Does anyone close an eye during alignment?

PKM

PKM

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It seems that for the purpose of aiming and alignment, using only one eye might be useful, eliminating that sort of double image that you get. Obviously using both eyes gives you depth perception so you don't want to eliminate that information completely, but does anyone close an eye during some part of the aiming process? I personally don't do it, but I was just wondering. I suspect that since this is not taught and is not common as far as I'm aware, there's probably a good reason not to.

I do close an eye if a ball is close to blocking my path for either the CB or OB and I'm checking for clearance, and I've seen other players do the same thing (of course this is before aligning for the shot). So that tells me such a perspective can provide accurate sighting.
 
No I don't.

I see what you are saying but I don't think it is necessary. If my alignement is off, it generally feels off to me. Just focus on putting your cue on the line of the shot. It's easier to do this while you are still standing. In snooker they teach to put your bridge hand down and form your stance around your cue.
 
PKM said:
It seems that for the purpose of aiming and alignment, using only one eye might be useful, eliminating that sort of double image that you get. Obviously using both eyes gives you depth perception so you don't want to eliminate that information completely, but does anyone close an eye during some part of the aiming process? I personally don't do it, but I was just wondering. I suspect that since this is not taught and is not common as far as I'm aware, there's probably a good reason not to.

I do close an eye if a ball is close to blocking my path for either the CB or OB and I'm checking for clearance, and I've seen other players do the same thing (of course this is before aligning for the shot). So that tells me such a perspective can provide accurate sighting.
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Only if I hate my money!

RC

:D
 
i have a player that always closes his eye when aligning.
its funny.

i think you can see it on one of my video's on youtbe.

do a search on solartje, check out my video's and there should be 3 video's of a warmup before a tournament. U can see him close his one eye on EVERY shot.

(sorry cant post the link, as its blacklisted at work)

he's a very good player. (u can see him clear racks in the video's)
 
If your dominant eye is already looking down the stick, it isn't going to add any information, and will take some away when you close your non-dominant eye.

If your dominant eye is not sighting down the stick (say you shoot left but have dominant right eye) you need to tweak your stance to line the dominant eye with the stick.

Eye closing and patches are uncomfortable, and kill your depth perception.
 
If your dominant eye is not sighting down the stick (say you shoot left but have dominant right eye) you need to tweak your stance to line the dominant eye with the stick.
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Things look best to many (most?) people when their stick is shifted toward the dominant eye but not directly under it. It depends on the degree of dominance - it isn't all or nothing.

pj
chgo
 
No ...

I don't, but sometimes on close shots just looking at them, I will look with 1 eye, especially if it is a real thin cut.

And sometimes, when I have to shoot the cue ball past another object ball on the way to the ball I am shooting, and it will be real close to the blocking object ball as it passes.
 
I shoot with the stick favoring the left side of my chin on most shots but when I jack up I close my left eye, look down the stick like a rifle with my right eye (not moving the cue because of loss of depth) then I open both eyes before shooting and it now looks like my cue ball will go too far to the left but I've learned to trust it and get good results.
 
That momentary closing of one eye switches your brain to the open one.

People who work with monocular microscopes will close the eye not looking into the scope briefly, then leave it open. This gives the best vision with the least strain when looking through the scope for extended periods of time.

Haven't tried it shooting pool, but it should have a similar effect.
 
For some reason, I have to do it on extreme cuts when the cue ball is close to the object ball. It gets rid of that fuzzyness of where I should hit it or not. I'm extremely left eye dominant...don't know if that's why I have to do it for those shots or not. Other than that, never.
 
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