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Eye-dominance aids

I’ve been participating in shooting activities for approximately two decades. As a weekend clay pigeon enthusiast, an aficionado of decoying and occasional participant in driven shooting, I’m not interested in competition. Yet, I am always eager to hone my skills and ensure that every day I spend with my gun is a day I shoot to the best of my abilities.

Over the past four months, however, my clay scores have taken a nosedive. This unfortunate downturn in my performance coincided with a blurring of my left eye and a slight astigmatism, identified by my optician. This was particularly concerning news given that I shoot from my left shoulder, being left-handed and left-eye

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