I have two questions:
1. Why is a blind pocket shot 'blind?" I can actually see the pocket when I am shooting those shots, but somehow the pocket location cannot really be determined in my mind with certainty, why?
2. Is there a difference between left handed and right handed players when it comes to which shot is "blind?" i.e. is there a difference in which shots are "blind" depending on which hand the player shoots with?
Let me explain my questions:
1. I am right handed, with a shot that is say like 30 degree, if it is a cut to the left, it is not as "blind" as if it is a cut to the right. But I can actaully see the pocket in both incidents. Then when the object ball is in the middle of the table, it does not matter which side it is cut.
Is there a scientific explanation to why our eyes will play this trick on us?
Is it because of where the rails are located that some shots are more "blind" than others?
Or is it because there is a "blind spot" in our vision? If that is the case, does that have to do with which hand we use to shoot?
2. I tried to shot left handed a few times, and something very weird happened. On some shots that used to be very "blind" for me, they actually look much more natural. I am not sure why, but I noticed the difference distintively.
Thank you.
Richard
1. Why is a blind pocket shot 'blind?" I can actually see the pocket when I am shooting those shots, but somehow the pocket location cannot really be determined in my mind with certainty, why?
2. Is there a difference between left handed and right handed players when it comes to which shot is "blind?" i.e. is there a difference in which shots are "blind" depending on which hand the player shoots with?
Let me explain my questions:
1. I am right handed, with a shot that is say like 30 degree, if it is a cut to the left, it is not as "blind" as if it is a cut to the right. But I can actaully see the pocket in both incidents. Then when the object ball is in the middle of the table, it does not matter which side it is cut.
Is there a scientific explanation to why our eyes will play this trick on us?
Is it because of where the rails are located that some shots are more "blind" than others?
Or is it because there is a "blind spot" in our vision? If that is the case, does that have to do with which hand we use to shoot?
2. I tried to shot left handed a few times, and something very weird happened. On some shots that used to be very "blind" for me, they actually look much more natural. I am not sure why, but I noticed the difference distintively.
Thank you.
Richard