hi all, I have watched this thread for a week or so.
MY input will be different than most. I too am left eye dominate, righty shooter. I was a poor shotgunner, but had the dogs, nice guns, trips to the Dakotas, and missed far too many easy shots. I finally went with a friend and got professional lessons.
tried :
patch over eye
glasses with tape
and trying to close left eye on shot.
The professional watched me shoot for a couple of hours, and suggested to me, which I accepted to START all over, discarding the crutch's.
He said Both eyes open are critical to successfully being a better shooter.
Gil Ash is his name.. He said if I would trust him, he believed I would improve?????
His approach is basically the eyes ,and brain are very complex and competent at doing the " MATH" for proper shooting.
basically he teaches:
Proper gun fit is mandatory.
swinging in a tempo , with the target, but keeping the barrel in front, WATCHING the leading edge of the target or bird head.
insert the gun to shoulder and face on stock.
( he insists we dry practice proper gun mount).
When gun on shoulder, shoot!
See target shoot target!
I know this is a EASY sounding and simplified explanation.
That said , my brain DID adjust for left eye dominance keeping eyes open, the brain and eyes , LEARNED to function in sync.
NO I will never be a competitive shooter, but both my target, and hunting success did improve fairly dramatically!
He teaches thru the USA and in his home base in Texas, and MIGHT be worth a weekend of your time? NO regrets on my part.