Do you know how to test for eye dominance?

[Snapshot9]

Do you know how to tell which eye is dominant? I was shown a simple test at the eye doctor's that shows you which is the dominant eye.

Find an object about 8 feet from you, medium sized (nose sized), and put your hands out in front of you with palms facing away from you with fingers spread. Bring your hands together with index fingers overlapping to the first digit and your thumbs on the bottom same way until you have like a triangle.

Bring your hands up to focus on the object 8 feet away in the middle of the triangle with your hands.

Now, close your left eye, do you still see the object? If so, you are right eye dominant. If not, then close your right eye. Do you see the object now? Then you are left eye dominant.

Simple, isn't it? So, if you have wondered about this, this will tell which is dominant. Now, considering how you aim and your eyesight, you can draw other conclusions about your playing.

 

[tpdtom]

Now, the question is, what are you going to do with that information ? That's the real crux of the story...Tom

 

[DoomCue]

Do you know how to tell which eye is dominant?

**SNIP**

Yes. Now that you know, forget about it.

-djb

 

[Badhit]

Do you know how to tell which eye is dominant? I was shown a simple test at the eye doctor's that shows you which is the dominant eye.

Find an object about 8 feet from you, medium sized (nose sized), and put your hands out in front of you with palms facing away from you with fingers spread. Bring your hands together with index fingers overlapping to the first digit and your thumbs on the bottom same way until you have like a triangle.

Bring your hands up to focus on the object 8 feet away in the middle of the triangle with your hands.

Now, close your left eye, do you still see the object? If so, you are right eye dominant. If not, then close your right eye. Do you see the object now? Then you are left eye dominant.

Simple, isn't it? So, if you have wondered about this, this will tell which is dominant. Now, considering how you aim and your eyesight, you can draw other conclusions about your playing.

Another way of testing this is by making a small hole (about the size of a dime) in a sheet of paper and holding it with both hands at arms length if front of you. At this point focus with both eyes at an object in the distance through the hole. Then while still focusing on the selected object bring the paper toward you. You will pull the hole in the paper towards your dominant eye.

Now, the question is, what are you going to do with that information ? That's the real crux of the story...Tom

Being right handed and left eye dominant or vice versa is a curse if you are a pool player. This test could answer many questions if you are having problems with alignment ect.

 

[DoomCue]

**SNIP**
Being right handed and left eye dominant or vice versa is a curse if you are a pool player. This test could answer many questions if you are having problems with alignment ect.

Please explain this "curse."

-djb

 

[Badhit]

Please explain this "curse."

-djb

I have ran into this with newer players on more than one occasion. When attemping to hit center ball they hit a half tip to the right or left depending on there main hand. After showing them this test every one of them has had this problem. It can be overcome but it is better to know earlier rather than later when you are learning to play.

 

[DoomCue]

I have ran into this with newer players on more than one occasion. When attemping to hit center ball they hit a half tip to the right or left depending on there main hand. After showing them this test every one of them has had this problem. It can be overcome but it is better to know earlier rather than later when you are learning to play.

So how does knowing about eye dominance, and specifically cross-dominance, have a bearing on getting a newer player to hit center ball?

-djb

 

[seymore15074]

Please explain this "curse."

-djb

I already gave you rep for your first post this thread, so this time it's just a formal announcement:

Nice.

 

[Rich93]

Being right handed and left eye dominant or vice versa is a curse if you are a pool player. This test could answer many questions if you are having problems with alignment ect.

I'd be very happy to be so cursed, like this man:

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[acedotcom]

The simplest way is to point your finger at a corner of the room with both eyes open. Then, keeping it in line with the corner, draw that finger back toward your face. It will automatically wind up at your dominant eye.

 

[Badhit]

So how does knowing about eye dominance, and specifically cross-dominance, have a bearing on getting a newer player to hit center ball?

-djb

I somewhat new here so I'm not sure if your genuinely interested or just drilling me. Anyway.. here are some links with testimonials that may exlpain it further.

http://billiardsdrills.com/archives/aim/find_your_dominant_eye.php

http://stason.org/TULARC/sports/billiard-pool/21-What-is-a-dominant-eye.html

http://www.billiardsdigest.com/ccbo...ber=228692&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1

http://www.tableskills.com/article-kt2.php

 

[End_Rail_Oneida]

I am lucky...sort of...

Of all threads, I consider this one to be the luckiest of all, for me...

I will never have to take this test because I happen to be blind in my left eye...LMAO

But it does hinder my depth perception, just a little bit!

 

[DoomCue]

I somewhat new here so I'm not sure if your genuinely interested or just drilling me. Anyway.. here are some links with testimonials that may exlpain it further.

http://billiardsdrills.com/archives/aim/find_your_dominant_eye.php

http://stason.org/TULARC/sports/billiard-pool/21-What-is-a-dominant-eye.html

http://www.billiardsdigest.com/ccbo...ber=228692&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1

http://www.tableskills.com/article-kt2.php

I can tell you're new here due to your post count. I'm also drilling you because dominant eye doesn't really mean much to pool players. Look at your links closely. One says if you're cross-dominant to change which hand you shoot with (!), one says if you're not having a problem, don't worry about it, one is an Internet argument, and one just says line up under the dominant eye. None of these explain why they say what they do, and none of them explain whether they mean directly under the center of the dominant eye, or left edge, or right edge, or whatever. This tells me that these links are fairly useless. I know from the experience of teaching a lot of students that there are so many different ways to do things in pool that no one technique fixes all issues, including sighting. Plenty of players line up under their EAR, so how does a dominant eye come into play for them?

-djb

 

[Blackjack]

In pool, both eyes are open and working in concert, not independent from each other. It as if the image is coming down two paths, but are viewed by you as one image inside your coconut. THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS. If one eye is weaker than the other, how would you be able to tell with both eyes open? Changing your alignemnt will not alter what your eyes are seeing or the strength or weakness of your eyes. You are going to see what you see. Dominant eye does not affect your pool playing one bit. I laugh at this debate every time it comes up in the forums as it serves no purpose when discussing pocket billiards - perhaps archery - but not pool.

 

[MFB]

I can tell you're new here due to your post count. I'm also drilling you because dominant eye doesn't really mean much to pool players. Look at your links closely. One says if you're cross-dominant to change which hand you shoot with (!), one says if you're not having a problem, don't worry about it, one is an Internet argument, and one just says line up under the dominant eye. None of these explain why they say what they do, and none of them explain whether they mean directly under the center of the dominant eye, or left edge, or right edge, or whatever. This tells me that these links are fairly useless. I know from the experience of teaching a lot of students that there are so many different ways to do things in pool that no one technique fixes all issues, including sighting. Plenty of players line up under their EAR, so how does a dominant eye come into play for them?

-djb

I can tell you about 'the curse'.

I am right handed, left eye dominant.

Maybe I have the double curse since my right eye is substantially weaker than my left.

I can tell you from experience that I line up incorrectly many times, and miss balls I shouldn't miss. I call it point of aim. They go one direction, when I think I am aimed another direction. Straight shots are the worst. It doesn't happen on every shot, but more than I like.

Your brain is wonderful at making up for what my weaker eye cannot see. So you think you are lined up correctly, When you actually are not.

Can this be corrected by pre-shot routine? Of course. I need to play more.

 

[MFB]

In pool, both eyes are open and working in concert, not independent from each other. It as if the image is coming down two paths, but are viewed by you as one image inside your coconut. THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS. If one eye is weaker than the other, how would you be able to tell with both eyes open? Changing your alignemnt will not alter what your eyes are seeing or the strength or weakness of your eyes. You are going to see what you see. Dominant eye does not affect your pool playing one bit. I laugh at this debate every time it comes up in the forums as it serves no purpose when discussing pocket billiards - perhaps archery - but not pool.

Are you right handed, left eye dominant, with a 'weaker' right eye?

I am. Sorry, but I humbly disagree with your comment.

This example might help explain my situation.

If your right handed, try aiming and using a jump cue closing your right eye.

 

[Blackjack]

Are you right handed, left eye dominant, with a 'weaker' right eye?

I am. Sorry, but I humbly disagree with your comment.

This example might help explain my situation.

If your right handed, try aiming and using a jump cue closing your right eye.

First of all, I am right eye dominant. Second of all, it has nothing to do with pool at all. It only comes into question when you must use one eye. When you are using both eyes, the stronger will compensate for the weaker. You have no control over this. I refuse to close one eye to shoot a jump shot (or any shot) - however telling me that I have to do that only strengthens my argument.

 

[MFB]

First of all, I am right eye dominant. Second of all, it has nothing to do with pool at all. It only comes into question when you must use one eye. When you are using both eyes, the stronger will compensate for the weaker. You have no control over this. I refuse to close one eye to shoot a jump shot (or any shot) - however telling me that I have to do that only strengthens my argument.

Actually, your brain compensates for your weaker eye.

The only point I was trying to make was that with a weaker right eye, I cannot properly aim a jump shot.

I agree both eyes are open and working in concert, not independent from each other.

I agree the image is coming down two paths, but are viewed by you as one image inside your coconut.

I can tell you that something goes on with my eye alignment on occasion that gets my over a ball incorrectly, and that is due to my eye dominance or weaker eye. I cannot comment about right eye dominance, or equal strength eyes because I have never had that experience. Maybe I will in my next life.

 

[Eddie4269]

Do you know how to tell which eye is dominant? I was shown a simple test at the eye doctor's that shows you which is the dominant eye.

Find an object about 8 feet from you, medium sized (nose sized), and put your hands out in front of you with palms facing away from you with fingers spread. Bring your hands together with index fingers overlapping to the first digit and your thumbs on the bottom same way until you have like a triangle.

Bring your hands up to focus on the object 8 feet away in the middle of the triangle with your hands.

Now, close your left eye, do you still see the object? If so, you are right eye dominant. If not, then close your right eye. Do you see the object now? Then you are left eye dominant.

Simple, isn't it? So, if you have wondered about this, this will tell which is dominant. Now, considering how you aim and your eyesight, you can draw other conclusions about your playing.

Dominant Eye means almost NOTHING in pool.

As a matter of fact - you don't even have a domininant eye when you shoot pool unless you're shooting a straight in shot.

Don't beleive me?? Try this - place a ball on the spot, now place a cueball down table on the 50 yard line. Now line up and get down on the ball as if to cut it into the left hand corner, close one eye, then another - you'll be able to tell which eye is being "dominant" for this shot. Then aim as if your cutting it to the right hand corner and do the same thing. You'll notice the dominant eye changes!!!

That's right folks, your dominant eye changes depending on which direction you're cutting the object ball.

 

[Badhit]

I can tell you're new here due to your post count. I'm also drilling you because dominant eye doesn't really mean much to pool players. Look at your links closely. One says if you're cross-dominant to change which hand you shoot with (!), one says if you're not having a problem, don't worry about it, one is an Internet argument, and one just says line up under the dominant eye. None of these explain why they say what they do, and none of them explain whether they mean directly under the center of the dominant eye, or left edge, or right edge, or whatever. This tells me that these links are fairly useless. I know from the experience of teaching a lot of students that there are so many different ways to do things in pool that no one technique fixes all issues, including sighting. Plenty of players line up under their EAR, so how does a dominant eye come into play for them?

-djb

Are you speaking for players you have delt with or players in general? If the later that's a pretty bold opinion on your part. I was just adding input
to the post from past experience in working with players with this condition. Tell someone that has this condition that it "doesn't really mean much to pool players" and I'm sure they will get very argumentative.

ps. thanks for the warm welcome