Breaking and your dominent eye. HUGE!!!

[genomachino]

You need Perfect Aim Video

I was doing MD3 for PEP last night and decided to mix the location of where I was aiming on the cue ball while shooting the same shot on the long rail cuts. No problem with the left cuts. For some reason I had trouble on the right cuts when trying to hit low on the cue ball. I lined up the shot and it looked good, but when it came time to strike I knew I was going to miss it before I shot it. No problems with a little bit of top, or even center ball on the cuts, just low....very weird as in I knew I was going to miss it every time before I shot it. I would even stop, get up, do the same pre shot routine, and my eyes still told me I was going to miss it when I was aiming low on the cue ball on these cuts. Must be a mental thing I hope .

Hi there Matt,

When you aim a shot your brain knows it looks wrong even though we don't.We kind of know but just enough to get us in trouble. As far as trouble we try to adjust even while we stroke which is certain disaster.

Your eyes have to be in ther right position or nothing works right. After learning the Perfect Aim you will be able to put your eyes in the proper position. You don't have to keep guessing.

I might start doing a pay forward with the videos here on AZ. I sent out 5 videos to players that were a little skeptical about maybe wasteing their money. If they don't like it they don't pay.

So fear it's worked out pretty well. 3 have paid and are totally happy with what they learned and the other 2 havn't got the video yet but I gave then some things to work on and they like what they are seeing.

This would be the perfect fit for your pool game. No more guessing.

Thanks and Good luck Geno.............

 

[genomachino]

On the contrary...........

Gene...I guess the guys (and gals) who do NOT play with the cue under their dominant eye (and there are plenty of them) just can't expect to break well!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Everyone that shoots if they want to see the ball correctly is a little more towards the dimenent eye than the other. They are not directly below it.

I kind of find it hard to believe you are missing the point on this.

I know you are a great teacher but try what I am talking about.

I showed this to Jerry Brieseth at the US OPEN.

He was so excited about what I was showing him he stopped Corey Dewell and said Hey Cory, come here and see this. This Perfect Aim thing really does have some merit.

Unfortuanately Corey had to play a match so he didn't see much. But I know one great teacher that will be teaching Perfect Aim in the future.

Jerry is a good friend and a great teacher.

Play a little with it. I don't know it all either. But I'm trying. But when I got it right I am a hard person to sway. And anyone that has learned Perfect Aim knows first hand why.



Thanks Have a great day geno....................

 

[genomachino]

Hey Mike frost. How ya do'in

Gene helped me with my break...Gene it's a pretty solid break now isn't it??? Thanks as always.

Hi there,

I'm going to Fargo for those good tournys up there this week end. Are you and any of the guys going?

It's about time I win another tournament. One of these might just be that. There should be some good competition and that's what I want. It's no fun to win if there's noone at the party. And there will be a whole bunch of somebodies there.

I finally made it home for 3 days.

Good luck Geno,.................

 

[genomachino]

My computer will be off until after Fargo tourny

The break is probably the most important thing in pool especially on the bar table.

If you are right eye dominent you usually have a tendency to be lined up a little to the right of the center of the cue ball. You think you are in the middle but you are not. If you have someone watch from the front they will see where you are.

If you are left eye dominent the tendency is to be to the left.

Some players have a small middle. (This is the distance the stick is from the nose on a straight in shot.) They are not very strong eye dominent so they don't have a problem hitting the middle of the cue ball.

When I break I line up the cue ball with my eyes the normal way I do but I line the stick up about 1/4 inch to the right. This gets me to dead center.
I am left eye dominent. If I don't do this I get allot of spin on the cue ball spinning clockwise.

You also need to pause on your backstroke. But make sure you are stareing at the head ball when you stroke forward.

Imagine you are throwing a spear. You would pause a little once you had it back all the way. And I guarantee that you would be looking at the target if you wanted to hit it.

The same thing with the break. We are just throwing the spear underhand. Pause at the backstroke and now you can coordinate all your muscles in your body to do what you want to do when you come forward. Kind of like throwing a sucker punch when the guy isn't looking. Same thing.

But make sure you try this with the stick 1/4 inch either way until you judge this method. Many people judge before they try or think. And just say Yah Right.

Try it. I think you will like it. Lets hear some opinions and some testmonials after you have tried this.

Thanks for reading Geno.................

Hi there,

If I don't answer it is because I am traveling to Fargo and then trying to win a tournament. And yes, I will be practicing what I preach with the break, you can bet on that.

Back in the 80's and 90's it was always winner breaks. The guy with the best breakk had a big advantage. It was no mistake that I was one of the most dominent bar table player during this time. I won alot of big tournaments. The beark was a big part of it. Trust me!!!!!!

 

[woody_968]

Everyone that shoots if they want to see the ball correctly is a little more towards the dimenent eye than the other. They are not directly below it.

Gene, have you had the opportunity to watch the 3rd eye video from Joe Tucker? He talks about favoring the non-dominate eye a little to bring in a little more info from the weaker eye. That may be a little of an over simplification of what he talks about, but you get the idea. I have worked with it and get better results than favoring my dominant eye.

For the record Im left eye dominant and shoot right handed.

Its threads like this, that bring out several theories in respectable conversation that make this forum so valuable.

Great thread!

Woody

 

[accustatsfan]

When you aim the break and you address the cue ball. Make sure you have the cue close to the cue ball. While you are aiming you want to hold everything still. Don't be stroking your cue until you are all done aiming.

Now the cue is exactly where you want it. You don't have to worry about it as much. Now your focus is on the head ball and you go back and forth doing any small adjustments that you think you need to do.

When you pull the trigger though you definitely want to be looking it the head ball .

Imagine this. We are going to throw a spear. The target is 100 feet away. When you are throwing the spear you would pause on your bringing it back. Then when you throw it I guarantee you will be looking at the target right to the end of you letting it go. Even on the very end if you thought it wasn't quite right you would try to do a last second correction. This would be a mistake because it is almost too late to correct.

The same with a pool cue except that we are doing it underhand. If the shot doesn't look quite right we might try to correct when it is too late. This is why we jump or twist or shoot to hard or too soft sometimes. We don't even know what's wrong but it doesn't look right. But you do need to look at the object ball and the head ball when you pull the trigger.

I don't know who would try to teach players to look at the cue ball last. I would question their ability because I don't think they really got it going on.

I just gave a young man a lesson at the Brickyard in Indy. He just sent me a PM telling me that it is working out alot better looking at the object ball when he strokes. I just noticed he was doing this during the lesson and knew we had to correct this before we went any further.

Anyway Good luck Thanks for the input......Geno.........

Thank you for the reply

 

[genomachino]

I'll help you find it............

What should I do if I don't have a dominant eye?


randyg

This would be fun,

So far in my journey I have yet to see a person that doesn't have a dominent eye. Some people can do all these tests that there is and they just can't figure it out.

I have ran into about 10 players that said they didn't have a dominent eye. I helped them find it. Once they found out which one was dominent my Perfect Aim lesson worked wonderfully. this is something that needs to be known by every pool player that wants to improve his or her game quickly.

I showed this to one of the top teachers in the country. He didn't know he was left eye dominent. He thought he was right eye dominent. He was amazed.

You don't need to know which eye is dominent to play pool but to get to the next level real fast it is a must. Just ask some of the players that have learned Perfect Aim.

Sometimes it is real hard to find the dominent eye. I have about 5 tests that I do while I have the player aim certain shots. Usually it only takes one or 2 of these to find it.

Next time we meet it will be fun to help you find your lost dominent eye. I hate it when I lose somthing or can't find it.

Have a great day Geno.................

 

[genomachino]

Welcome to the beginning of Perfect Aim........

I really appreciate Gene's sharing of advice on the forum.. I have not yet received the video and already have made drastic improvements in my game just from picking info on the various threads on AZ.. I read this thread last night just before heading out to play and all I can say is WOW!

Even though a simple concept, I used it was quite impressed. Of course, it works on all shots, not just the breaks. I found that hitting the straight in long shots became simple and I was stopping my rock dead on whenever I wanted to.

Thanks Gene for your contributions to the forum. My game is forever thankful, I'll be giving you a call tonight once I get home and on the table. You have shown tons of heart proven to be a valuable contributor as well.


Hi there,

So far you have been introduced to only one aspect of Perfect Aim. Wait til you get your video and put the whole package together. I can't wait. I'm excited for you because I know your pool game means alot to you.

Good luck.......Don't tell the secrets Please.........

 

[MOJOE]

Won't tell your secrets!!

Hi there,

So far you have been introduced to only one aspect of Perfect Aim. Wait til you get your video and put the whole package together. I can't wait. I'm excited for you because I know your pool game means alot to you.

Good luck.......Don't tell the secrets Please.........

Geno, no worries, I won't give away your secrets. Just from what I have learned without the video, the information is invaluable to me.. I'd gladly have paid your asking price for the improvements in my sighting and confidence already..

I have spent a ton of money on lessons and pool clinics over the past 10 years or so and have gotten something from them all. However, none of the instructors touched base on what I am learning was my biggest issue, which is how I am seeing the shot. I had received a package in the mail yesterday and ripped it open only to be disappointed, it was not Perfect Aim.. I am confident it will be here soon.

Good luck this weekend in the tournament. I will give you a call next week one evening since I did not get around to it last night as I had hoped. I have a renewed passion for the game, I cannot wait to get on the table each night after work to practice.. I am hitting balls so straight now it's scaring me... I cannot imagine what else I will learn once I get the information in the video..

Have a great weekend, Joe

 

[genomachino]

This could help...............

Gene, have you had the opportunity to watch the 3rd eye video from Joe Tucker? He talks about favoring the non-dominate eye a little to bring in a little more info from the weaker eye. That may be a little of an over simplification of what he talks about, but you get the idea. I have worked with it and get better results than favoring my dominant eye.

For the record Im left eye dominant and shoot right handed.

Its threads like this, that bring out several theories in respectable conversation that make this forum so valuable.

Great thread!

Woody

Hi there Woody,

He has the right idea. I think the difference is he's coming in through the back door. Perfect Aim comes right through the front. I don't know if it makes any difference. If a player gets it right he gets it right. It's not like it's rocket science. There is only one place to have the eyes to see the shots correctly. What ever gets you there the quickest and easy to understand is the way to go.

There are four different shots to work on having the eyes in the right position. Once you learn Perfect Aim and how to get the aim in these different shots it gets fairly simple. Now you have something to focus on.
Now you know how to correct your eye position to see the shot clearly.

You do need to help your non dominent eye out. It won't naturally just put itself where it needs to be. I havn't seen any of his stuff yet but I'm sure he's on the right track. It's the dominent eye that runs the whole show. This is why so many players thought for years that they shot with only their dominent eye. I thought this for many years myself.

Remember, everyone thought the world was flat once too.

Have a great day Geno....................