Left eye dominant, right handed?

[Gunnersdad49]

Tried to get the kid shooting this weekend and he is cripplingly right handed and hopelessly left eye dominant. I attempted to get him behind the sights left handed and it looked like we were making a soup sandwich. Sounds like we need to work on left hand dexterity and keep trying with his left eye.

 

[bowhiker88]

Tried to get the kid shooting this weekend and he is cripplingly right handed and hopelessly left eye dominant. I attempted to get him behind the sights left handed and it looked like we were making a soup sandwich. Sounds like we need to work on left hand dexterity and keep trying with his left eye.

How does he naturally shoot a pool cue? Typically you’ll shoot it either with the dominant eye or the dominant hand. If the right hand is driving the cue then just work on getting a clear view via right eye when left is closed. If squinting is the problem that’s an easy fix through practice

 

[Jpsmith1]

Tried to get the kid shooting this weekend and he is cripplingly right handed and hopelessly left eye dominant. I attempted to get him behind the sights left handed and it looked like we were making a soup sandwich. Sounds like we need to work on left hand dexterity and keep trying with his left eye.

Sounds about right.

Keep working on that sammich. It'll come together

 

[Hnthrdr]

For those looking at getting LASIK eye surgery, I heard you can have them make your right eye stronger than your left and change dominance. Haven't actually confirmed it with my eye doc, but I will sure be asking him.

Did that to me, I was RH/ Left eye dominant, had the surgery and it changed my dominant eye. But 11 years later and I’m in glasses due to an astigmatism, but still have my RE dominance

 

[gbflyer]

My lasik sx 20 years ago just ended up that way. Went from left eye dominant to right. After 15 years, it swapped back. Probably due to cataract in right eye that's not yet bad enough for surgery. For 3 decades, I shot whichever handed was better for the position of game. After blowing my left shoulder out 3x, I shoot right handed unless absolutely necessary. For example, sitting in a climber and will spook game if I try to get turned enough to shoot right handed.

That’s a rare gift. I’ve been a hard-lefty all my life, I find that the older I get the right side is actually more useful than it used to be. Or I’m more patient now.

 

[Gunnersdad49]

How does he naturally shoot a pool cue? Typically you’ll shoot it either with the dominant eye or the dominant hand. If the right hand is driving the cue then just work on getting a clear view via right eye when left is closed. If squinting is the problem that’s an easy fix through practice

right handed with a pool cue. I think I'll try painting the left lens of his shooting glasses and give it another go.

 

[FastXD]

I am right handed left eye dominant. I pretty much have shot guns left handed my whole life and actually feel more comfortable shooting a bolt gun in a right hand version vs the left hand. I shot bows most of my life right handed and when in my late 30's I decided that I would make the switch to a left hand bow so I sold my right hand bow and bought a left hand bow once I got the strength to shoot the left hand bow my accuracy improved drastically.

 

[Carl Ervine]

In getting my 6 year old started with BB guns and bows, I found out that he is left eye dominate and right handed. He bats, golf’s, and throws right handed. He skates goofy footed and plays hokey left handed. I am looking for suggestions on how to proceed. After I had him switch to left handed for bow and BB gun, he seams to do alright at it and aiming for both looks more natural. Should I look into “retraining” his eye or just get him a chopped left handed 223 Tikka?
Thanks,
Ryan

My dad and I both were in the same boat. When he joined the marine corp they would wrap duck tape over one eye and made him figure it out. He did the same to me. I figure you could probably black out one side of some shooting glasses and your 6 years old should get the hand of shooting proper.

 

[DroptineDC18]

Bringing this to the top as my 8 yo son is right handed left eye dominant. Initial searches for any left handed gun doesn’t reveal a whole lot. Where are guys in this situation finding them?

 

[NIHUNTR]

I am right eye dominant and right in rifle, but left in handgun. Started left in rifle and somehow made the switch to right over time. I dont find it effects handgun much, unlike rifle. Looking back, I wish I forced myself to go right with pistol.

 

[Jpsmith1]

Bringing this to the top as my 8 yo son is right handed left eye dominant. Initial searches for any left handed gun doesn’t reveal a whole lot. Where are guys in this situation finding them?

I never so much as handled a left handed rifle until I was an adult.

My dad bought me a pump gun, Remington 7600 or I fought a right hand bolt.

I finally met a guy in the woods with a lefty rifle, handled it and needed to own one.

Gunbroker to the rescue. I waited and watched until I found what I wanted at the price I was willing to pay

 

[TxxAgg]

Bringing this to the top as my 8 yo son is right handed left eye dominant. Initial searches for any left handed gun doesn’t reveal a whole lot. Where are guys in this situation finding them?

Mine is 8 also with the same dominance issues. We practiced dry firing with a RH tikka 223 in a youth stock. It has a suppressor which will be nice. I had him stand and shoot from a tripod which helped keep things steady.

Anyway, if he closes his left eye he can get his head down and actually aim through the scope. He can rack the bolt with his right hand and so far has a gentle touch on the trigger.

I had him try it left and right handed and asked what he preferred. He preferred RH and closing his left eye. The scope was on 3x dry firing at 50 yd target.