dr_dave said:

In my experience working with many students, it is opposite. If stroke fundamentals are not solid, CBL can be helpful. But if stroke fundamentals are good, then OBL offers slight advantages, as listed and discussed in the video.

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1pocket said:

As long as I have been aware, I've been cross-dominant, meaning right handed but left eye dominant for pool aiming. However, in the last year or so my left eye has developed a condition that has diminished its focus, so now I have significantly better vision in my right eye. The problem is, my left eye still thinks it is the dominant one lol. I understand that most right handed people are right eye dominant anyway, so I am seriously wondering about trying to train my eyes to let my right eye take over as the dominant for pool -- and for that matter, everything else.

Anyone try this sort of switch?? If so, did it work and how did you do it??

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gregcantrall said:

In the late 80s The Mustard Seed 2 in Bellevue had a large Vietnamese patronage. They loved to gamble. A 1 and 2 game almost every night. The game was so soft. My sales skills kept me in it. My personal rule was Never make more than 3 in a row without riding the money balls. They learned via the cheap lessons. I was getting good practice of caroms and combinations. I eventually learned why they didn't mind. In a 5 handed game my nightly take was 25 to 40 or 50 and they competed to see which of the other 4 paid the bill for the lessons.
They took what they learned and went to the Hilltop in Tacoma and played the Vietnamese bar owner for 50 a game.
There came a time when I quit my day job and played on short funds to see how long I could go before finding another day job. One of my pupils took me to Tacoma and sponsored me by handing me 100 as my stake horse against the owner. $10 was his introduction game as he had been scored upon by hired guns. As slow as I played I couldn't get him up off of 10. He brought in his hired gun and if I wanted to play for more......The hired gun approached me and I gave him the 411 with, "I came to play the owner, when he's done I am done."
Once that was settled the owner pulled up at minus 100. My sponsor enjoyed it so much that he declined his 50 and thanked me for the lesson. He could return any time for a $50 game with the owner.

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