Both Eyes open

[Jay w 8]

I've been shooting slingshots for coming up two years and have always aimed with one eye open and one closed untill a month ago when I stared opening both eyes when I shoot  . The difference is amazing  I was hitting the target 5 out of 10 times but now I'm on target 8 out of 10 times has anyone else had a similar experience.

[Mr Wilkes 2,980]

Are you shooting instinctive or with a reference ?.

[Jay w 8]

45 minutes ago, Mr Wilkes said:

Are you shooting instinctive or with a reference ?.

Using the the tip of my fork as a reference

[Mr Wilkes 2,980]

I shoot instinctive ( both eyes open) and do petty well, I’ve tried one eye open with a reference but it wasn’t for me.

[gnipper 6,426]

I shoot both eyes open and the same with a rifle, one of your eyes is dominant anyway.

[j j m 6,536]

i shoot bothe eyes open

[Jay w 8]

On 17/11/2020 at 02:05, Stockpot said:

I shoot both eyes open....but my mate reckons most days I shoot both eyes shut!

My Grandad made me my first catty. He always maintained you should be looking at your target not your catty. He used to say " If you're throwing a ball to someone you don't look at your hand do you! and if you cast a rod on a little river you look at where you want the bait to land, not the tip of the rod....trust your instincts and focus on the target" and I think he was right. He was right eye dominant, so held his catty in his left hand. He would stand left foot forward, leaning into the shot. He would focus on his target. Both hands would come up to his right cheek. His pouch hand would stay back by his ear as his fork hand extended forward in an ark. As his arm straightened and the catty fell on the target he would loose the shot. It was all one fluid movement. He'd had years of practice so it was all second nature to him.

I've always lent into my shot interesting to hear other people find that useful

 

 

[Shortstraw 476]

I started one eye, but now use two. Just trying to iron a few other bad habits I’ve picked up at the moment. I think I’ve been dropping my arm without realising.

[Greyman 28,186]

On 17/11/2020 at 02:05, Stockpot said:

I shoot both eyes open....but my mate reckons most days I shoot both eyes shut!

My Grandad made me my first catty. He always maintained you should be looking at your target not your catty. He used to say " If you're throwing a ball to someone you don't look at your hand do you! and if you cast a rod on a little river you look at where you want the bait to land, not the tip of the rod....trust your instincts and focus on the target" and I think he was right. He was right eye dominant, so held his catty in his left hand. He would stand left foot forward, leaning into the shot. He would focus on his target. Both hands would come up to his right cheek. His pouch hand would stay back by his ear as his fork hand extended forward in an ark. As his arm straightened and the catty fell on the target he would loose the shot. It was all one fluid movement. He'd had years of practice so it was all second nature to him.

Have put it up in the past, but really love watching the old pioneers when being able to shoot a catty was the difference between eating and starving