I am wondering if I am possibly setting myself up for failure. I am cross dominant. I can't switch and shoot from the other side. Too old, way to right handed. I am really struggling with Trap. Last night I shot a 9, 17, and 8. I probably average around 11 per round. I am currently trying the opaque tape on my dominant eye to force my non-dominant eye to do the focusing.
What I am beginning to wonder is: should I be trying to shoot a non-moving target instead of a clay pigeon? I know that other cross dominant people do okay, but no one will convince me that it is not a handicap in activities in which you aim or point at an object. I see other new shooters like myself and they are hitting in the mid to high teens right out of the box. And it seems like within weeks they are up around and over 20. I have shot 450 rounds out of my 20 ga O/U, then switched to my 12 ga autoloader(which I think is better suited for Trap) and have shot 375 rounds so far this year.
Do I just need more practice? Or should I cut my grief and try something else? I can shoot pistol by a slight head/body turn to line up my dominant eye and I have no problem closing one eye for bench type shooting with a scope.
Add: hopefully this will post and I will get notifications. So far with the site "under construction" I have not had much luck.
The "shotgunworld.com" forum is full of psuedo solutions for your problem. Most trap shooters shoot with two eyes open, but there are also a lot of us that shoot one eyed.
Have you patterned your gun (where does the load go)? High, low, right, left, It is not like shooting a rifle. Most field guns shoot "flat" (most of the pellets will be on or just above the bird) so if you are using a hunting gun like most of us poor folk do, you really need to know where to aim/point the gun. I'm 75 and when 9mm ammo became extinct for my wallet I turned to trap. Shoot an 870, 12 with a 28" barrel. My pellets are almost on the bird with a minimal amount of lead, I am not even close to being a great shooter but I think 18 - 22 of 25 isn't too shabby. And I am having fun.
Mostly, I enjoy shooting, so try the shotgunworld.com forum (clays) there is a lot of good information there.