Loss of eyesight

[doitforthegame]

A very good friend of mine and a good shooter just had a minor stroke and lost sight in his dominant eye. Doctor said the damage cannot be corrected. Does he have any chance of making a comeback? Can you reteach the way you "see" the shots. I would think one of the issues would be depth perception.

Thoughts?

Bob

 

[Nullus]

Had a very good friend of mine lose complete eyesight in his dominant eye, and have to retrain himself to shoot with his single remaining opposite eye. He was a five in league play at the time, and eventually became a solid six. I would have to say it's very possible, but will require some patience and time. Hope it works out for your friend.

 

[Bavafongoul]

There is a local pool player in Fresno.
Mark Moser & we’ve been pals for 35 yrs.

Mark is legally blind in one eye and he’s
a very accomplished pool player. Mark
has won on the Mezz tour and his style
is all finesse. Seldom does he power the
cue ball unless it needs to travel multiple
rails. He used to shoot with 2 good eyes.

Yes, you can definitely reacquire your game
but it is going to take hours and hours of
practice positioning your head differently and
learning to concentrate using a telescopic view.

Mark is a very strong player and most of the
time he’s bringing home the cash regardless
of the field of competition he’s confronting.

 

[strmanglr scott]

I'm blind in my right eye and play right handed.

I didn't have to make the transition though, I've been this way since 16.

It certainly seems he could re-learn to shoot with his off eye.

He will have to re-adjust to depth perception. If he drives he should be watchful of this. I still have trouble with that in the car. I'll pull up in a parking spot with a post in front of me and I'll get out of the car and always think I parked closer to the post than I did. Better that way than the other.

 

[grindz]

In my younger days....

There was a one eyed player that was blind in the other eye who played very high shortstop speed. It seemed to me that it was an advantage for him, and the depth
perception wasn't a problem. I think a slightly higher stance can compensate for
some of that. He was a road player for many years.

We all get knocked down as we age, but we can still have fun playing at whatever
level as long as our ego doesn't want to hang on too tightly.

Best wishes to your friend... hopefully he's a fighter.

td