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Shooting is all about hand-eye coordination. This comes easily to some, but not everyone. If you are finding that your shots aren't hitting where you are looking, your eye dominance could be the culprit.
Just like we have a dominant hand, we also have a dominant eye. This is often considered more of a factor with shotgun shooting, but it is still a genuine factor with handguns as well.
Here are two ways you can find your dominant eye:
Method #1:
Extend your arms straight out in front of your face, forming a triangle shape with your index fingers and thumbs. Now focus through this triangle on an object across the room. Whichever eye you use to view this object is your dominant eye.
This is an effective method and one that is taught in pistol shooting classes across the country. However, it isn't necessarily effective for folks who have a natural ability to use both eyes. While it is possible for someone to use either eye interchangeably (kind of like folks who can write with both hands), there are levels of dominance intensity that this method cannot determine.
Method #2:
Similar to the previous method, you will focus on an object across the room. Be sure you wear any prescription glasses you normally wear. Now, extend your arm out and place your thumb in front of the object. Focus beyond your thumb on the object - your thumb should be blurry and you should see two of your thumbs (this is called physiological diplopia
or normal double vision).
Place the right image of our thumb against the object. Take note of the natural fading in and out of your thumb and how long this takes (5, 10, 15 seconds). Repeat with the left image of your thumb against the object by moving your arm over slightly.
This method will allow you to determine the intensity of dominance in each eye. Compare which thumb image was more stable and which faded more easily.
If the left image of your thumb was more stable, then you are right-eye dominant.
If the right image of your thumb is more stable, you are left-eye dominant.
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