice. Is there a technique or training tactic that she can try to compensate for the cross dominance or is it as simple as tilting her head and focusing the dominant eye on the front site? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Cross dominance
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Have her train and shoot with the same hand as her dominant eye. Cross eye dominance isn't a big problem with handgun shooting, however is a HUGE problem with a rifle and shotgun. As a big fan of consistency, I'm from the school that recommends that she shoot with the same hand as her dominant eye in the event that she does wish to shoot rifle or shotgun some day.
As an instructor, I've trained myself to shoot with either hand, so I'm sure with a little practice and work, your wife can do the same.
As an instructor, I've trained myself to shoot with either hand, so I'm sure with a little practice and work, your wife can do the same.
crowsnake
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I used to hunt with an eye patch, I still have the problem but just got better with practice on closing eye, and learning to look through a scope without having to close all the way. If I aim at a deer now it better say goodbye.
But with handgun just move the gun over to line up, and practice. try bending the other elbow.
But with handgun just move the gun over to line up, and practice. try bending the other elbow.
Brian Folks
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I have shot the same way for 30+ years. Just a slight turn of the head to the right align the left eye to with
the sights should be fine with practice.
the sights should be fine with practice.
Scott Sager
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My wife is cross-eye- dominant also, she is right handed but must aim with her left eye. We both took the "First Shots" class and they taught her to rest her head on her right shoulder and close her right eye. I'm sure this technique would take a lot of practice to get used to as your sight picture must be canted quite a bit. Hope this helps!
twotonevert
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My wife is also cross eye dominant. Thank you for the conversation. It helps give me some ideas.
ShoothouseUSA
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Easy cure is sucking right cheek down onto right bicep at full extension. Keeps all other ergonomincs consistent with what her body is going to do naturally. This will align her dominant eye with sight picture (if even needed) and maintain congruency with centerline of head with centerline of firearm. In a critical incident she wont have tape over one eye, & will naturally go to dominat hand. Work with what her body is going to do naturally and solve the problem with instinct.
somewhatliterate
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I am a left eye dominant right handed shooter. I never knew this was a problem. I instinctively line up my sight picture with my left eye while shooting right handed. Shoothouse said it all when he said work with what comes natural. IMHO this is much better than trying to learn something that feels awkward and thus compounding the problem.
What stance is she using? A Weaver of some sort is my bet. If she changes to the Isosceles, you can merely shift the gun slightly to the left to align it with the dominant eye. It is also a better stance for recoil control.
mattbrooks76
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I'm an instructor and I'm right handed, left eye dominant. I just squint my left eye a little bit, I don't completely close it, and my right eye focuses on the sights. That may help.
snatale42
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Tilting the head won't do anything, easiest way is to close the eye that's off a little. Just make sure she closes the one BEFORE she takes aim. Also if she takes aim then bring the gun into sight, the eye dominance usually wont affect the shot. Aiming with the gun, then sighting in, is where it will through you off. As far as shooting with the other hand, it's always good to be able to do both, but not a good fix.
I Shoot RT, LT eye dominant.
Grognard Gunny
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I'm Left-Left and can shoot nearly as well Right-Right. Either way, I use the "semi-squint" technique when shooting. Seems to work for me.
GG
towerhandjake
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I'm a left eye dominant, also. No problems shooting with both eyes open. But, however, when I fire my rifles I have to close my left eye and use the right. It takes more mental training than anything, I think.
MYGLOCK
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I have the same problem as your wife and it has always taken me a second or two longer to acquire a good sight picture. I was watching Personal Defense tv last week and an instructor suggested an isosceles stance but role the gun or cant it over to the left eye. I have not used this alignment technique at the range but have tried it during draw and dry fire exercise and it seems to work well.
citadel45acp
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I'm left handed and right eye dominant. I shoot everything right handed. It is comfortable to me. I shoot just fine left-left also. I didn't train myself to shoot off hand I just did it naturally. My son is cross dominant as well but he is right H left E. When he first started shooting his bb gun he shot all over the place. He was laying his head all the way over to use his left eye. I told him to try to shoot left handed. He said I felt a little weird but he was hitting darn near bull's-eye everytime. Now he is comfortable shooting left handed. So in some cases trying to contort into an unnatural position can make it worse. p.s. he can just about out shoot me with his bb gun and he is 8 
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