Two Eyes Open

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Hi Guys, i am fairly new to trap shooting. I tried shooting today with both eyes open and my scores improved from the high teens to the low twentys. i did notice that though i broke more targets i didn't "dust" as many as usual. is this to be expected? i am looking at the bird and not the bead. i feel it will probably come in time.
i understand the the bird should be in focus and the bead should just be in line?
Any tips would be helpfull.
 
bmcrae said:
Both eyes open is the way to go even if you have eye dominance issues (speaking from personal experience).
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I shoot 2 eyes, but use (absolutely need) a patch.

Everybody's eyes are different. Some people can shoot 2 eyes no problem, some can do it with the aid of a device or a patch, and I'm sure some people simply cannot do it with 2 eyes open.

The trick is to find the right solution for you. Don't necessarily believe people who tell you that you just need to look harder, or after time you'll just get used to it. I heard all of that, and it certainly isn't the case for me. If I happen to be shooting without a patch, I might as well be blind out there.

There are advantages to shooting with both eyes open. If you can manage to do it, even with some help, it will likely be worth it. There are a lot of very successful one eye shooters out there.

Brad.
 
I recently attended a shooting clinic by Nora Ross, a legend in her time. She did not force or suggest a preference for one eye open or both. She allowed the shooter to shoot the way they felt most comfortable considering their eye dominance. In fact she shoots one eye open. Both ways are fine but require a different hold on the house. With both eyes open (like me), you can hold slightly above the house and see the bird emerge "through" the gun as the gun will have a transparent look in your vision due to having both eyes open. Therefore you can hold higher when you call "pull" and not "chase" the bird quite as much. With one eye open, you should hold at the top edge of the house as not to obscure your vision of the bird emerging from the house. You then play a bit of catch-up with the bird.

One or two eyes, there is no correct answer, decide which way works for you and your eyes, then work on fine tuning and perfecting it.
 
I close one eye, I'm right handed and left eye dominant. I tried shooting with both eyes open, and I can see the clay fine, but when I bring the barrel up and it gets into my vision I see double of the barrel and the clay, pretty hard to hit something when you don't know which clay is actually the clay. I tried shooting left handed, it didn't help at all, so now I shoot right handed with my left eye closed, everything is crystal clear. I only close my eye to make the shot, keep them both open so I can see the bird come out.
 
from a scientific standpoint, two eyes are better than one it gives you better depth perception so you're able to hit a moving target that is also moving away from you better.

Some people have difficulty having both open so they shoot better with one, if you can shoot with both open, your scores "should" improve
 
FLYBYU44 said:
I close one eye, I'm right handed and left eye dominant. I tried shooting with both eyes open, and I can see the clay fine, but when I bring the barrel up and it gets into my vision I see double of the barrel and the clay, pretty hard to hit something when you don't know which clay is actually the clay. I tried shooting left handed, it didn't help at all, so now I shoot right handed with my left eye closed, everything is crystal clear. I only close my eye to make the shot, keep them both open so I can see the bird come out.
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LOL, it must be a Saskatoon thing because my eyes are the very same and I first started trap and skeet shooting at the Saskatoon gun club. I find I still change from both to one eye, once in awhile.
 
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