I have it down to a science right now.............
Gene,
You mention a lot that someone thinks they are this or that eye dominant, and you tell them what eye dominant they really are.
A person from back East took a lesson from you, and you told them they were 100% certain they were right eye dominant and even argued with them that you knew you were right. Fast forward to them going to a Neuro-Ophthalmologist where they talk to them about vision and eye dominance. Long story short, they said what you are doing with people as far as telling their eye dominance is incorrect.
Any idea why on your posts so many times you are the right one and they are wrong? Or why you think you are the right one.
QUOTE=genomachino;4661613]Looks like the tournaments are gonna be good.
The tables are great. My phone won't work here but they actually have internet service. :wink:
The people in this town are also very nice.
Can't wait to get started tonight at 7:00.
I think we're really up there in altitude also. Doesn't seem to make any difference to me.
Got to go and play some pool.....................
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I let the player see with their own eyes which is dominant. I do not argue with them.
If they can't see what eye is dominant i keep working with them until we get it right and they can positively see it for themselves. .
When I used the pointing and circle tests about 4 years ago i was wrong allot. But usually got it right before it was over. it was a struggle. Because if I can't identify the dominant eye correctly I can't help the player aim better.
I've had players though say they were the other eye after I left. When we meet up again and work with it a little bit they can see for certain that we were right the first time. They would do the circle or pointing test ad convince themselves otherwise.
Again those tests just don't work for everyone.
I've had players go to their eye doctor and ask them after my lesson and they said that the other eye was dominant. The player would check back with me and get down on the shot and the cue is almost right under the eye that we had figured out with the lesson. was dominant.
THE player could now see beyond a shadow of a doubt what eye was dominant.
50% flat out don't find the correct dominant eye with the pointing test or circle test.
I had a lady a couple of nights ago doing a lesson and she was very determined that she was right eye dominant. So I let her think that even though I had doubts.
When she was cutting balls to the left she was right on. To the right the shots were too thick. Classic Left eye dominant. Everyone is the same that is left eye dominant and everyone is the same that is right eye dominant. The degree of the dominance is the only thing that is in question. Only then can I show the player to aim better than ever before.
Tommy, if you understood what I know you would know that it is hard for me to screw this up right now.
In fact i did give a pool lesson to an eye doctor in Ill. Thought he was right eyed but put the stick right under the left all the time. i just had him close the right eye and he could see the left was lined right up. The right jumped way off.
His answer was, That's the darndest thing.
get ahold of this person and have them give me a call. 715-563-8712.
We could go around all day long with my dad can beat up your dad.
I even have people tell me that some people don't have a dominant eye.
Until i find one that doesn't I'm going to have to believe that everyone does have one.
Not just have some person or even a doctor tell me different.
I got it right. have them give me a call...................
He said that he said that he said. Kind of rediculous. I can't agree or disagree with this at all.
Have this person call me and I will help him make sure which eye is his pool shooting dominant eye right while he is at a table.
