deejay Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 looking at it now i think its possible that they/we all have picked up on his name (easyhit)not that this is any excuse but you do have my apology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 And what about the signature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 With a name like HAWKEYE im suprised you missed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 As for the Easyhit, im left eye dominant and fitted one. My shooting did improve and I find it easier to shoot with both eyes open. But have used other peoples guns since without one and shot just as well so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 With a name like HAWKEYE im suprised you missed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Just read through this and correct me please if i have missed some thing i cannot see what he is supposed to be selling. It seems to me typical PW new member posts and straight away he is shot down some of you guys are bloody unbelievable....... If im wrong i will apologise :good: his name is easyhit,and he invented easyhit eye dominance bead for guns,and he opens first post with do you know most people have dominance problems Exactly what i thought. As has already been said, what was specified in the guys 1st post was a basic eye dominance test but given the guys user name etc i think it's perfectly reasonable for members to be cynical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 With a name like HAWKEYE im suprised you missed it If it had been flying i wouldn't :oops: I do tend to give people the benefit of the doubt OK looks like i apologise just did not connect the name even though i bought one of the easy-hits for my shottie a couple of years ago didn't last long before it went in the bin.... :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 With a name like HAWKEYE im suprised you missed it If it had been flying i wouldn't :oops: I do tend to give people the benefit of the doubt OK looks like i apologise just did not connect the name even though i bought one of the easy-hits for my shottie a couple of years ago didn't last long before it went in the bin.... :good: did it not work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drut Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I bought a high vis front sight(don't think it was easyhit) from IIRC the Gunshop Rugby & to be honest it made my shooting worse. I found it better to concentrate on the target & ignore sights altogether,mind you I am only,at best, an average shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I bought a high vis front sight(don't think it was easyhit) from IIRC the Gunshop Rugby & to be honest it made my shooting worse. I found it better to concentrate on the target & ignore sights altogether,mind you I am only,at best, an average shot. just watch the birdie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I have shot since i was 10yrs of age & have come to learn that eye dominince is a big issue with shooters & many dont know of it. I did the test with a mate to find he is a right hander but left eye dom. I loooked into the easyhit but dident like the way it is stuck on. I found a magnetic HI-VIZ bird-burster with 3 bodys & 6 glow pins for £13-£15 free postage from deepblue shooting. The 3 bodys will fit any rib & are only an 1" long & magnetic I have no probs & have a good cart ratio of 1-2 or 1-3 when i shoot but bought the Bird-buster as i thought it would be handy for ducks on shore etc. After trying mine my brother & mate got the bird-buster & there shooting hase improved as the glow pulls the eye. I also shoot shotgun/rifle with one eye closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 chop chop, my missus will be out of the bath soon and i'll loose rapid interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The fact that he states that 66% of ALL shooters have eye dominance problems. I had one of these things on the first gun I bought, and I used it a lot WHILST PRACTICE mounting at home. Will prob get the p1$$ ripped for this but to practice mounting when I got my first gun I did the following. Get some of those hole receinforcement things (look like flat polo mints) and stick 6 of the in different places around your room. (I was still at home with my parents at the time). The take your shotgun UNLOADED and a dice. Place the dice at your feet and gently kick it. once the number is shown mount and swing to the corresponding numberd pice of paper. CHECK pointing with both eyes open, then shut EACH one at a time to see where you are pointing. Still mount the guns and check a point mount like this each time I take them out of the cab to put them in their slips as the next time I get to try its loaded and pointing as a target or live bird. So the fact thjat I do this and expect a lot of others do as well then the fact that 66% of ALL shooters have eye dominance probs is scarmongerring / touting for business. The fact that 66% of shooters going to coaches with a prob they cant seem to diagnose, and have eye dominace probs may well be true ?, BUT to state 66% of ALL shooters is a gross miss use of statistics in my opinion. Trev. Been shooting 30 years but still learning lots, and enjoying it every time but still could get better. Remeber a professional is only somebody who gets paid for doing it, its not a standard of greatness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 still no further forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) With a name like HAWKEYE im suprised you missed it If it had been flying i wouldn't :oops: I do tend to give people the benefit of the doubt OK looks like i apologise just did not connect the name even though i bought one of the easy-hits for my shottie a couple of years ago didn't last long before it went in the bin.... :good: did it not work for you? No IMHO it was a waste of money but the good part was i had it given by a mate who had 2 :blush: Edited August 2, 2008 by hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 ok so saying that my aim is off,do i now aim with the one eye closed Mtbarrel If you do the eye dominace test and the shoulder you shoot off is different from your master eye then yes you have to either close your eye, wear a patch, smear vasaline on that lense if you normaly wear glasses, or seek out professional help regarding this aspect of your shooting, possibley including purchasing one of the aforementioned devices. My wife is not so much a left eye dominant, as has problems with the vision in the right eye, but is right handed. This was found BEFORE she started shooting and has only ever shot as a leftie and can ocassionally beat me at clays. Trev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 ok so saying that my aim is off,do i now aim with the one eye closed Mtbarrel If you do the eye dominace test and the shoulder you shoot off is different from your master eye then yes you have to either close your eye, wear a patch, smear vasaline on that lense if you normaly wear glasses, or seek out professional help regarding this aspect of your shooting, possibley including purchasing one of the aforementioned devices. My wife is not so much a left eye dominant, as has problems with the vision in the right eye, but is right handed. This was found BEFORE she started shooting and has only ever shot as a leftie and can ocassionally beat me at clays. Trev. thanks for that Trev must try that out when i get time,or i could print this off and tell the wife i need to practice more again cheers daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Daz, just to test it, with what ever hand you pull the trigger with, point it at the top of your monitor, with both eyes open. Then shut the other eye, it the finger and if the point of aim doent move then all is well. If the point of aim does move then there might be a problem and try this agian when your sober. If it still hapens then you may have a eye dominance problem. Mate of mine from work thought he was having simmialr probs but when he went to the opticain he was told he had some forigen objects in there. Turned out to be bits of a mini hje had been grinding a couple of weeks previously. Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 ok so saying that my aim is off,do i now aim with the one eye closed Mtbarrel If you do the eye dominace test and the shoulder you shoot off is different from your master eye then yes you have to either close your eye, wear a patch, smear vasaline on that lense if you normaly wear glasses. Not necessarily true. I shoot right handed,am left eye dominant and tried all the above. I started shooting with one eye shut, then did the patch, then fitted an easyhit. I learned to shoot with the easyhit fitted with both eyes open. Ive shot other peoples guns without easyhit and can still shoot with both eyes open and my scores haven't suffered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) Daz, just to test it, with what ever hand you pull the trigger with, point it at the top of your monitor, with both eyes open. Then shut the other eye, it the finger and if the point of aim doent move then all is well. If the point of aim does move then there might be a problem and try this agian when your sober. If it still hapens then you may have a eye dominance problem. Mate of mine from work thought he was having simmialr probs but when he went to the opticain he was told he had some forigen objects in there. Turned out to be bits of a mini hje had been grinding a couple of weeks previously. Trev what shoot sober or try my aim sober yeah just tried that though and my finger sort of stays in the same place,it moves by about half an inch to the left could this be the problem. Another thing is,have only recently started using a semi-auto,after using a sxs which i didnt really miss much with but with the semi,things seem to of got a little bit worse,could this be due to the aim piont being in the middle of the two barrels,instead of being down the centre of just one,i can see how this could affect the aim point,but shouldnt have a big impact on the target placement. thanks Trev Daz Edited August 3, 2008 by mtbarrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) Without wishing to be inflammatory exactly what part of EasyHit's post did you think was genuine? Which bit wasn't. He hasn't tried to sell or peddle anything yet. At least he should have the chance to clarify where he's coming from before getting hung for it. I stand by what I originally posted. Edited August 3, 2008 by DaveK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Judging by the 'marksmanship' of many shooters I wouldn't be at all surprised if 66% turned out to have eye dominance problems but fitting a HV 'foresight' to a shotgun seems to me to blow all the rules...if your gun fits and you mount correctly then keep your eyes on the bird (target) you shouldn't have too many problems hitting things. A shotgun wasn't meant to be 'aimed' so why the sights? Many (very good) shooters I know even have the standard 'button' removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny23 Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Its true I guess..if i mount and shot with both eyes open i am bang on a stationary target...If I use my shot gun like a rifle I am to the left every time..not sure why but had a free leson the other week (chap charges £60 normally apparently) and my dominant eye thing confused hell out of him..so he suggested to mount and shoot..spot on..right eye was dominant 20 years ago i guess but hell its getting old.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I find the more i think about what iam doing the more it goes wrong, just pick up the gun a shoot it. One thing i would say is point your feet , in the direction you want to kill the bird. sounds weird but a lot of people dont. If the gun suits me,i think i just watch the target, not the bead. scott mr salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyxologos Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I am right handed,but left eye dominant. After trying shooting with my left eye shut and was unable to properly track the target or determine with certainty whether I broke a clay or not (oh yes, sometimes I had no idea!) I tried shooting with both eyes open. No flourescent stuff, no nothing. Just concentrated on my target and was consistently more successful. My 2 pence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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