is good vision overrated?

[Ltldebbie]

Imperative

Good vision is NOT overated. I had 20-20 with my contacs and for some dumb reason decided to have laser surgery. Now I have to wear glasses{can't wear contacs anymore} and cannot see the edge of the ball. I am 61 and that probably has a little to do with it.

I agree...Good vision is a must in pool. Ya can't play by sonar, or intuition.
I miss just being able to pick up a newspaper or book. Let alone try to read directions without readers & a huge madnifying glass. I had a physical yesterday and couldn't see which way the E's point after the fourth line down.

How important is confidence to shot making and stroke?? Its hard to be confident when you can't see. I have soooo much wasted knowledge of the game and so little shot making ability. It's a biatch getting old. That's why they have Masters (meaning old guys & gals like me). Some people call it the seniors division but i just can't say that yet.

 

[powerlineman80]

I had to take heavy steroid treatments and they really messed with my vision while on them, and it absolutely killed my game. When I tried to focus on the object ball there was 3 of them and I couldnt make one of them. I would have been lucky to honestly make 2 balls in a row. Took another two months after the two months of pills before I could see straight again. I almost gave up pool because of it.

 

[deadwhak]

i used to play with contacts and i played pretty decent about 10 years ago..now i try to play with glasses..its hard..they keep sliding down on my face and i have to keep pushin up..tried getting adjusted, different glasses, doesnt help..for me i see better with glasses but play better with contacts..tried contacts again a few weeks ago but smoke in pool halls just cant take it anymore..never bothered me before but for some reason now it does..frustrating...

 

[8ballEinstein]

It was said that Ralph Greenleaf had excellent vision. On the other hand, Eddie Taylor supposedly had poor vision.

A few years ago, I had to get glasses for driving and to read the computer screen. When I tried to play pool with them, I had a real hard time. The balls looked slightly oval to me. I told my eye doc about this. I brought in a ball and we tried a few adjustments but couldn't get it dialed in. My doctor suggested I play with the glasses on until I get used to them. I've since decided not to play with them on. Although I don't have sharp vision, I am getting by with "relative" vision. Positions of the balls are seen relative to the known table and pocket dimensions.

What I found out was that good eye sight plays second fiddle to an accurate stroke. Seeing where I want to hit is only good if I can consistently get the cue ball there. I know people will argue the exact opposite but if most people are looking for weaknesses in their game, I believe the first place to look is in their stroke.