8ballsNquarters
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So.. I am left eye dominant, and I play right-handed. I am pretty sure this is severely effecting my game, as I often struggle to know whether I am "on line" when shots get out past about 6 feet, and even if I make these balls, I often hit them slightly too thick or thin.
I never really payed much attention to this aspect of my game, but thinking back, it might be the main reason for inconsistent results.. When I am playing a lot, I naturally correct in whatever way, whether it be tilting my head, or simply I start subconsciously using my right eye, (or both eyes) as both eyes corrected with contacts, I'd say both eyes are of about equal strength.
I did a quick search, and people have mentioned that cross dominance can possibly be corrected by wearing a patch to force use of the nondominant eye at all times. Some people automatically revert to the dominant eye as soon as the patch is removed. Also, wearing an occluded contact in the currently dominant eye has been mentioned.
I'd really like to correct this issue, and I am simply not coordinated enough to switch hands. All this came about because a relative neophyte pool player friend of mine here in Germany mentioned going to an optometrist who happened to be a pool player, who gave him a new contact lense prescription that somehow corrected his cross dominance.
I do realize everyone is different anatomically, and he might have just gotten lucky, but, considering that both my eyes are equally strong, it seems I might have other options.
Any opinions/experiences?
i've been dealing with this recently and figured i'd share my experience. I don't know what eye is dominant but i know that when i'm in line, i can look down the shaft, through the cue ball and into the spot on the object ball. if those things happen, the ball goes in.
it might help you to identify what it feels like to be lined up properly. at the very least, you'll know when you're not lined up and can stand up, reset, and try again. most of the time when i miss a shot, it's because i didn't feel right but still took the shot. i'm trying to be more conscious of what this feels like and my pocketing has gone up significantly since
i've flipped eyes in the past 6 months but what i focus on now is getting my head centered over the cue and looking straight. i found my head was pointing off to the right and i was looking left down the cue. it's possible you have a stance issue, not an eye issue