Do you know your eye pattern? And do you do the same routine every time? I know that for myself sometimes when I miss I see nothing but black so to speak. I think sometimes I also go back and forth between the cue ball and object ball too much and my eyes have trouble focusing because of this. I think that less eye movement and pausing either at the front or end the stroke will definitely help. I just read a book call See to Play The Eyes of Elite Athletes and it was very informative with a lot of ways to help work out your eyes and how they work in relation to sports in general.
Eye pattern
- Thread starter Socopool79
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You wouldn't throw a dart, or shoot a gun without looking at your target. Pool can be similar. Try a slight pause on your backswing. During the pause, get a good last look at your object ball. Then trust your stroke, and shoot while your eyes are still locked on the ball. Pay attention to where your tip lands, to be sure you are following through with your stroke.
Eye patterns are one of the most important parts in billiards. A wrong eye-pattern can also cause the often seen "coming up/standing up* too early: before you have finished your stroke.
If you have not a good eyepattern which works for you, you will always have a big problem with *standing like a statue* until you released your shot.
lg from overseas,
Ingo
LOL, that's awesome.
Correct or not, I only look at the cue-ball as my bridge hand gets set. Once it's set, I try to never take my eye off of my aiming point. Usually when my eye wonders back to the cue-ball or anywhere else, it becomes a mental trigger to stand up and start my pre-shot routine all over. If I don't back off after looking at the cue-ball, 95% of the time it gets real ugly shortly afterwards.
Dopc.