[Adam White]

A question for the training gurus here:

My younger brother shoots rifle left handed but pistol right handed. This is because when he was first taught to shoot rifle - from a competitive smallbore aspect – his coach started him with his dominant eye.

At the police academy, he was right handed, so they had him just shoot pistol right handed. He says he uses his left eye, though.

He is now training with his popo department’s SWAT team, and is having issues with transition drills (rifle interfering with holster), and also being the only lefty.

Would you recommend he train to primarily shoot rifle right handed – and ignore eye dominance. He IS naturally right handed – is the dexterity more important than the precision? After all, he isn’t training for a high power match. In terms of dexterity, he feels equally comfortable shouldering on either side – since he is used to habitually shooting lefty yet is naturally a righty. He does say, though, that he can keep both eyes open using his dominant eye, but has to close his left eye if he shoulder his rifle right handed.

What is more important – being geared equally and avoiding the headache of being different in training – or sticking with the dominant eye? With the emphasis so much on optics – is eye dominance still considered important? Has it EVER been considered more important than manual dexterity from a CQB, dynamic shooting standpoint?

Any tips and tricks for transitioning from a left handed slung carbine to a right handed holstered pistol?

I would appreciate any info, experience you can offer. Thanks.

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