MGW
12-16-2017, 11:29 AM
I probably should have posted this in one of the shooting forums instead of general. Feel free to move it Mods.
I know parts of this have been discussed before but didn’t want to dig up an old thread.
I have always had very good vision. Better than 20/20 my entire life. I’m extremely right hand and right eye dominate. Shooting with both eyes open never worked for me. I would get terrible double images of the sight and the target. The second the sight lifted I would lose all concept of which sight and which target was correct.
I started wearing corrective glasses last summer. Focusing on the front sight and reading we’re becoming difficult. Basically I wear readers. My distance vision is fine but anything from front sight distance and in is blurry and difficult to focus on. The vision in my dominate eye is slightly worse than my non dominate eye. So the right lens of my glasses has slightly more correction than my left.
So there is the background. Here’s my issue. I’ve noticed that Ive gradually started shooting with both eyes open and that my left eye is taking over as my “dominate” eye. As a result I am not aligned to my target. What looks like a perfectly aimed shot is actually to the right of the target. It happens with and with out corrective lenses on.
I have no idea what to do about it and I’m looking for suggestions. I’ve read about mono-vision glasses and I’m thinking this might help. Left lens set for distance vision and dominate eye lens for near vision. I don’t wear glasses all the time though so it makes me wonder about what might happen in a self defense situation. Contacts are not an option for me. I have allergy issues and frequent issues with dry eyes.
If anyone has any experience with this or suggestions I would appreciate it.
I know parts of this have been discussed before but didn’t want to dig up an old thread.
I have always had very good vision. Better than 20/20 my entire life. I’m extremely right hand and right eye dominate. Shooting with both eyes open never worked for me. I would get terrible double images of the sight and the target. The second the sight lifted I would lose all concept of which sight and which target was correct.
I started wearing corrective glasses last summer. Focusing on the front sight and reading we’re becoming difficult. Basically I wear readers. My distance vision is fine but anything from front sight distance and in is blurry and difficult to focus on. The vision in my dominate eye is slightly worse than my non dominate eye. So the right lens of my glasses has slightly more correction than my left.
So there is the background. Here’s my issue. I’ve noticed that Ive gradually started shooting with both eyes open and that my left eye is taking over as my “dominate” eye. As a result I am not aligned to my target. What looks like a perfectly aimed shot is actually to the right of the target. It happens with and with out corrective lenses on.
I have no idea what to do about it and I’m looking for suggestions. I’ve read about mono-vision glasses and I’m thinking this might help. Left lens set for distance vision and dominate eye lens for near vision. I don’t wear glasses all the time though so it makes me wonder about what might happen in a self defense situation. Contacts are not an option for me. I have allergy issues and frequent issues with dry eyes.
If anyone has any experience with this or suggestions I would appreciate it.