Dominant Eye

[JackRabbit]

My dominant eye or [master eye] is my right eye.But from an early age when I first picked up a gun I held it left handed.Wierd or what?
I've always had to close my right eye to shoot.I could never get myself to switch to my right hand no matter how hard I tried.I could always hold my own at the range or in the field.My dad would always try to get me to switch to right hand as well but I had no confidence in myself to make the switch. Now in my 40's my vision in my left eye is getting quite blurred and I've been making the transaction quite gracefuly.For the last month or so every time I shoot a blackbird or a target with the pellet gun or my 17HMR I've been shooting them right handed.Been making some shots with 17HMR at 80 to 100 yds.on blackbirds.
In less then a month and I automaticly raise the gun to my right shoulder.I wish I'd a done it years ago but was always afraid to let the trophy get away.[LOL]Now I've met many hunters over the years that shoot oposite thier dominent eye.Does anyone know why some of us do this.My dad is a big trap and sporting clay shooter and he could never make me switch.I'ts like throwing a ball your oposite hand.By the way I do everything else right handed baseball,hockey and writting. Ken