I recommend the .22 rf handguns. I have problems shooting with both eyes open. I had a brain tumor removed in 2004 and the nerves that allow the eyes to track each other were damaged. Unless I am looking straight ahead, I have double vision. I use an opaque occluder over the non-shooting eye. A piece of scoth magic tape on the shooting glasses over the non shooting eye would suffice. The occluder must allow light to enter the non-shooting eye. If light entering the non-shooting eye is blocked, it causes the shooting eye's iris to dilate to the size of the non-shooting eye. When the iris is at a larger diameter, the sharp vision in the shooting eye suffers. The technique can also be used with right or left handed shooters with cross dominant eye issues.
The Olympic Committee has determined that forcing a person to change the shooting style to accomodate dominant eye issues is not productive. This is only in stationary target shooting. Most shooters, if they are forced to change from right to left hand (for instance) will not do as well as with a proper opaque occluder.
Doug Bowser
Certified Pistol Coach
NRA and USAS
The Olympic Committee has determined that forcing a person to change the shooting style to accomodate dominant eye issues is not productive. This is only in stationary target shooting. Most shooters, if they are forced to change from right to left hand (for instance) will not do as well as with a proper opaque occluder.
Doug Bowser
Certified Pistol Coach
NRA and USAS
