instructors comments on this help for vision center impared students

[BeiberLvr]

Very interesting stuff posted in this thread. I enjoy reading it even though it does not apply to, or work for me. I do not have any depth perception or 3D vision.

A police combat firearms instructor tried to explain how to "aim for the middle" of two objects in your vision during a gunfight? I politely declined, and told him that I'll keep shooting at the one I can see.
About a year later during an extensive eye exam the Dr. informed me that I had no depth perception.

Anyway, it made me wonder if anyone else on this forum plays pool or billiards without depth perception? I'm sure I can't be the only one?
Here is a test http://www.mediacollege.com/3d/depth-perception/test.html

Shoot straight, aim for the middle !!

I'm normal. yay!

 

[Bob Jewett]

Very interesting stuff posted in this thread. I enjoy reading it even though it does not apply to, or work for me. I do not have any depth perception or 3D vision.

A police combat firearms instructor tried to explain how to "aim for the middle" of two objects in your vision during a gunfight? I politely declined, and told him that I'll keep shooting at the one I can see.
About a year later during an extensive eye exam the Dr. informed me that I had no depth perception.

Anyway, it made me wonder if anyone else on this forum plays pool or billiards without depth perception? I'm sure I can't be the only one?
Here is a test http://www.mediacollege.com/3d/depth-perception/test.html

Shoot straight, aim for the middle !!

Joe Davis, who was the snooker champion for a long time, said he was more or less blind in one eye.

 

[Ratta]

Joe Davis, who was the snooker champion for a long time, said he was more or less blind in one eye.

exactly-

If your *one good eye* is really good, this can also be an advantage- Niels for example- right eye dominant (left eye about 5% sighting....so like myself here the eye has more a cosmetic effect, lol)- and right-hander. Very easy for you body to align perfectly.

Just cross-dominance "can"/"could" make it a bit more difficult, because you will always tend to keep your head a bit tilt- can be a problem....but not for sure

 

[dr_dave]

If your *one good eye* is really good, this can also be an advantage- Niels for example- right eye dominant (left eye about 5% sighting....so like myself here the eye has more a cosmetic effect, lol)- and right-hander. Very easy for you body to align perfectly.

True. For a person with an extremely dominant eye (or only one eye with vision), the best vision center position is usually with the cue directly beneath this eye, making it much easier to align consistently and accurately. Also, a single eye provides only one "picture" for the brain to process, so parallax issues are not a concern. Although, the direct depth perception that comes with binocular vision can be very helpful in pool to better visualize angles (e.g., cut angles) and distances (e.g., how close the tip is to the CB at address).

Regards,
Dave

 

[Ratta]

True. For a person with an extremely dominant eye (or only one eye with vision), the best vision center position is usually with the cue directly beneath this eye, making it much easier to align consistently and accurately. Also, a single eye provides only one "picture" for the brain to process, so parallax issues are not a concern. Although, the direct depth perception that comes with binocular vision can be very helpful in pool to better visualize angles (e.g., cut angles) and distances (e.g., how close the tip is to the CB at address).

Regards,
Dave

Of course -

some guys with a *lazy* eye and still "some percent left" on their "bad eye" still have to be very careful.
Here the "vision center" can be different for each human-- these few *percent of sighting less or more* can make a big difference in some cases.

hope you re doin good Dave-

best from overseas,

Ingo

 

[The ProRailbird]

Thanks guys.

My left eye is the good one, and I shoot left handed. So now I'm going to try lining my left eye over the cue as suggested. I may have to modify my stance a little bit?

I watch some of the pro players on YouTube, some of them really adjust their stance for the dominant eye. Albin Ouschan looks like he's about to crawl over the cue when he's down on a shot. He appears to be left eye dominant and shoots right handed.