A review of the Perfect Aim method (in several installments)

[Williebetmore]

Fastolfe,
Thanks for the thorough review.

There are many in the scientific community (the large majority) who believe there is no such thing as a "dominant eye", except for people with visual problems in a single eye.

If you were a person who believes that "dominant eye" is an urban myth; do you think such a person could get anything from the Perfect Aim Method???

 

[Junkyarddog]

Fastolfe,
Thanks for the thorough review.

There are many in the scientific community (the large majority) who believe there is no such thing as a "dominant eye", except for people with visual problems in a single eye.

If you were a person who believes that "dominant eye" is an urban myth; do you think such a person could get anything from the Perfect Aim Method???

How can you pass off dominate eye as an "urban myth"? It doesn't mean you can't line up with one eye or the other independently. It only makes sense that one eye is more in tune than the other, just like most people are right an left handed.

 

[SpiderWebComm]

There's definitely such thing as a dominant eye. My left eye takes in the majority of the data (not all, but the majority) while playing. If I'm over the shot and close my left eye--- WHOA--- I can't see the shot. I don't have visual problems and don't wear glasses.

Knowing where to position my head while sighting the CTEL, outermost edge (for CTE) or ETE shots has been a priceless addition to my arsenal.

Dave

 

[javi2]

I also have Gene's dvd. I agree with the dominant eye theory, it's natural. I found that I was pretty much using my dominant already but Gene's dvd helps you to focus on it so you use it properly. His method helped me to set up my aim properly for each shot. As you continue to do this it becomes second nature. If you find yourself "off" on some shots, you just adjust as he describes to get back. As Fastolfe related it's an aiming dvd . It does not go into stance ect. So far for me, I think it's helped. I believe that it forces you to focus more on how your eyes are lined up on the shot which in turn for me has made really concentrate on my contact point on the object ball. Believe me, I have almost every instructional dvd out there, and this is a good addition. I'm pretty much taking something from each and creating a method that works best for me.

 

[JoeyA]

Dominant Eye

Fastolfe,
Thanks for the thorough review.

There are many in the scientific community (the large majority) who believe there is no such thing as a "dominant eye", except for people with visual problems in a single eye.

If you were a person who believes that "dominant eye" is an urban myth; do you think such a person could get anything from the Perfect Aim Method???

Willie,

While Gene talks a great deal about the dominant eye in Perfect Aim, it is not ONLY about the dominant eye.

To answer your question, if I am not mistaken, a major portion of Perfect Aim has nothing to do with the dominant eye.

Also, Perfect Aim contains some pool tips/techniques that are not commonly found in books and other videos.

I would love for you to start a thread about the DOMINANT EYE URBAN MYTH or at least provide us with some information in a pithy manner. Can you provide links or discuss how it is that most of the scientific community dismisses the dominant eye as an urban myth? I could google it but I prefer to read information that you have written or that you have read yourself.

Thanks,
JoeyA

 

[dr9ball]

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Can you provide links or discuss how it is that most of the scientific community dismisses the dominant eye as an urban myth? I could google it but I prefer to read information that you have written or that you have read yourself.

Thanks,
JoeyA

Joey,

Just to get Willie started here's an article from Dr. Bob Fancher

http://www.azbilliards.com/poolshrink/column9.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant_eye (in particular you might find this quote interesting: "however, recent studies have shown this not to be the case. In a study of professional baseball players, hand-ocular dominance patterns did not show an effect on batting average or ERA.[12"

and this one just because it sounded cool

http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=1983-09553-001

Enjoy these as a start of the discussion.

 

[Fastolfe]

There are many in the scientific community (the large majority) who believe there is no such thing as a "dominant eye", except for people with visual problems in a single eye.

I know for a fact that eye dominance exists, because I can feel it very well. I'm right-eye dominant, and I "prefer" seeing something with that one if I close an eye. Even better, it must be hard-wired somewhere in my brain, because my right eye sees much less well than my left, yet I always go for that one if I want to eyeball the straightness of something.

If you were a person who believes that "dominant eye" is an urban myth; do you think such a person could get anything from the Perfect Aim Method???

Without revealing the method, the eye dominance thing is just a small part of it. It just determines from which side you approach the visual "sweet spot" at which you're supposed to see the shot perfectly.

When I talked to Gene on the phone, I realized that I was already doing what he explains in his method. I do it instinctively, so in a sense it's my own version of the method. The only difference with the real Perfect Aim method is that I approach the aforementioned sweet spot from any side, so I basically throw Gene's eye dominance element out the window.

The main idea of the method is to feel it "click" in your head when your aiming is just right. It's like a light that goes green when you're all set. The entire Perfect Aim method is just a set of formal instructions to get you to feel when you're visually all set to shoot. Once you've felt the visual sweet spot enough times, your brain will want to find it again automatically and instinctively: at that point, you can forget the method altogether, you won't need it anymore, it'll have done its job.

So yes, you can use the Perfect Aim method without any concept of eye dominance, but you may have trouble following Gene's instructions if you ignore it, because Gene uses it to describe what you should do to approach the sweet spot. If, despite doing it in reverse, you can feel when your eyes are at the right spot, then no problem.