good reply chris. cc.

I did this to break out of the habit (to some extent). I had my trainier (old retired pro) catch and return, but to do return HARD. I made a point of keepig my eyes open at all costs.

Another thing, like Chris said, so much of it has to do with movement. If you move (bob/weave/slip, etc) and do it a lot, you'll get more confidence in doing it, and you'll get more confidence that you're not going to be hit while doing it. Thus, you'll keep your eyes open assuming that you're not going to get hit. Then you start to see better, and can exit quicker.

You can also learn the peekaboo, kinda like what I do with my trainer. Your eyes are open but your face is almost entirely covered... then you just sneak a peak through your gloves and pick your spots to return fire.