Do you aim with both eyes open?

[lazyman]

I shoot with one eye closed but my friend said to shoot with both eyes open, handgun and pistol. Which ones the way to aim?

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

I seem to have more control with both eyes open. I suppose thats because I'm left eye dominant and right handed.

SoupNazi shoots with one eye closed and he is dead-on either way. Two eyes open is a better technique for shooting at a moving target or while looking for one; you maintain peripheral vision.

[50ae]

I have both eyes open and focus on the target, less so the sights.

[pacificcoast]

i could never get used to shooting with both eyes open. i guess i learned too long ago when shooting with one i closed was the norm. can't teach this old dog new tricks.

[five.five-six]

I seem to do best shooting with both eyes closed


i just use the "force"

[NeoWeird]

Pistols I tend to shoot with both open, rifles I tend to shoot one open.

I am trying to teach myself to shoot both open no matter what, and I am also trying to shoot ambidexterous. Dry firing in my spare time is really helping with both.

[kicker72]

I also shoot both eyes open, except if I am using a scoped rifle, then it is only one eye

[MysteryCereal]

I seem to do best shooting with both eyes closed


i just use the "force"

"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good
blaster at your side, kid."

[MadMex]

Both eyes open when shooting strong side / dominant eye. One eye open when shooting off hand / non dominant eye.

[krim]

both open for pistols.

[M. Sage]

Usually both eyes open, focusing on the front sight. Only one eye for scopes.

[Aluisious]

Both eyes, all the time. I'm cross dominant and use my left eye for pistols, and right eye for long guns.

[xrMike]

Both eyes open for pistol and iron sight rifle seems to work best for me.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

Shooting eye is closed hehehe

actually I droop my eye lid on my non-shooting eye so that it is half open, so I'm using 1 1/2 eyes??

[elsolo]

Both eyes open for most pistol shooting, except the really tough/tight shots then one eye gets a little squinty.

It took a long time to get there, I used to be a one eye closed shooter 100% of the time, but that fatigues the open eye more than having them both open.