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Inadvertently, I suspect I have been doing the same thing, but, with more mudane daily pursuits, like emptying and cleaning the cat's box....Whatever works, right? I have made much progress, I would guess I have maybe 80% of what I had before.
Now if we can just figure out how to get our brains to learn to ignore and recover from tinitus, we will be doing great.
Good luck,
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I have an acquaintance who lost the vision in his left eye due to a wreck. Fortunately he is right handed and was always right eye dominant. After his recovery, he was having trouble hitting clays at first, but within two months he seems as good as ever, and he was nailing the ducks this past season. Just keep at it and give it a little time is my advice.
I can sympathize. I lost 100% of my hearing in my left ear due to a sneeze of all things. The only thing they can offer that has a high chance of success at recovering some hearing is a cochlear implant. But, a lot of people have most of their hearing come back gradually over time, so right now I am waiting and hoping.
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Marc
I have a friend who was born with no depth perception, something called a "lazy eye" I believe. I spoke about your problem to him and he said that while your shooting might never be as good as before, with practice it can get better. However, after reading farther into this thread, you may have greater issues than a simple loss of depth perception. Nonetheless, I imagine working with a knowledgeable coach is key.
Steve
PS I had a female friend in college who was a skydiver. I thought of trying it but lost interest after she had a lethal accident. It wasn't her death but rather the reaction of her fellow skydiver "friends" that turned me off to the sport. Her chute tangled and she was too low to deploy her backup chute, BANG! The group of friends she was skydiving with called her ex-husband to fetch her body and then they all promptly left town. What a bunch of cold-hearted bastards. Nobody I want to ever hang with.
Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)
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May I suggest that rather than a shooting coach (or, in addition to one) it might be helpful to consult a neurologist at a university teaching hospital. You might even find one who shoots!
If it's concussion-based then you might be able to localize the site of injury and depending upon the plasticity of your brain, develop a work-around. A neurologist and a trauma center might offer the best solution.
Good luck!
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There is hope! I had an older veteran friend that lost sight in his right eye in Korea. He was a right hand shooter. He learned to shoot right handed with his left eye and was darned good at it!
Never give up!
Last edited by Ken Nelson; 05/07/13 09:50 AM.
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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If someone loses sight in an eye, or closes one eye, the brain can still interpret depth even though the binocular input has been lost. This is very different than what has happened to Marc. In his case, presumably, both eyes are functioning and the binocular signal is getting to the brain but cannot be interpreted. Other depth signals also can't be interpreted. That's why this may not be a case for a shhotgun coach - it isn't an "eye" or "dominant eye" problem.
Again, a neurologist with traumatic damage experience is the person to see.
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Binocular vision only matters out to somewhere around 25 - 30 feet; beyond that distance you have about the same depth perception from one eye as with two eyes. Under special issuance regulations the FAA will issue medical certificates to persons with vision in only one eye - including Class I certificates required for the captain of the airliner you last rode in.
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sorry for so long for a response. I personally know a lot of folks on this board and for yall, my illness continues to slip downhill. that is why I have disappeared from all internet boards. my illness has been on a mongo flare-up of biblical proportions for the past several days. feeling better today and think I am now on the upswing.
for those who don't know me, I am disabled and have a lot of weird/rare/unique health stuff. the majority of illness produces symptoms exactly like MS. other problems create other symptoms
anyway, thank you very much for so many postings to help me through my problems. will write more tomorrow when I will feel even better. I am also going to start a separate thread about shooting coaches, both general and specific. but likewise, that will have to wait until tomorrow.
thanks again!
skunk out
skunk out
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