Is eye dominance ruining your shooting?

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Is eye dominance ruining your shooting?

Eye dominance may not be a worry the casual shooter who just shoots for fun. Although the keenest amongst us who want perfect scores should consider it. For those of you looking to start shooting, check your eye dominance at home and start in that orientation.

How do you determine your dominant eye?

Try a simple pointing test. With both eyes open, point your finger at a distant object. Close one eye, then switch and close the other eye. Your finger should appear to move off or away from the object when one eye is closed. If the finger does not appear to move, then the eye you closed is your nondominant eye.

How do you determine eye dominance?

No special tools are needed to determine eye dominance. Simply put your hands together and make a small circle. With both eyes open, look at a distant object. Keeping both eyes open, place the object in the circle that was created with your two outstretched hands. Bring your hands back to your face, maintaining the object in the circle.

How to check eye dominance?

Sighting Dominance Eye Tests. Two of the most common sighting dominance eye tests are the Miles test and the Porta test.

  • Miles Test. In order to find your dominant eye,you will first place your arms out in front of you creating a triangular opening between your thumbs and forefingers.
  • Porta Test. The Porta test works in a similar fashion by placing your thumb or forefinger in the line of sight of a distant object.
  • Sensory Eye Dominance Tests. Sensory eye dominance testing measures the sensory balance between the eyes.
  • Worth’s Four Dot Test. Worth’s four dot test (Worth Four Light Test,W4LT) gives an estimated measurement of sensory eye dominance (SED).
  • Freiburg Ocular Prevalence Test. The Freiburg Ocular Prevalence Test uses stereopsis to detect whether or not a vertical line surrounded by a frame with a random pattern of black and
  • Haase Stereo-balance Test. Haase’s stereo-balance test is comprised of a series of triangles. These triangles are randomly shown with crossed or uncrossed stereo disparity.
  • Monocular Blur Test. The monocular blur test is performed by an eye doctor and is usually the preferred method for figuring out eye dominance before prescribing monovision or multifocal contact