S7-E165: Knowing Your Dominant Eye Will Improve Your Shooting

North American Outdoors

Eye dominance is important when shooting a rifle or shotgun because it affects how the shooter aims and where the shooter places their shots. Eye dominance refers to which eye the brain primarily relies on for visual information, and it can be either the right eye or the left eye, and not necessarily the same as your dominant hand.

When shooting a rifle, the shooter must align the front and rear sights with the target and maintain that alignment while pressing the trigger. If the shooter's dominant eye is not used to align the sights with the target, the shooter may experience difficulty in aiming and may end up shooting inaccurately.

For example, if a right-handed shooter has a dominant left eye and uses their right eye to aim, they may have difficulty lining up the sights and could end up shooting to the left of the target. In contrast, if the shooter uses their left eye to aim, they will be more accurate and more likely to hit their target.

Therefore, it is important for a shooter to determine their eye dominance and use the corresponding eye to aim their firearm. This can be done through a simple eye dominance test, which involves pointing at a distant object with both eyes open and then closing each eye one at a time. The eye that remains fixed on the object when the other eye is closed is the dominant eye and should be used for aiming.

Knowing which is your dominant eye and shooting your rifle and shotgun on the shoulder which falls under that dominant eye, will significantly improve your shooting performance!

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