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I use the Meadow Industries on my trapguns. I had a slight, intermittent cross dominance for years shooting sporting clays but didn't know what the problem was until I stumbled on it on the skeet field. I could miss low 1 five times in a row...all you gotta do is blot it out, how tough can it be? Then I closed my off eye and smoked 5. Problem was my off eye taking over and when I saw the target as blotted out, I was actually 2-3 feet in front. When it happens, it leaves me with a twilight zone effect...like, wow, what just happened...as opposed to knowing why I missed, like too much lead or I stopped the gun.
When I took up trap I figured the same thing could occur on left angles (I'm right-handed) so I used the blinder. Looking back over thousands of targets and the relatively few misses on left angles, I'm convinced it's working. And anyway, it does no harm as long as you're able to be totally unaware of it. It HAS to work...put one on and note that it's impossible to see the bead with your off eye so it can't possibly take over.
I use one on my O/U for trap doubles, which I stink at, but can't use one for sporting. With the gun pre-mounted I can ignore it but when starting from a low gun hold I'm aware of it as the gun comes to my face. My best solution for sporting is to recognize an incoming left target and squint my left eye.
When I took up trap I figured the same thing could occur on left angles (I'm right-handed) so I used the blinder. Looking back over thousands of targets and the relatively few misses on left angles, I'm convinced it's working. And anyway, it does no harm as long as you're able to be totally unaware of it. It HAS to work...put one on and note that it's impossible to see the bead with your off eye so it can't possibly take over.
I use one on my O/U for trap doubles, which I stink at, but can't use one for sporting. With the gun pre-mounted I can ignore it but when starting from a low gun hold I'm aware of it as the gun comes to my face. My best solution for sporting is to recognize an incoming left target and squint my left eye.