I shoot everything with both eyes open as well. Even my bow and scoped rifles.

I can shoot a pistol with both hands. I can even shoot with pistol in each hand. I'm not a marksman or anything, but I tend to hit what I aim at more than not.

Paul

I don't have a clue if one eye is closed or if they are both open when I shoot a shotgun. I'm point'n and blast'n.

I've tried both and one eye closed works the best for me for shotguns. When shooting at deer with a rifle I tend to have BOTH eyes closed!!

I was taught very early in life to keep both eyes open when shooting anything---rifle or shotgun. I am able to concentrate enough to see only with my right eye if I need to(I'm right handed) just to line things up or look through a riflescope, but both eyes are always open.
As I said, I was taught this when I was Just a little fella, and it has worked well for me. It certainly helps when you are bird hunting, or shooting clays, and I used to shoot a LOT of trap.
I have known people who for one reason or the other, have had to switch from right-hand, right eye shooting to left-hand, left eye shooting, and most wore either an eyepatch or as was stated before, some put a piece of tape over the lens of their shooting glasses to change the dominant eye effect. It's whatever works best for them.

This isall you have to do to correct the dominate eye. It just covers the pupil and not the peripheral vision.

Thanks for the replies, people said while shooting they either shoot one eye open and one closed or both open. If they dont have that stragie down, then they miss. I guess its what ever your used to. Thats just like the question if your shoot at birds or whatever live animal right away how do you shoot with your eyes, i couldnt tell you because i am not paying any attention to that. And yes i am left eye dominate shoot left hand guns, but shoot archery right-just because its cheaper

The trap i shoot is 5 stand 5 people but i shoot some tournys 5 stand 3 people. When your shooting 3 people you dont really think what your doing because your up right away but what about 5 people, you normally have 15 seconds about to think. What do you guys think during that time. I try to convience my self that i can hit that next bird or if i missed the last, why did i miss.

If a good rythym is going with the shooters, and a lot of "straights" are a possibility, I try to concentrate on the rythym and keep things moving smoothly. The one thing I've got to keep telling myself is to keep my head down and my cheek tight to the stock. Don't try to watch the bird break.

You loose your depth perception when you close one eye. That might not be such a big deal in a standardized regiment such as skeet or trap, where you've seen the presentations before.It can cause trouble on something like sporting clays or actual field shooting where range determination is important to leed and everyshot is a little different.

Pawildman touched on an important issue, rythym and/or consistancy,getting into your "grove" and staying there is the most important aspect of wing shooting for me. I have a little ritual that I perform before each series of shots, nothing I do is really important to the actual shot, but it helps me concentrate and get my mind right.

Doug

Both eyes open. It takes a little practice and discipline to teach yourself to shoot that way, if you learn otherwise. But for the reasons stated above (depth perception, fuller field of view, judging speed and direction, etc.) it definitely helps most people to shoot consistently better on flying target, birds, etc.

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