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<blockquote data-quote="securitysix" data-source="post: 2827767" data-attributes="member: 32714"><p>When my dad first taught me to shoot at the age of 7, I had real trouble lining up the sights even though I understood the concept of the sight picture. Turns up I'm left-eye dominant and was trying to shoot right handed. Doesn't work. Check his eye dominance and see if that's his problem. You can do this at home pretty easily.</p><p></p><p>Have him hold both hands out at arms length and make a triangle with his thumbs and forefingers and look at you through the triangle. While he stays focused on you through the triangle, have him bring his hands back until they are touching his face. At this point, he should have the triangle around one of his eyes, and the other eye will be covered up with one of his hands. Whichever eye is in the triangle is his dominant eye. If it turns out to be the left eye, move the gun to his left shoulder and teach him to shoot from there instead. It will be awkward at first, but he'll get used to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="securitysix, post: 2827767, member: 32714"] When my dad first taught me to shoot at the age of 7, I had real trouble lining up the sights even though I understood the concept of the sight picture. Turns up I'm left-eye dominant and was trying to shoot right handed. Doesn't work. Check his eye dominance and see if that's his problem. You can do this at home pretty easily. Have him hold both hands out at arms length and make a triangle with his thumbs and forefingers and look at you through the triangle. While he stays focused on you through the triangle, have him bring his hands back until they are touching his face. At this point, he should have the triangle around one of his eyes, and the other eye will be covered up with one of his hands. Whichever eye is in the triangle is his dominant eye. If it turns out to be the left eye, move the gun to his left shoulder and teach him to shoot from there instead. It will be awkward at first, but he'll get used to it. [/QUOTE]
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