Shooting "Lefty" / Fundamentals

[DocRDS]

TLDR:
I am right handed.
My right eye is crap. (its not a dominance thing, its a R-Eye 20/40, Left Eye 20/20 thing). One of the main reasons I was having trouble in field matches was I could not actually spot targets. As in Left Eye "there it is" Right Eye "What you talkin bout willis!"

So as the Spartans say I was gifted with a perfectly good spare eye. Conundrum:
(1) I can shoot left handed. Yes have to retrain, but I'm not a pro, so its not a horrible option. Obviously still early in the process so its awkward, but its doable.
(2) I shoot right handed/left shoulder. Still using my right hand as primary I am easily able to shoulder the rifle on the left and use it as intended. However, I worried about screwing up my fundamentals as now the right hand is at an angle to the gun and it may throw off my press and of course grip/shoulder pressure.

Any thoughts on which is better or just stfu and get to practicing the new way?

 

[corsairpilot62]

Any chance of glasses or contacts?

 

[DocRDS]

Any chance of glasses or contacts?

Sad part is, that IS my corrected vision with prescription glasses.

 

[corsairpilot62]

Sad part is, that IS my corrected vision with prescription glasses.

Ooh, well I say welcome to the lefty club!

 

[M260]

If you are shooting lefty go all in and shoot lefty correctly it will make your fundamentals much easier.

 

[Makinchips208]

You are in a small, select group of special people, “the fatherless, widows, and lefties”

My humble opinion is to go full lefty.

 

[DocRDS]

Appreciate it. I'll go full witch/lefty.

 

[Criver600]

Sad part is, that IS my corrected vision with prescription glasses.

I'd look for another optometrist. One "struggling to be mediocre" doc can cause problems.

 

[DocRDS]

I'd look for another optometrist. One "struggling to be mediocre" doc can cause problems.

Yeah I'm looking for an eye specialist as well..I can't even read the computer screen with my glasses on out of my right eye.

 

[Nik H]

TLDR:
I am right handed.
My right eye is crap. (its not a dominance thing, its a R-Eye 20/40, Left Eye 20/20 thing). One of the main reasons I was having trouble in field matches was I could not actually spot targets. As in Left Eye "there it is" Right Eye "What you talkin bout willis!"

So as the Spartans say I was gifted with a perfectly good spare eye. Conundrum:
(1) I can shoot left handed. Yes have to retrain, but I'm not a pro, so its not a horrible option. Obviously still early in the process so its awkward, but its doable.
(2) I shoot right handed/left shoulder. Still using my right hand as primary I am easily able to shoulder the rifle on the left and use it as intended. However, I worried about screwing up my fundamentals as now the right hand is at an angle to the gun and it may throw off my press and of course grip/shoulder pressure.

Any thoughts on which is better or just stfu and get to practicing the new way?

Number one is the best way.

I am LH, and I shoot RH "weak hand" drills. My right eye is not as good, but it is not a problem. To overcome muscle memory issues with shooting with your weak hand, I did a lot of dry-firing. You will be amazed at how fast your weak hand proficiency will improve. I didn't have to change the rifle setup either.

 

[DocRDS]

Went full lefty. Shot my high score on a difficult course with a switchy tail wind.

My eye was REALLY bad. I got off twice as many shots as normal and that's even fumbling around as a lefty.

 

[M260]

Good for you I've not had to shoot right handed under time constraints but I've done so on a bench for fun

 

[corsairpilot62]

Went full lefty. Shot my high score on a difficult course with a switchy tail wind.

My eye was REALLY bad. I got off twice as many shots as normal and that's even fumbling around as a lefty.

Awesome, keep it up, practice makes perfect. What rifle did you use?

 

[DocRDS]

My usual AI rifle. AI + ZCO in 6.5 man bun

 

[clcustom1911]

Appreciate it. I'll go full witch/lefty.

You might not even need to switch actions. I was shooting righty rifles lefty for many years. It's actually fantastic for positions other than prone. Even when I'm on my own shooting prone without a clock it was all good.

I only recently went to lefty bolt actions when more matches started doing more longer range prone stuff... obviously on the clock. Rebuilding your position every shot sucks up time.