Dominant Eye Test and it's Importance ! !

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Aim a straight in shot the way you normally do. While you are down there try to move your eyes one way or the other.

For instance, lets say you think you are right eye dominant. While you are down there aiming try to move your head to the left. If you cannot because you lose the vision of the shot right away you are right eye dominant. If you lose the vision of the shot right away when you move to the right you are left eye dominant. Now here's the kicker.

Now get down on the straight in shot the same way as you normally do and move your head about an inch to the right. This will allow you to put your left eye in the dominant position as if you were left eye dominant. You wouldn't want to shoot like this because it looks kind of cockeyed. Kind of like when you get down and the shot doesn't look quite right.

Now move back and forth to make sure which eye looks looks the best. Once you have seen both of these looks you can now make the decision for yourself which eye is your dominant eye when you shoot pool.

I have ran many players through this even over the phone. While on the road I have found many players that had the dominant eye wrong. Unless you know this you cannot keep the dominant eye in the dominant position because you don't know which direction to adjust.

I've found that at least 40% of the players I have checked thought they were the wrong eye dominant when it came to shooting a pool shot. These players passed every eye dominance test that said their one eye was dominant when in reality they were the other when they got down on a pool shot.

In the preshot routine you can also make the right eye dominant or the left eye dominant. This is another reason to know which eye is dominant so you don't have your nondominant eye working as the dominant eye in the preshot and then switch on the way down getting the dominant eye where it belongs. You need the right picture above and below.

And here's the problem. Standing up in the preshot the shot looks good whether you are looking at it with your dominant eye in the dominant position or the non dominant eye in the dominant position. And the further away you get the eyes kind of work like one.

Of course you can just line up so it looks good and and fire and do pretty good. But when the dominant eye is kept in the dominant position the improvement will be very impressive. Players that have seemed to be stuck at a certain level for a long time take a dramatic jump in their game once they master keeping the dominant eye dominant.

This will tell you without a shadow of a doubt which eye is your true pool shooting dominant eye.

It is the way it is................Anyone has trouble following this they can call me and I will walk them through this self test. Once you learn this you can help others figure it out. 715-563-8712

And that's no bull..................

This has been tried and true with hundreds of students so far over 2 years and I have yet to fail finding a persons dominant eye. Sometimes not right away with my old methods but with the new method I described here it has been pretty quick and definitive.


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GENE ALBRECHT
 
Thanks for this I've suspected I have this problem (certain shots look "off" but the reverse looks fine) and plan to try this out later. I've tried some other methods, but this seems a lot more intuitive.
 
Gene: Here's a question: A few months back, after reading a bunch of your posts, I went to the table and worked on this very thing. However, for me, it seems that I need to move my eyes based on the direction of the cut for it to "look right". When I keep my head in one spot, it might look right for most shots, except when I need to thinly cut to the left. For those shots, I move my head to the right, so that my cue is just to the left of center of my nose. For most shots, the cue is under my right eye - and shots "look correct" there; but when I cut to the left, I move my head so that my left eye becomes dominant, or at least I'm using both eyes equally. Is that something that comes up in your experience?

I *could* retrain my brain to see the shots as correct that currently don't look right, but that seems counter-productive in the long run. Since I noticed/discovered that trick, I've been cutting balls in that I would never even attempt before.

This post has the learning experience and the shot that I used to figure it out.
 
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What about those who have no dominant eye Gene?

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Aim a straight in shot the way you normally do. While you are down there try to move your eyes one way or the other.

For instance, lets say you think you are right eye dominant. While you are down there aiming try to move your head to the left. If you cannot because you lose the vision of the shot right away you are right eye dominant. If you lose the vision of the shot right away when you move to the right you are left eye dominant. Now here's the kicker.

Now get down on the straight in shot the same way as you normally do and move your head about an inch to the right. This will allow you to put your left eye in the dominant position as if you were left eye dominant. You wouldn't want to shoot like this because it looks kind of cockeyed. Kind of like when you get down and the shot doesn't look quite right.

Now move back and forth to make sure which eye looks looks the best. Once you have seen both of these looks you can now make the decision for yourself which eye is your dominant eye when you shoot pool.

I have ran many players through this even over the phone. While on the road I have found many players that had the dominant eye wrong. Unless you know this you cannot keep the dominant eye in the dominant position because you don't know which direction to adjust.

I've found that at least 40% of the players I have checked thought they were the wrong eye dominant when it came to shooting a pool shot. These players passed every eye dominance test that said their one eye was dominant when in reality they were the other when they got down on a pool shot.

In the preshot routine you can also make the right eye dominant or the left eye dominant. This is another reason to know which eye is dominant so you don't have your nondominant eye working as the dominant eye in the preshot and then switch on the way down getting the dominant eye where it belongs. You need the right picture above and below.

And here's the problem. Standing up in the preshot the shot looks good whether you are looking at it with your dominant eye in the dominant position or the non dominant eye in the dominant position. And the further away you get the eyes kind of work like one.

Of course you can just line up so it looks good and and fire and do pretty good. But when the dominant eye is kept in the dominant position the improvement will be very impressive. Players that have seemed to be stuck at a certain level for a long time take a dramatic jump in their game once they master keeping the dominant eye dominant.

This will tell you without a shadow of a doubt which eye is your true pool shooting dominant eye.

It is the way it is................Anyone has trouble following this they can call me and I will walk them through this self test. Once you learn this you can help others figure it out. 715-563-8712

And that's no bull..................

This has been tried and true with hundreds of students so far over 2 years and I have yet to fail finding a persons dominant eye. Sometimes not right away with my old methods but with the new method I described here it has been pretty quick and definitive.


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GENE ALBRECHT
 
No stalking here peteypooldude. I merely asked an honest question. There are definitely people who do not have a dominant eye. I asked how Perfect Aim is supposed to work for those folks. Sorry if you can't see it that way.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Stop stalking Geno Scott. Every thread he starts you play devils advocate ,
You are losing credibility every time you do this and I am not the only one
who notices your tactics.
 
If you already know which eye is your dominant eye, do you need to buy the dvd?

If you noticed, Geno did not mention his DVD once in this thread. (Other than the banner in the sig, just like everyone else here who sells stuff has.)

He merely described a way to determine one's dominant eye. The topic has come up a lot here lately, and Gene seems to be qualified to speak on the topic, wouldn't you think?
 
If you noticed, Geno did not mention his DVD once in this thread. (Other than the banner in the sig, just like everyone else here who sells stuff has.)

He merely described a way to determine one's dominant eye. The topic has come up a lot here lately, and Gene seems to be qualified to speak on the topic, wouldn't you think?

I guess so.
 
Scott Lee has a valid point

I happen to be one of those freaks that doesn't have a dominant eye. I see two of any object that my focus is not on at the same distant. You wouldn't believe how much grief that I have caught on vision test when they ask me to say what letter the dot is on. For aiming purposes I use the shaft on the right because I am right handed. But I am still plenty aware of the shaft on the left which is equally visible. When I play left handed I switch to the shaft on the left. It gives my arm more room.
 
I happen to be one of those freaks that doesn't have a dominant eye. I see two of any object that my focus is not on at the same distant. You wouldn't believe how much grief that I have caught on vision test when they ask me to say what letter the dot is on. For aiming purposes I use the shaft on the right because I am right handed. But I am still plenty aware of the shaft on the left which is equally visible. When I play left handed I switch to the shaft on the left. It gives my arm more room.

That is the weirdest and most confusing thing I've ever heard in pool!
 
No stalking here peteypooldude. I merely asked an honest question. There are definitely people who do not have a dominant eye. I asked how Perfect Aim is supposed to work for those folks. Sorry if you can't see it that way.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Scott - Every reference I read on the net says everyone has a dominant eye--- classified as "weak" or "strong." Can you reference a site that says there are people with no dominant eye? I read that ocular dominance is required to prevent binocular vision. Hypothetically, if there were people with true non-dominant eyes---or equal dominance--- the % is so small, your question is a moot point.
 
Scott - Every reference I read on the net says everyone has a dominant eye--- classified as "weak" or "strong." Can you reference a site that says there are people with no dominant eye? I read that ocular dominance is required to prevent binocular vision. Hypothetically, if there were people with true non-dominant eyes---or equal dominance--- the % is so small, your question is a moot point.

Scott is a BCA instructor, you don't want to challenge his authority.
 
Scott is a BCA instructor, you don't want to challenge his authority.

I'm not challenging anything. I'm merely questioning. The sites I read on the net says everyone has a dominant eye unless they have a vision disorder -- in which case, pool is likely the last thing they'd excel at. Therefore, I'm curious where he's getting his info.

P.S. Just because someone is a BCA instuctor, doesn't mean they're always right. I'm sure you knew that already, though.
 
I'm not challenging anything. I'm merely questioning. The sites I read on the net says everyone has a dominant eye unless they have a vision disorder -- in which case, pool is likely the last thing they'd excel at. Therefore, I'm curious where he's getting his info.

P.S. Just because someone is a BCA instuctor, doesn't mean they're always right. I'm sure you knew that already, though.

BCA is the law. I don't question it, even if I know it's not right. I say yes sir and move along.
 
Aim a straight in shot the way you normally do. While you are down there try to move your eyes one way or the other.

For instance, lets say you think you are right eye dominant. While you are down there aiming try to move your head to the left. If you cannot because you lose the vision of the shot right away you are right eye dominant. If you lose the vision of the shot right away when you move to the right you are left eye dominant. Now here's the kicker.

Now get down on the straight in shot the same way as you normally do and move your head about an inch to the right. This will allow you to put your left eye in the dominant position as if you were left eye dominant. You wouldn't want to shoot like this because it looks kind of cockeyed. Kind of like when you get down and the shot doesn't look quite right.

Now move back and forth to make sure which eye looks looks the best. Once you have seen both of these looks you can now make the decision for yourself which eye is your dominant eye when you shoot pool.

I have ran many players through this even over the phone. While on the road I have found many players that had the dominant eye wrong. Unless you know this you cannot keep the dominant eye in the dominant position because you don't know which direction to adjust.

I've found that at least 40% of the players I have checked thought they were the wrong eye dominant when it came to shooting a pool shot. These players passed every eye dominance test that said their one eye was dominant when in reality they were the other when they got down on a pool shot.

In the preshot routine you can also make the right eye dominant or the left eye dominant. This is another reason to know which eye is dominant so you don't have your nondominant eye working as the dominant eye in the preshot and then switch on the way down getting the dominant eye where it belongs. You need the right picture above and below.

And here's the problem. Standing up in the preshot the shot looks good whether you are looking at it with your dominant eye in the dominant position or the non dominant eye in the dominant position. And the further away you get the eyes kind of work like one.

Of course you can just line up so it looks good and and fire and do pretty good. But when the dominant eye is kept in the dominant position the improvement will be very impressive. Players that have seemed to be stuck at a certain level for a long time take a dramatic jump in their game once they master keeping the dominant eye dominant.

This will tell you without a shadow of a doubt which eye is your true pool shooting dominant eye.

It is the way it is................Anyone has trouble following this they can call me and I will walk them through this self test. Once you learn this you can help others figure it out. 715-563-8712

And that's no bull..................

This has been tried and true with hundreds of students so far over 2 years and I have yet to fail finding a persons dominant eye. Sometimes not right away with my old methods but with the new method I described here it has been pretty quick and definitive.


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GENE ALBRECHT

I think a person knowing his dominant eye has nothing to with playing good
pool.If one can make a long straight in shot with good results he should not have to worry about if he's shooting with his dominant eye.

Its all about finding how your body see's the straight in shot.Yes your eyes
have everything to do with it but not just the dominant eye.
I am right eye dominant and i favor the left eye a little.This is something i cant change,this is how i make a straight in shot and it has nothing to
do with just the dominant eye alone.
Its all about finding the straight line and while some people will find that
they favor the dominant eye and some wont and you cant change it.

I want to tell you a short story,i had a friend that played real good,
he wasn't pro but played very high level 8 ball.1 day he was telling me he bought some dvd that was talking about the dominant eye.He didnt
even realize that we had one.Well he started messing around with
what he had learned and his game took a real beating.
It wasnt long he went back to his old ways.
The thing is he was trying to fix something that didnt need fixed.
He did not need to know anything about the dominant eye.
(btw it wasnt your dvd)

Gene im not trying to bash what you teach i just have a different
view on things. Have a good Day..
 
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