Eyes wide open

[edellson]

After reading the post to where it is better to aim with one eye or keep both eyes open I have a question that maybe someone help me with. When trying to shoot with both eyes open I find it difficult to acquire the front sight quickly enough. It blurs at first till my eyes adjust. This has always happened even before I got glasses. Is there eye training for this technique that anyone knows of.

[molonlabetn]

For fast shooting, focus on the target. The sights will be blurry. More precise shooting, with a hard sight picture (focussed on front sight), means that you have the time to do so.

[Guest Hyaloid]

After reading the post to where it is better to aim with one eye or keep both eyes open I have a question that maybe someone help me with. When trying to shoot with both eyes open I find it difficult to acquire the front sight quickly enough. It blurs at first till my eyes adjust. This has always happened even before I got glasses. Is there eye training for this technique that anyone knows of.

It is most likely related to your age (sorry!). Without knowing the specifics of your eyes, one cannot give a definitive diagnosis and treatment.

However, there is a condition called Presbyopia, in which the focusing system of the eye decreases in ability. Therefore, focusing on a near object (i.e. the front sight) becomes exceedingly difficult, or impossible as time goes by. Additionally, the ability of the eyes to comfortably and quickly change their focus from distance (target) to near (front sight) is reduced (that is called accommodative facility).

There are several ways in which you may be able to see better. One of the better solutions for the shooting sports are bifocal contact lenses. not everybody is a candidate for them, and even if you are, not everyone is successful with them. however, when they work it is a thing of beauty. The old standby of monovision contact lenses can work well with some shooters, depending on their eye dominance and goals. Glasses are not always the easiest thing to adapt to pistol shooting, but it can be done through the use of no-line (progressive) 'bifocal' lenses, or the traditional lined bifocal/trifocal lenses.

If you are farsighted AND become presbyopic, then the issue for near focusing is even further compounded because the demand placed on your focus system is increased by the farsightedness.

So, what it boils down to is getting those peepers checked by an eye doctor who knows about the challenges of firearms, or at least is willing to try different solutions to find the right one for you.

[edellson]

Got an eye appointment coming up soon. I'll ask if its the old eyes I have no problem focusing on just the front target but it is when I try to use both sights with both eyes open. Thanks for the tip maybe the Doc can help.

So, what it boils down to is getting those peepers checked by an eye doctor who knows about the challenges of firearms, or at least is willing to try different solutions to find the right one for you.

[Guest gsbell]

A lot of people get double vision or just can't get the sights lined up. I'm in this camp.

You can try training your eyes to allow this place a piece of scotch tape over the lens of your non-dominate eye. This should allow you to keep them both open with out causing the blurred or double vision. Eventually you may be able to remove the tape and keep it working. Or just give up and close one eye like I did.