through some reading its seems that my vision center is potentially my problem. in pool what is considerd cross eye dominat.i think i tend to shoot with my left eye or both together. I am extremly lefty dont like to do anything righty.Not something I have really focused on.
left handed right eye dominat is this bad for pool
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Nothing is wrong, we are all different that's why no single stance/style fits us all. If you're doing a snooker stance, then you may want to confirm your dominant eye is over the shaft. Have someone else take a picture when you're down on the shot.
Maybe also be helpful to find a local instructor if you want to make adjustments to your stance/shooting position. Just find one who isn't totally blind to other styles, and has the wisdom to teach, not tell. There are some, who will tell you what you learned from another instructor is totally wrong.
Maybe also be helpful to find a local instructor if you want to make adjustments to your stance/shooting position. Just find one who isn't totally blind to other styles, and has the wisdom to teach, not tell. There are some, who will tell you what you learned from another instructor is totally wrong.
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Regardless of what hand you play with and which eye might be "dominant" or not, if your personal "vision center" is aligned properly and consistently, there is no problem. Drills to help with this, along with videos and additional info can be found here:
vision center resource page
Good luck,
Dave
I'm the same, but opposite... I'm a rightie. I sight the shot through my left eye...i stand slightly off centre to the line of the shot but have the cue touching the centre of my chin when down. I'm quite unusual in that most sight a certain way and have that sighting position over the cue. Try sighting through both eyes on a straight in...your nose pointing down the shot line, but when you place the head over the cue have the head square on but to one side so the right eye is over the cue slightly. Gradually increase how far over the head is until you can hit a stop shot with no side spin on the cue ball on a straight in.
The only thing bad for pool is lack of practice time, not only when you get off work, but need to practice at all other times of the day (this will allow you opportunity to distinguish between good focus and bad focus so you can improve and troubleshoot your stroke), practice rotation games, only when you master pocketing all 4000 shots possibilities, Humans instinct will force you to shoot good with time and adapt your style automatically-true it could adapt bad style but with longer sessions you will be able to adjust, actually some shots in the game should be shot with the bad default style (maybe aiming to accommodate bad steer stroke-learn those shots), lastly aim in general will cause a miss of half pocket no more on long shot, where as stroke miss could be between 1/2 a pocket to a full diamond!!
Best of luck.
I am right handed, and very left eye dominant. Shoot with both eyes open, with your chin directly over your cue, your brain will do the rest for you. Shoot pool and stop worrying about the details.
Imma South-paw too ! & (predominantly right eye dominant).
Split that cue with your chin. bank/cut left,...... left eye takes precedence. Right bank/cut,...... It's the right eye. Works very well for me. I did all the eye dominant, head, shoulders, eye position stuff.
Find your "center" ,... use whatever eye works best .
Whatever eye is easier for you to see from CB to reference point in aim (whatever system you use), is the one to use.
GOOD LUCK ! and let us know what works (for you)
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"Find a mirror that you can stand up at with your cue. Bend down to shoot as if the cue ball is right at the mirror surface. Look only at the cue tip in the mirror coming at your cue tip in reality. You want to align yourself so that it looks like if you stroked thru the mirror tip would go directly straight into your real tip. In other words the two cues should form a perfectly straight line. You will have to adjust where on your face you hold the cue in order for it to look like this. Now, when it looks perfectly straight, see where the cue sits on your face. *This* is your center of vision. You should make a real point to place this part of your face very precisely on the line of the shot. This way, you will *see* what *straight* is. This is so huge I can't even say."
[Quoting "KMRUNOUT"]
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The above post by KMR is the single best and most ingenious tip I've ever seen regarding finding the ideal position that 100% ensures getting your dominant eye EXACTLY on the shot line. Try it -- it definitely instantly shows you -- and the mirror *objectively* cannot fail to tell you the truth, and very usefully indeed. Also doesn't cost a penny.
Arnaldo
Yep!
That's what makes the game so tuff, theres so many little things that can only be gotten right through practice and that takes time.
Put the time in and you will get the result.
That's what makes the game so tuff, theres so many little things that can only be gotten right through practice and that takes time.
Put the time in and you will get the result.
FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY UNDERSTAND
HOW DOMINANT EYE AND VISION CENTER (AND PROPER AIMING) GO HAND-IN-HAND (IN-HAND)!
To all you out there who feel dominant eye has NO PLACE in pool, you are absolutely wrong.
Unfortunately, some of those naysayers are actual instructors. Go figure.
I love your input, naji.
It's really THAT simple.
Practice intelligently in order to eliminate the mistakes, find the right combination that works and then
REPEAT that sequence ad nauseam.
There's no secret to playing top-tier pool.
Of course, there are constraints, such as eyesight, natural talent, and whether someone has the funds or means to play.
Not to take anything away from anyone, I imagine SVB and all the other top-flight guys have played TONS of pool by relegating themselves to the pool table,
and most likely don't have any education past high school.
If we were to play out history again, there would be an entire different group of "champions" at the top of the list.
It's just that life has many paths that result in different directions for different people.
My point is being a champion is not a factor of someone possessing something "special," but rather a factor of hard work, dedication, and using one's natural abilities to their maximum.
This is not a knock on them, it's just that this is what it takes to get really good at this game, or any other game for that matter.
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IMO, stroke errors usually are one way either steer left or right, know which one, and adjust your aim accordingly keep stance and vision always the same for all shots, at softer shots your stroke usually accurate at faster shots we tend to steer-learn your stroke at all speeds and know when it is steering and when it is not!.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has a steer when he shoots hard, and got to adjust his aim..
This has been extremely interesting and potentially very helpful. I was just told on the weekend that when I was lining up for what I thought was a centre ball hit I was in fact hitting on the left of the cue ball. I am now almost certain that the problem is my vision centre. I will have to check this out at the table.
Thanks for this.
Gideon
It is not a problem if you adjust. Take a look at a Ralf Soquet video. He is right handed and puts the cue under his left eye.
Where did you hear this?
Get yourself some electrical tape or something similar. Lay the tape straight from the back of the rail, over the cushion and onto the table for about 1ft. Make sure its straight. Now, stand back and position yourself until the lone looks straight. You'll notice the 'step' from rail to bed will not look straight if you are off too far to one side. When it looks straight that's the position your head needs to be in when lining, or aiming a shot through centre cue ball.
Now, get down with your cue pointing straight down the tape on the rail, does the line look joined? If not then move your head until it looks straight and it looks like your cue is pointing down the line. This is your ideal head position over the cue when the tape and cue make a perfect line.
This has been done in snooker, and they have 'stepped' training tools to get the head in the right place, but this cheap alternative does just as good of a job. Make sure the tape you buy is thin, around 1cm in width is perfect.
Now, get down with your cue pointing straight down the tape on the rail, does the line look joined? If not then move your head until it looks straight and it looks like your cue is pointing down the line. This is your ideal head position over the cue when the tape and cue make a perfect line.
This has been done in snooker, and they have 'stepped' training tools to get the head in the right place, but this cheap alternative does just as good of a job. Make sure the tape you buy is thin, around 1cm in width is perfect.