Slow eyes...could this help?

[chefjeff]

I have eyes that are slow. That is, it takes a while for me to focus, and the spots and floaters sometimes take a while to leave my line of sight. I've had lasik and all that stuff. I won't repeat all of that here.

So, last night I re-read the material I got from Scott Lee about 3 or 4 years ago when he showed up to give me a lesson. I paid careful attention to the eye pattern part, even though I think I have that down pretty well. I had worked out my own recipe for that years ago and merely added the PEP to that.

This jumped off the page at me:

...let your eyes focus completely on each object...
...the brain needs time to interpret what the eyes are seeing...
...focus on an object long enough to get a clear picture.​

(emphasis mine)

Recently, I found a website called www.TheTalentCode.com, (here is the thread on AZ about that site) and there it recommended simply staring at something as a great method to learn how-to. hmmmmm....

"Ah ha!" says I. I then shot some shots and took about 3 to 4 or maybe even 5 seconds to see the target (pocket), 3 or 4 seconds to see the o/b (esp. the contact point), and 3 or 4 seconds to see the c/b (esp. the tip contact point), as I went through my shot recipe.

Wow! I found much quick success, though, that could leave me as often happens when changing something in a shot. I discovered that I had been rushing my look/see ingredients and therefore my old brain, not being as nimble as it was in my youth, needed more time to know what the hell was the situation on the table....just as Scott's material and the website indicated.

So, I'm integrating into my shot recipe more time for staring at the shot before setting up for it. So far, so good.

This might help those who have the same slow, old eyes I have.

Jeff Livingston

 

[GoldCrown]

So, last night I re-read the material I got from Scott Lee about 3 or 4 years ago when he showed up to give me a lesson.

One thing Scott said I will never forget is ...There is no expiration date on the lesson and what we have to learn, practice and perform, etc.
I'm following your plan... Slow down. Concentrate. Be deliberate. Thanks for posting.

 

[chefjeff]

One thing that Scott said I will never forget is ...There is no expiration date on the lesson and what we have to learn, practice and perform, etc.
I'm following your plan...slow down. Concentrate. Be deliberate. Thanks for posting.

I've had that material next to my table posted on the bulletin board. I puruse it often and do the mother drills, etc., but for some reason hadn't really noticed the time part of the eye info.

It reminds me of seeing a movie the second time and not remembering anything about it. wtf? was I asleep the first time?

Thanks for posting.

Jeff Livingston

 

[chefjeff]

Wimpy Lassiter was here in Atlanta, 1956, and was in a conversational mood after busting Danny Jones in 9Ball.
Wimpy said it took him about 5-6 seconds for everything to mesh before he pulled the trigger. (For his brain and hand movements to coordinate).
I would say that everyone has there own "meshing" time before the brain says.."fire away"
With me, it has taken 7 seconds all my adult life.
Get into position after establishing the aiming line from upright stance, remain motionless while fine tuning the shot and counting 1-2-3-4...then 5-6 for two practice strokes, then fire on 7....and stay down for the count of 8. Once it becomes habit, the shot percentage goes wayyyyy up.
The Scott Lee fellow who showed you this was a very astute individual and obviously a deep thinker.

Scott's cool, for sure. I've had two lessons from him and benefited from both.

My timeframe for seeing has gone up as my eyes really are slower than when younger. An example is when I drive. It takes me now more time to look before proceeding. My eyes need the extra few seconds to adjust and focus and send the proper info to my brain. Now, I better understand why I have to spend more time looking at the shot particulars than before.

One advantage of age (58) is that I can pick the patterns quicker, have confidence from my experience so that doesn't take much time, and also, I know HOW TO shoot better than I used to so the other ingredients in my shot come more quickly and automatically. So, I think my total shot time is about the same, but just mixed up differently due to the eyes. I don't want to be that guy who takes forever to shoot a shot.


Jeff Livingston

 

[Scott Lee]

Jeff...Another good reason to review your video! Every time you "watch" it, it reminds you of parts you forgot or missed!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

I've had that material next to my table posted on the bulletin board. I puruse it often and do the mother drills, etc., but for some reason hadn't really noticed the time part of the eye info.

It reminds me of seeing a movie the second time and not remembering anything about it. wtf? was I asleep the first time?

Thanks for posting.

Jeff Livingston