I wear eyeglasses, and I've pretty much concluded that an upright stance works much better for me than a low one--maybe because of the distortion caused by trying to look through the lenses at an angle with a low stance. Has anyone else had the same experience?
eyeglasses and stance
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I wear glasses. I guess the distortion does factor in a bit, but what i find most annoying is that the glasses keep on slipping down my nose so sometimes i find myself getting up out of stance to push them up, then end up having to go through the whole preshot routine again. Actually the worst thing would be that my eye sight only gets worse and after a while, its hard to see those long shots. I can still get my chin on my cue though when i have to, but not for every shot.
seiyaryu55 said:
I was excited when I got my glasses and could see the balls again. Then when I would get in my stance my glasses would slip down my nose and I couldn't see the shot any better than before.
I finally tried the eye-glass holder like some basketball players use and it works. I may look like a dork but who cares? I can see the shots and my glasses stay in place.
Joe
I wear glasses as well. A gentleman at my local hall who has been giving me pointers has told me if I am comfortable shooting in one position, I should always try shoot that way. Shifting from down to up screws me up so I took his advice and I do see the ball better. I've been seriously considering laser surgery as my vision seems to get worse every 2 years and I don't want to have to go with bifocals or "coke bottles".
Fortunately, I don't have to wear my glasses to shoot.
That said, Have you tried getting a pair of glasses just for shooting pool? Maybe with larger lenses and perhaps have them custom made so that they sit higher on the bridge of your nose? I know a few people who do exactly this. It seems to work for them. It's the first thing that I'll try if I have to start wearing my glasses.
Not to mention the fact that you could look "goofy" and that might even drum up some more action.
That said, Have you tried getting a pair of glasses just for shooting pool? Maybe with larger lenses and perhaps have them custom made so that they sit higher on the bridge of your nose? I know a few people who do exactly this. It seems to work for them. It's the first thing that I'll try if I have to start wearing my glasses.
Not to mention the fact that you could look "goofy" and that might even drum up some more action.
I wouldnt go with colors. I dont see how people can play pool wearing a lot of headgear like headphones or sunglasses because i like to hear and see the balls and how they are moving.
Ive tried the glasses holders, as i got them for basketball, but ended up not using them. I guess im just too lazy to put them on.
Actually right now my biggest problem is my vision. I havent gotten new glasses for 2 years almost so i just cant see some sharp angle cut shots down table anymore. At least i should be going to the eye doctor sometime this month.
Ive tried the glasses holders, as i got them for basketball, but ended up not using them. I guess im just too lazy to put them on.
Actually right now my biggest problem is my vision. I havent gotten new glasses for 2 years almost so i just cant see some sharp angle cut shots down table anymore. At least i should be going to the eye doctor sometime this month.
I tried the elastic holder and it worked ok but gave me a headache after a while. I had my eye doc build me a prescription for 3 to 15 feet. Then I got a pair of glasses from Decot, like are shown in the link provided above. They work great! The height is adjustable which works good for me because I play best with my chin on the cue and I can raise the glasses up high enough that I never am aware they are there. Great item.
Jim were your glasses bifocals,why 3-10 feet,not 0-10ft?I just started wearing glasses a year ago,bought decot frames,2 different lenses,still take them off after 5 mnutes and play with no glasses.I have diabetes so i think laser is not an option.I have tried to explain to eye specialist what i want but he cant get it right.Someone else suggested getting different strengths of contacts to get it right and then make up the lenses.JimS said:
Getting some GOOD Glasses to play POOL with is relatively easy.
I have for myself & I suggest getting a prescription for 10 feet, not the usual 20 feet.
I then modify my glasses, by bending the temples to rotate the lens into a normal (meaning 90 degrees in the engineering field) location to my line of sight. SEE PICTURE.
Then I modify the usual nosepieces to raise the glasses up to a height that allows me to see through the center of the lens. NOTE; You only have an area, the size of a quarter, that you can look through, without distortion.
Good Luck
I have for myself & I suggest getting a prescription for 10 feet, not the usual 20 feet.
I then modify my glasses, by bending the temples to rotate the lens into a normal (meaning 90 degrees in the engineering field) location to my line of sight. SEE PICTURE.
Then I modify the usual nosepieces to raise the glasses up to a height that allows me to see through the center of the lens. NOTE; You only have an area, the size of a quarter, that you can look through, without distortion.
Good Luck
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When I had glasses, I'd shoot upright. When I got contacts 6 years ago, I slowly moved my stance down to where it is now chin on cue.
So I had lasik surgery in Sept. Suddenly I needed glasses again
but I decided to NOT change my stance to higher. I got some rimless glasses and played with the adjustment some, so now I see through the very top of them. I always clean the right lens (dominate eye) and don't worry about the left so much.
I suggested elsewhere that you can wear a billed hat to lessen the reflection off the inside of the lenses. Ceebee suggested non-glare lenses. Both help.
Lasik works for most and I'd do it. In fact, I'm off to have a "do-over" next week to further correct my nearsightedness. I'll either see better or worse. The odds for trouble go way up on the second surgery.
The reason for the 2 - 12 feet depth of field is for the table, of course. But it is necessary because if you correct 100% for distance, then you won't be able to see the cueball very well, especially as you age. My doctor was befuddled by this request, too, but I''ve worked on him for several years and he finally gets it. All those letters after his name and he had trouble with this concept.
I'm of the opinion that because we Americans spend over 90% of our time INdoors, all corrections should be more like 20/30 than 20/20, but that's me. How often does modern survival require one to have to see across the prairie?
I'm the one who suggested trying various daily contact samples to find the correction for you for playing pool. Invest the time for this BEFORE surgery, as if you over correct your eyes, you're stuck for life with good distance, but poor pool vision.
Be patient, it's very important,
Jeff Livingston
So I had lasik surgery in Sept. Suddenly I needed glasses again
but I decided to NOT change my stance to higher. I got some rimless glasses and played with the adjustment some, so now I see through the very top of them. I always clean the right lens (dominate eye) and don't worry about the left so much.I suggested elsewhere that you can wear a billed hat to lessen the reflection off the inside of the lenses. Ceebee suggested non-glare lenses. Both help.
Lasik works for most and I'd do it. In fact, I'm off to have a "do-over" next week to further correct my nearsightedness. I'll either see better or worse. The odds for trouble go way up on the second surgery.
The reason for the 2 - 12 feet depth of field is for the table, of course. But it is necessary because if you correct 100% for distance, then you won't be able to see the cueball very well, especially as you age. My doctor was befuddled by this request, too, but I''ve worked on him for several years and he finally gets it. All those letters after his name and he had trouble with this concept.
I'm of the opinion that because we Americans spend over 90% of our time INdoors, all corrections should be more like 20/30 than 20/20, but that's me. How often does modern survival require one to have to see across the prairie?
I'm the one who suggested trying various daily contact samples to find the correction for you for playing pool. Invest the time for this BEFORE surgery, as if you over correct your eyes, you're stuck for life with good distance, but poor pool vision.
Be patient, it's very important,
Jeff Livingston
I wear glasses and have had the same problem...working on my mechanics I ran into this problem of distortion...the lower I got the more I had to fiddle with my glasses and deal with the distortion created by looking down through the lenses...solution...a more upright stance...I just gave up trying to put my chin on the cue...I never played like that in 25+ years anyway...what I do now is take a wider than shoulder width stance...this allows me to bend more correctly at the waist, and I am able to get down lower and more level so I am looking straight through my lenses...it's not chin on cue, but it's lower than I ever been able to get 'comfortably' before, it has helped considerably especially with my consistency on long shots...back of the pocket...and part of my preshot routine is to set my glasses...so when I get down I don't have to think about the position of my specs...
www.sportglasses.com/
These work great, got mine 4 or 5 weeks ago, I can get down as far as having my chin on the cue, and still see through the glasses. check them out. If you call in your RX it will cost under $300 well worth it
These work great, got mine 4 or 5 weeks ago, I can get down as far as having my chin on the cue, and still see through the glasses. check them out. If you call in your RX it will cost under $300 well worth it
Sweet Marissa
www.Bella-Muse.com
I had 2/600 vision (legally blind) until 2003 ... After two surgeries, LASIK and Conductive Keratoplasty, my sight and my game is better.
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Talk with you optician/eye doctor. I had a problem with things looking blurry when looking through the top of my lenses (being down on the cue). My eye doctor was able to specify where the optical center of the lens was when he ordered new lenses for me. He had the optical center of the lens be in the top part of the lens so I could see clearly when looking through the top of the lens. Only negative was looking through the bottom part of the lens is not clear now. (Not much of a negative.)
I too hated playing with glasses and recently got Lasik (about 2 weeks ago). My vision is now 20/15, and I am seeing the balls much better. The only downside I have seen so far is that close up vision is a lot blurrier. But, I'm 40, so that's to be expected. Not sure how much that might improve if at all. Another option for those considering Lasik is monovision, where they only correct one eye for distance. This allows you to see both far away and close up. Try just wearing a contact in your dominant eye and see how your playing is. This seems to be a good solution for some.
almer said:
I normally wear lineless bifocals but had my pool glasses made with single view lens.
I had the lenses cut to focus best from 3 to about 12 or 15 ft because I wasn't planning on reading with them, the cb is about 2.5 to 3 ft from my eyes when I'm down on a shot and the far rail on a 9 ft table is about 12 feet from my eyes when the cb is on the end rail and I'm down on the shot.
They also wrote the prescription with the center raised. My eye doc had me get into shooting position and then noted at what point I was looking through the lens and raised the vocal center to accommodate my stance.
I had cataracs removed many years ago and plastic lens were inserted so I believe surgery is not an option.
wait...he's wearing glasses...how about this guy: 