Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The Center of Camp => The Campfire => Topic started by: Hank in WV on July 29, 2024, 10:21:15 AM
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The last several years my eyes have been getting worse (cataracts). At first the targets got hard to see, then the front sight. This is one of the reasons I haven't been shooting as much anymore. I'm right-handed and of course that's my worst eye. Lately I've been trying to teach myself to shoot left-handed. Talk about awkward. I was wondering if anyone else has done this and what were your results? I sure don't want to give up shooting all together.
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Hank, that really sucks.
From experiences at some of the rendezvous I have attended, some of them have a match where a person has to shoot from their weak side. I agree, it is pretty uncomfortable.
At first it was a totally alien experience, but after the first two or three attempts, I found out that I could shoot just as poorly left handed as I do right handed. :Doh!
The only "cure" I can think about is to have the cataracts corrected.
Or, go with it and get a left handed rifle.
John (Bigsmoke)
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Hank, don't know if you are old enough to have Medicare but if you do have your eye doctor refer you for cataract surgery. I had mine done and I can see the target and the sights. Out of pocket cost was about $400. Only surgery you will have that will make you happier than the proverbial pig in the poopy. Well worth it. :bigsmile:
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I'm in the same boat. Cataracts make stuff blurry, but we have to wait until they're "ripe" before I can have surgery. So I go for my annual eye exam but the cataracts aren't to the point they can be removed. ;banghead;
Of course my steadiness has diminished also so that front sight makes little circles around the target, and it is anyone's guess where they are when I pull the trigger.... :o
~Kees~
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Ditto, exactly what Kees said!! We could be twins right down to our "Dutchiness" I'm also waiting for the eye doctors Green Light for surgery.
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Not sure this helps but yesterday was our club shoot.
Top shooter was a gentleman who was having trouble seeing from his right dominant eye.
So he shot lefty with a flint lock. He hit 21 out of 40.
25-100 yds.
That should give you hope at least.
Kevin
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I'm in the same "ripeness" situation. He's been saying not ready for four years. Shooting my right-hand flinter lefty has not been a problem for me. I hit 5 out of 18 targets yesterday, an improvement from 1 out of 18.
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The last several years my eyes have been getting worse (cataracts). At first the targets got hard to see, then the front sight. This is one of the reasons I haven't been shooting as much anymore. I'm right-handed and of course that's my worst eye. Lately I've been trying to teach myself to shoot left-handed. Talk about awkward. I was wondering if anyone else has done this and what were your results? I sure don't want to give up shooting all together.
I can't even pick my nose left-handed without poking myself in the eye. :sad