Left eye dominant and keep hitting right

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I am right handed but very much left eye dominant. (left and right eye focus in very different places) I continue to hit the object ball on the right side and missing to the left.

Before someone says it, lining the shot up a little right will not get the job done very well as the amount would be subjected to the distance of the shot.

Being right handed it makes it hard to get the left eye over the cue.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a good solution?

Thanks, Ron
 
8up said:
I am right handed but very much left eye dominant. (left and right eye focus in very different places) I continue to hit the object ball on the right side and missing to the left.

Before someone says it, lining the shot up a little right will not get the job done very well as the amount would be subjected to the distance of the shot.

Being right handed it makes it hard to get the left eye over the cue.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a good solution?

Thanks, Ron
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Hey Ron.

I wouldn't worry too much about a dominant eye. You just have to find your aim line.

Let's try this. Set up a target at the other end of the table. Place your cue ball on the same spot for every shot. Now aim right at the middle of the target, watch to see where the cue ball strikes the target. As you continue to hit the target on the right change your aim to the left until you are striking the target right in the middle. It make look off line but the more you practice the shot the straighter it will began to look.

randyg
 
Preshot is the answer.......

8up said:
I am right handed but very much left eye dominant. (left and right eye focus in very different places) I continue to hit the object ball on the right side and missing to the left.

Before someone says it, lining the shot up a little right will not get the job done very well as the amount would be subjected to the distance of the shot.

Being right handed it makes it hard to get the left eye over the cue.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a good solution?

Thanks, Ron
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Hi there Ron,

First you have to learn how to keep the left eye in the diminant position in the preshot. Many players including myself that are opposite eye dominant look at the shot in the preshot as though we are, as in your case, right eye dominant.

then on the way down we switch to the real dominant eye which is the left.

This is part of what I teach in my Perfect Aim lessons. It is a huge problem that nobody else seems to address.

Just about every player that is opposite eye dominant has the same problem to a certain extent. They just don't know it. Once it is pointed out it is like WOW.

I see what you mean.

Until that you just need to do the best you can do by perceiving your best line of aim.

Give me a call and I'll run you through it on the table. It will be a game changer for you.

715-563-8712 Looking forward to your call. geno.....

I'm a little banged up right now but I can still talk and teach.......
Motorhome VS Geno
 
8up said:
I am right handed but very much left eye dominant. (left and right eye focus in very different places) I continue to hit the object ball on the right side and missing to the left.

Before someone says it, lining the shot up a little right will not get the job done very well as the amount would be subjected to the distance of the shot.

Being right handed it makes it hard to get the left eye over the cue.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a good solution?

Thanks, Ron
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Ron, it sounds like you may be crowding the line of the shot with your body with a right-to-left stroke line. That could put left sidespin on the cb. Try adjusting your feet to face your cue stick a little more. That will open up your torso to allow your cue to come in straighter under your left eye. Do it in small increments until you can get your cue under your eye. Don't do it more than necessary because doing it to the extreme can lead to other problems.
 
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You need to have a slight amount more of your left eye in your alignment. Move your head a fraction to the right until you hit center ball. The blended picture in your brain is seeing too much right eye.

Best,
Mike
 
Thanks for the replies and help. The more I learn the more I see things going wrong. But the better I am shooting. I only see more going wrong now because I know what to look for.
 
dominant eye

For years I struggled with a similar problem as you, but through much struggle came to the belief that regardless of which eye is dominant, you should put the cue between both eyes. It takes getting used to at first, but once you adjust you dont have these problems and you can focus on playing the game.
 
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