Bad at shooting guns? Your dominant eye might not match your dominant hand!
“Cross dominance” is more than just winning first place in a drag show. It’s what you call it when your dominant hand is on the opposite side of your dominant eye, which can be a real hassle for shooters.
Anyone in a sport that requires aim should know that using both eyes (binocular vision) creates an effect called parallax, or the change in the perceived location of your target when seen along two lines of sight. Shooters will naturally rely more on their dominant eye to properly acquire a target.
However, if you’re cross-dominant, aiming might be a challenge for you. 30 percent of all men dominant’s hand and dominant’s eye don’t match. If this suits you that means you are cross-dominant, and the shooting department is not for you.