Beginner seeking advice: Aiming for trap shooting.

[Henry H]

I'd like to ask the experts: when shooting from a trap, should I aim with one eye or both eyes?

Would installing a red dot sight be helpful?

Thanks！

 

[I Dont Care About You]

Both eyes.

The only discipline in which you should use one eye is when looking through a magnified scope.

Take a look at videos of trap shooters. Do you see any of them using red dot sights?

 

[Clay Huntin' Canuck]

Both eyes if possible are better, aimpoint make a red dot for shotgun clay shooting (Acro S-2) but I'd go with as much practice as you can do and then a Shotkam to see where you need help.

What gun are you using-? Don't make a difference just curious.

 

[Henry H]

Both eyes if possible are better, aimpoint make a red dot for shotgun clay shooting (Acro S-2) but I'd go with as much practice as you can do and then a Shotkam to see where you need help.

What gun are you using-? Don't make a difference just curious.

Thank you for your information. I am using a Mossberg 940 Pro 28″ Barrel.

 

[Henry H]

Both eyes.

The only discipline in which you should use one eye is when looking through a magnified scope.

Take a look at videos of trap shooters. Do you see any of them using red dot sights?

Thanks, it's true that I rarely see videos of trap shooting using red dots.

 

[Clay Huntin' Canuck]

Thank you for your information. I am using a Mossberg 940 Pro 28″ Barrel.

Thats my go too clay fun for 5 stand, shot it a lot and I eats all ammo I tried in it.

 

[calmcat]

Both eyes.

The only discipline in which you should use one eye is when looking through a magnified scope.

Take a look at videos of trap shooters. Do you see any of them using red dot sights?

Is it wrong to use both eyes, when looking trough the scope?

 

[4n2t0]

You're not really aiming a shotgun per se, it's more like pointing. It's similar to how we naturally know to point at something not far off in the distance with our finger. Practice a consistent mount, swing, and pointing of the shotgun.

 

[4n2t0]

Is it wrong to use both eyes, when looking trough the scope?

Nope.

 

[Clay Huntin' Canuck]

Is it wrong to use both eyes, when looking trough the scope?

Nope you can see better with both eyes but whatever works for use and is comfortable go with it.

 

[calmcat]

Nope you can see better with both eyes but whatever works for use and is comfortable go with it.

Thanks. I actually started with one eye closed and been suggested by several range members to use both eyes for balanced fields of view and peripheral awareness.