Anyone right handed and left eye dominant?

I'm left-handed and right eye dominant.

I've always shot guns right-handed (that's how I was taught), but learned to shoot a bow left-handed (because it was given to me).

I think anyone can learn to shoot with an off hand if taught early enough.

But I also don't think it matters that much. How many people do you think are walking around shooting a left-handed rifle because they are left eye dominant? Right-handed guns are far more available (I've never owned a left handed gun).

I think being comfortable is more important than shooting with your dominant eye.

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I'm left-handed and right eye dominant.

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Me too. I've always shot right handed, but I can shoot left handed pretty well too.

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get him an eye patch to wear, it takes a little time but he will correct this if he wants to. eye dominance is a learned habit that can be changed.

i am right handed and left eye dominant and the eye patch thing allowed be to use both eyes equally when shooting.

its a muscle memory thing, he can start by learning to hold his left eye shut, that is the first step and it takes a bit of time to teach your body to react to a movement its not used to

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This is precisely how I learned to shoot my bow. Took me all of 3 days to reteach my muscles to close my right eye independent of my left eye.

Now I can shoot with both eyes open, or my left or right eye closed.

I am. Shoot with my right eye. Maybe that’s why I miss a lot

I have this problem, right handed but left eye dominant.

Is closing the left eye while shooting equivalent to using an eye patch over it?

I have been closing my left eye for 20 years, I cant hit shite but is that a decent correction or should I be doing something else?

I tried to shoot left handed last year and I looked like a 3 year old trying to hit a flying target.

Learn to shoot ambidextrously. I am right handed and right eyed dominant but I practice left handed left eye all the time. It is hard to get used to and takes a ton of practice though. Make certain he does a ton of dry firing and stuff like that.

Practice. And don't aim a shotgun (unless shooting at a deer or turkey). Too many people try to aim at a moving target. You don't aim at moving targets. You lead them.

I have been shotgunning right-handed all my life. But I shoot with both eyes open too. I don't feel the need to shoot with one eye closed.

Are you comfortable shooting the way you do now? If not, then maybe you need to make a change. If your technique is bad because you aren't comfortable with the way you are shooting, you aren't going to shoot well.

With sidearm, my right hand pointer finger pulls trigger for support. Feels natural as rain for me. With rifles, I shoot left hand on grip and right arm supporting rifle. 100% natural feel as well.

I'm not a technical guy, but throw my two cents in on having him learn it all the same way.

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I do everything right handed, but shoot left handed. I've been shooting left handed for so long it feels odd shooting a gun right handed.

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me too
for me its because i can only correct to 20/60 in my right eye