Right Side/Left Side

Mensabum said:
I've been noticing a tendency to undercut on the right side when shooting towards the left and vice versa when going right. I'm thin on one side and thick on the other. I'm guessing dominant eye plays a part. I'm not seeing the shot clearly and I could prolly use some glasses. I make a higher % of bright colored balls vs the darker balls on shots over 4 diamonds. That's a fact.
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Im not sure if it'll help but line up you're shot,get back up,move your feet left or right 1 inch and get back down and try those shots.
 
I think many of us have funny little things we do assist our play, but I think it can get out of hand.

Not too long along I was practicing and a guy came in, took the table next to me, and soon thereafter his instructor came in. I'm trying to mind my own beeswax but then the guy starts to describe to his instructor everything he does with various body parts to line up his stroke: hand thisaway, wrist there, elbow like this, shoulder just so, dominant eye accommodated, and then the pièce de résistance: a particular movement he does with his heel.

I'm listening and wondered how -- with all that in his head -- he could ever make a ball, much less play position. I decided to unscrew to prevent infection.

Lou Figueroa
 
I am a very strong left eye dominant...(shoot left handed).......Many many moons ago in my travels....I was given a tip from a genuine authenticated certified actual world beater that I should come into alignment on all my shots from right to left....Walk around the table if you have to....just make sure you are getting on the other side and coming into your shot line with your left eye first....right to left........He said it also develops a consistent visual pattern.

So basically...short answer is..........I aim with my left side..........

IMO...I suspect it has to do with how dominant one eye is over the other.....If you happen to be a directly under the chin shooter...I suspect it does not matter as both eyes a fairly equal dominant....but if you shoot under a eye....or favor a eye......you probably want to come in from the side that brings that (dominant) eye into alignment first.

In my case he saw that (like him) I was very dominant in one eye and shoot with cue under eye.
 
Not sure if I use either side more than the other but I like to line up behind the shot backed away from the table, then I step forward into the perceived shot line left foot first followed by my right foot. FWIW i shoot right handed (left hand bridge) but do some things left handed like writing and batting but I throw and kick right handed.
 
BRKNRUN said:
I am a very strong left eye dominant...(shoot left handed).......Many many moons ago in my travels....I was given a tip from a genuine authenticated certified actual world beater that I should come into alignment on all my shots from right to left....Walk around the table if you have to....just make sure you are getting on the other side and coming into your shot line with your left eye first....right to left........He said it also develops a consistent visual pattern.

So basically...short answer is..........I aim with my left side..........

IMO...I suspect it has to do with how dominant one eye is over the other.....If you happen to be a directly under the chin shooter...I suspect it does not matter as both eyes a fairly equal dominant....but if you shoot under a eye....or favor a eye......you probably want to come in from the side that brings that (dominant) eye into alignment first.

In my case he saw that (like him) I was very dominant in one eye and shoot with cue under eye.
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There's been a significant decline in the vision in my left eye so that I'm noticing these little glitches appear that are new to me.
I've always been a drop and fire kinda player. Missing too many now for that to continue.
 
My left foot placement determines why my balance is slightly left, or right of the correct shot line or if I actually am.... in-line.
 
For most shots, let your eyes guide you—you can aim at anything you see. I sometimes tilt my head in an unconventional way to capture a better angle.
 
Sheldon said:
I have actually been focusing a lot on my grip (in practice) lately. But try to let it go when in an actual match or tournament.
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I have spent the last 6 months breaking my fundamentals and relearning and experimenting. And in all of this I have discovered that the grip is huge. If I am not hitting the cue ball down the middle it is usually the grip that is throwing my cue offline. My goal is to have my pre shot routine to the point that when I get down for the shot, I will be able to feel if everything is in line and be able to identify and correct if it isn't. I am still struggling with the perfect grip. too loose and you lose control and accuracy, to tight and you lose power and I find my hand will throw the cue off line. I have also found that the grip can affect the elbow, depending on how I grip will move my elbow in or out in relation to the shot line. Two finger grip pushes my elbow out and a full hand grip pulls it in.
 
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