How to Shoot Pistols with Both Eyes Open

Shooting with both eyes open provides a broader field of view which aids in practical pistol shooting.

Being able to shoot a pistol with both eyes open is critical for accuracy, speed, and target transition – all of which are important for self defense, competition, and casual shooting.

Professional competitive shooter Doug Koenig weighs in on shooting with one eye open or both eyes open.

Depth perception, target aquisition, wider field of view

Written by - always a student, sometimes a teacher.

I don't consider myself a competition shooter - I think of myself as a performance pistol shooter. I am all about performing at as high of a level as possible. Towards that end, I am obsessive about learning how to perform. I spend a lot of my life learning from the best across the entire firearms world and even into other areas of performance and other sports. I am a USPSA Carry Optics Grandmaster, currently working towards my second GM title in the Open division.

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