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Weak Side Shooting... Dominant Eye or Not?
DC Shooters....
This info came from another site. However I was asked my opinion...those of you who have trained with me know the deal. When you roll out right side from cover ...right hand, right eye. When you roll out left side from cover left hand, left eye. Never giving the 'BG" more than an eyeball and gun barrel. Tuck in those elbows plant the feet and bend at the waist. Never crowd your cover.
Under the duress of a gun fight it will be impossible to close off one eye. However we need to think tactically what if something happens to the dominant eye? We should train with both eyes open. But when shooting around corners we only need one eye exposed.
Here is what was posted: (What are your thoughts?)
So here's something that came up during some building clearing practice when I actually started doing some more serious live fire around corners... I'm right handed and right eye dominant and shoot fine strong side with both eyes open. I also practice transitioning to my weak side and slicing the pie around weak side corners to minimize my profile. However, when coming from low/high ready and actually getting your sights and shooting weak side I either have to cant my head over to use my strong right eye OR close my right eye to get a sight picture.
My question is, which one is faster/safer/better? I want to choose one and train it in. I wish I could just switch dominant eyes on command, but I don't see that happening...
Some pros & cons as I see it.
Canting your head.
- Pro: Keeps same sight picture muscle memory
- Con: Exposes more of your head
- Con: Requires funny angle on your wrist
Closing right eye.
- Pro: Reduces head profile around corner
- Pro: Keeps wrist angle straight back
- Con: Reduces your peripheral vision/depth perception
Or I could just hope that all my targets are within a few feet and use point/instinctive/reflexive shooting!
I appreciate any input or ideas. Hopefully I missed something simple and there is an easier solution!
DC Shooters....
This info came from another site. However I was asked my opinion...those of you who have trained with me know the deal. When you roll out right side from cover ...right hand, right eye. When you roll out left side from cover left hand, left eye. Never giving the 'BG" more than an eyeball and gun barrel. Tuck in those elbows plant the feet and bend at the waist. Never crowd your cover.
Under the duress of a gun fight it will be impossible to close off one eye. However we need to think tactically what if something happens to the dominant eye? We should train with both eyes open. But when shooting around corners we only need one eye exposed.
Here is what was posted: (What are your thoughts?)
So here's something that came up during some building clearing practice when I actually started doing some more serious live fire around corners... I'm right handed and right eye dominant and shoot fine strong side with both eyes open. I also practice transitioning to my weak side and slicing the pie around weak side corners to minimize my profile. However, when coming from low/high ready and actually getting your sights and shooting weak side I either have to cant my head over to use my strong right eye OR close my right eye to get a sight picture.
My question is, which one is faster/safer/better? I want to choose one and train it in. I wish I could just switch dominant eyes on command, but I don't see that happening...
Some pros & cons as I see it.
Canting your head.
- Pro: Keeps same sight picture muscle memory
- Con: Exposes more of your head
- Con: Requires funny angle on your wrist
Closing right eye.
- Pro: Reduces head profile around corner
- Pro: Keeps wrist angle straight back
- Con: Reduces your peripheral vision/depth perception
Or I could just hope that all my targets are within a few feet and use point/instinctive/reflexive shooting!
I appreciate any input or ideas. Hopefully I missed something simple and there is an easier solution!