When shooting a springer off a bag you should ideally put your hand between the rifle and bag, when standing use the artillery hold. Never pull a trigger gently squeeze it, and being consistent with your hold is key with springers
Shooting magazines always used to say keep both eyes open- especially out in the field. That way you are more likely to see something or someone that moves in front of the intended target.
Both eyes open no matter which is your dominant eye is better, keeping one eye shut cause the muscles of both eyes to tremble. And always use the flat of your hand under the fore-arm of the gun with a springer, it allows for absolute repeatability of hold and it is hold that makes the difference.
Most snipers and target shooters use an eye patch over the eye they are not aiming with. Target shooting glasses have a little patch hanging off the glasses frame.
@@davidpaylor5666 ll covering the unused eye does is stops distraction through that eye, which to a target shooter or sniper is important, and why that type of shooter does it. If you are hunting or field target shooting, the wider vision both eyes gives can be important , so a patch is not really useful.
@@roberttill3787 I do know what they are for, pal. I do shoot. The reason people use them is because they find it hard to shoot with both eyes open and tend to close their off eye. This causes tremors in the muscles of the sighting eye and throws you off aim. I repeat, it is better to train yourself to shoot with both eyes open than it is to use a blinker on your off eye, just as you have to train yourself to keep on target until the shot hits to achieve a perfect follow-through.
When shooting a springer off a bag you should ideally put your hand between the rifle and bag, when standing use the artillery hold. Never pull a trigger gently squeeze it, and being consistent with your hold is key with springers
Shooting magazines always used to say keep both eyes open- especially out in the field. That way you are more likely to see something or someone that moves in front of the intended target.
Also keeping one eye closed and one eye open makes the muscles around both tremble. Very poor for a stable aim.
Both eyes open no matter which is your dominant eye is better, keeping one eye shut cause the muscles of both eyes to tremble. And always use the flat of your hand under the fore-arm of the gun with a springer, it allows for absolute repeatability of hold and it is hold that makes the difference.
Most snipers and target shooters use an eye patch over the eye they are not aiming with. Target shooting glasses have a little patch hanging off the glasses frame.
@@roberttill3787 And many just keep both eyes open when shooting, it isn't difficult to learn.
@@davidpaylor5666 ll covering the unused eye does is stops distraction through that eye, which to a target shooter or sniper is important, and why that type of shooter does it. If you are hunting or field target shooting, the wider vision both eyes gives can be important , so a patch is not really useful.
@@roberttill3787 I do know what they are for, pal. I do shoot.
The reason people use them is because they find it hard to shoot with both eyes open and tend to close their off eye. This causes tremors in the muscles of the sighting eye and throws you off aim.
I repeat, it is better to train yourself to shoot with both eyes open than it is to use a blinker on your off eye, just as you have to train yourself to keep on target until the shot hits to achieve a perfect follow-through.
@@davidpaylor5666 If you use a shield (or blinker) you ARE shooting with both eyes open. Thats the whole point of the shield.