Right handed but with left master eye
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Likewise, I'm the same way. Over the years, I've naturally adjusted to this dominance. When I had my Perfect Aim lesson with Gene, it only took one shot for him to determine I was left-eye dominant.
So, in short, there are no problems with being left-eye dominant per se, but if a technique is taught with respect to eye dominance, that information will have to be taken into account.
So, in short, there are no problems with being left-eye dominant per se, but if a technique is taught with respect to eye dominance, that information will have to be taken into account.
Causes some issues............
Hi there poolnoob,
Being opposite eye dominant causes a few problems from the preshot all the way to the finishing stroke. Unless you learn the problems you can't fix it.
I do free phone lessons with Perfect aim. This is one of the issues that I clear up for players. Most of the time we miss shots because the wrong eye is trying to work as the dominant eye a little.
It will open your eye and cut down your misses in half almost immediately.
give me a call some night after 7:30 central time.
715-563-8712 Just trying to help. No charge.
Hi there poolnoob,
Being opposite eye dominant causes a few problems from the preshot all the way to the finishing stroke. Unless you learn the problems you can't fix it.
I do free phone lessons with Perfect aim. This is one of the issues that I clear up for players. Most of the time we miss shots because the wrong eye is trying to work as the dominant eye a little.
It will open your eye and cut down your misses in half almost immediately.
give me a call some night after 7:30 central time.
715-563-8712 Just trying to help. No charge.
Thanks for the offer, that's really generous of you, but I live outside of the US of A . How can I get help then, maybe send you a video of me shooting?
Just go to the AZ billiards home page and look at the picture of Souquet shooting.
Just be glad you don't have a booobie or two?
Let me get this straight....you shoot out of your left eye?..
..and you're right-handed?
Just like Willie Mosconi?
And you're complaining?
i am right handed and right eye dominate and had a genetic issue with my right eye(amblyopia) and this caused me to quit pool many years ago. i just picked the game back up and have been training my left eye and have had some success. i do occasionally start seeing doubles and its frustrating to say the least. im not giving up this time though. i hope i am being encouraging.
john
john
Ok, time out ... I've said this before and I'll mention it again. Being right handed and LED I happened to read an article a zillion years ago in Billiard Digest that talked about this. I remember the article clearly because I was happy to read the content.
It said, that because we stand at an angle to the shot, with our left side and eye leading when we are right handed, it is best to be what the article called. "cross dominant"
I wish I could remember who wrote it, but it was one of those full page articles.
It said, that because we stand at an angle to the shot, with our left side and eye leading when we are right handed, it is best to be what the article called. "cross dominant"
I wish I could remember who wrote it, but it was one of those full page articles.
An argument can be made that eye dominance is not important in pool. What is important is that your vision center be aligned over the shot aiming line. This position can vary from one person to the next, regardless of which hand you shoot with and which eye might be dominant or not. Find your vision center and forget about everything else.
Regards,
Dave
I'm right handed, left eye dominant, and shoot pool left handed. Also, shoot a rifle left handed. Play golf right handed.
I hate you, I can't even pee left handed!!!
Let me get this straight....you shoot out of your left eye?..
..and you're right-handed?
Just like Willie Mosconi?
And you're complaining?
+1
Exactly.
Dale(who would ALMOST give his right arm to be left eyed)
I'm the same, it's not a big deal. Because ironically my right eye has always been the stronger of the two, both before and after lasik, I've learned to compensate to get my left eye in the proper position but also allow my right eye to work as well.
If anything you may have to stand slightlly differently, sort of extend your bridge hand so your body is more like shooting an arrow as opposed to square to the table to allow your eyes to work properly. But certainly Gene is the expert in this area, I would give him a call if you need further help.
Scott
If anything you may have to stand slightlly differently, sort of extend your bridge hand so your body is more like shooting an arrow as opposed to square to the table to allow your eyes to work properly. But certainly Gene is the expert in this area, I would give him a call if you need further help.
Scott
Never realilzed I was an LED but I am. :grin: And left-handed but I play pool and do most everything right-handed. The only exceptions I'm aware of are my writing, which is horrible left-handed and completely bizarre right-handed, and shooting a bow.
It doesn't matter much nowadays with cataracts in both eyes, loss of about 30% of field in my right eye, and my eyes just won't synchronize as they once did. Going from 20/10 in both eyes to this old age chit sux.
But I can still see a pretty girl and I have beaten Danny Harriman a couple of times in tournaments lately. (He was probably feeling sorry for the old man).
It doesn't matter much nowadays with cataracts in both eyes, loss of about 30% of field in my right eye, and my eyes just won't synchronize as they once did. Going from 20/10 in both eyes to this old age chit sux.
But I can still see a pretty girl and I have beaten Danny Harriman a couple of times in tournaments lately. (He was probably feeling sorry for the old man).
That is tough my friend...........
Hi John,
Being right eye dominant and having to switch to being left eyed is really tough. the biggest problem is that darn right eye will keep trying to work as the dominant eye until you are just about blind in it.
You can force the left eye to the dominant position but the right will keep sneaking back there.
many players accidently make the wrong eye dominant a little and it totally screws up their aim on certain shots. . Forcing the other eye to be dominant is equally difficult.
Good luck geno......
Hi John,
Being right eye dominant and having to switch to being left eyed is really tough. the biggest problem is that darn right eye will keep trying to work as the dominant eye until you are just about blind in it.
You can force the left eye to the dominant position but the right will keep sneaking back there.
many players accidently make the wrong eye dominant a little and it totally screws up their aim on certain shots. . Forcing the other eye to be dominant is equally difficult.
Good luck geno......
They were guessing.
There is no advantage to being opposite eye dominant. In fact it can cause some problems that nobody could ever imagine.
I address the problems in my teachings especially in the Perfect Aim free phone lessons. Once a player understands these things he can nuetralize the vision problems that opposite eye dominant players have to deal with.
My words here are just not theories but hard facts that I have collected from hundreds of lessons teaching players.
And we are all the same. Every player that is opposite eye dominant experiences the same things. it's just that many players don't understand that there is even a problem. If your never showed the difference you never know there is one.
The blind man once said. I can't see what I'm missing.
If it's never pointed out you just keep missing the same way over and over and not really knowing why.
Have a great day geno........
There is no advantage to being opposite eye dominant. In fact it can cause some problems that nobody could ever imagine.
I address the problems in my teachings especially in the Perfect Aim free phone lessons. Once a player understands these things he can nuetralize the vision problems that opposite eye dominant players have to deal with.
My words here are just not theories but hard facts that I have collected from hundreds of lessons teaching players.
And we are all the same. Every player that is opposite eye dominant experiences the same things. it's just that many players don't understand that there is even a problem. If your never showed the difference you never know there is one.
The blind man once said. I can't see what I'm missing.
If it's never pointed out you just keep missing the same way over and over and not really knowing why.
Have a great day geno........
thanks geno. at times when my eyes strain and i begin seeing doubles i get headaches and it actually gets me tired. especially at night. i think if it werent for my eyes id be very accomplished as a pool player now. guys i played against years ago are now top players.
i thibnk i will get your video when i have some extra funds because it will probably help. thanks again.
i thibnk i will get your video when i have some extra funds because it will probably help. thanks again.