I purchase 3 Glocks since I had my surgery for eye cancer. I lost sight in my right eye. I use a right hand grip, with left or cross-eyed dominance. I seem to be only wasting my time at the range. In other words, I am not very good at it. Oh by the way I use on my 19 and 17 a Vortex red dot, along with a Laser Max spring laser site. Still have issues. An indoor range opened recently, and I do worst indoors than I did out doors. I need suggestions on how to make this for fun, than frustrating. Should I try to shoot left handed, left dominate, or try to get my red dot sighted in to help. Thank you for your attention in the growing issue with my ability to have fun at the range.
I am right handed and left eye dominant. First off, it is a pain to learn too shoot this way. Second, with practice it can be done.
The best advice I can give you is to pull the gun from holster the same way you always do.
DO NOT CHANGE YOUR DRAW FROM HOLSTER.
Your entire body does not know you are left eye dominant. Just do what comes naturally with your right hand as if you were right eye dominant.
If you do this, your gun will naturally be on target because your body is used to doing it this way. The same way you've always done it.
Now, turn your head ever so slightly, you will notice that you are already on target. Your eye just needed to confirm the target acquisition.
I use a thumbs forward grip, so my whole body is into the shot. All that remains is my dominant eye to confirm, yep, you're on target, so what are you waiting for, pull the trigger.
I am also cross eye dominant and it’s a PIA on pistols. With my rifle I don’t have the problem at all(which for obvious reasons) so I have just trained and practiced a lot to rely heavily on my left eye when shooting pistols. And point and shoot works for effective shots on target. I can bullseye shoot when I want to, but most shooting I do is in a defensive mindset so point shooting is what I do mostly.
I developed macular degeneration about 20 yrs ago. I'm very right eye and hand dominant. My right eye was far worse. I loved my old iron sighted rifles and so retrained myself to shoot left handed. I had to tightly close my right eye. With handguns I still used my right hand and just tipped my head to the right and used my left eye. None of it came easy, it was just a matter of reprogramming. I never allowed myself to shoot the old way.
Just ordered myself a G17 and I have some pretty bad eyesight. My issue is when focusing very strongly on a target when wearing contacts my eyes seem to want to go blurry a bit, and deciding which eye to use comfortably has been a trick. Been down the range a few times over the last few months and its getting better.
I just hate experimenting until I get it right .
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