This is kind of an offshoot of Dave Alciatore's "vision center" suggestions.
If a person who has narrow shoulders finds their "perfect" vision center, it seems that they will be able to play pool a lot easier than someone who has wide shoulders and who has also found their "perfect" vision center.
In order for a person with wide shoulders to swing the cue along the line of the shot line that is in essence their "perfect vision center", will have to contort their body more than a person with narrow shoulders.
I'm not sure if I am communicating this perspective well enough but I am thinking that some of the problems that players have in positioning their eyes, and body are very much related to the width of the shoulders and possibly even the width of the pupils in their eyes.
Since we can't physically change the width of our pupils or the width of our shoulders, I am just proposing this theory that shoulder width and possibly pupil width have a lot to do with getting in position to pocket a ball consistently well.
If you think about a very wide person (not thick from front to back), essentially a person who has extremely wide shoulders, if they were to use a traditional snooker stance, their cue in their grip hand would be much farther away from the center of the body and the center of their vision center.
A right handed person with narrow shoulders might have a shoulder width of say 20 inches. Another right-handed person with wide shoulders might have a 23 inch shoulder width. The person with the narrow shoulders would have less difficulty in trying to get their cue along the shot line, than the person with the wider shoulders. The back of the cue (in the shooter's grip hand) is further away from the center of their body (in a traditional snooker stance)
Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying that people with wide shoulders can't play pool at a high level. I am saying that I have a theory that it is more difficult for a person with wide shoulders to play at a high level than it is for a person with narrow shoulders.
A person with a wide upper torso may have to turn their hips and shoulders more than a person with narrow shoulders. The more contortions that a player has to make, the more difficult it is for them to play pool at a consistent high level of play.
For the time being, please limit your discussion to narrow shoulders versus wide shoulders. We can discuss the pupil width at a later date.
There are some very studious people on AZ Billiards and I want anyone's opinion, even if it disagrees with mine. I am curious if this is something worth discussing and what you all will have to say.
If you say "poppycock, rubbish, or balderdash", I will not write back with bold, blue ink fonts.
Thanks,
JoeyA
If a person who has narrow shoulders finds their "perfect" vision center, it seems that they will be able to play pool a lot easier than someone who has wide shoulders and who has also found their "perfect" vision center.
In order for a person with wide shoulders to swing the cue along the line of the shot line that is in essence their "perfect vision center", will have to contort their body more than a person with narrow shoulders.
I'm not sure if I am communicating this perspective well enough but I am thinking that some of the problems that players have in positioning their eyes, and body are very much related to the width of the shoulders and possibly even the width of the pupils in their eyes.
Since we can't physically change the width of our pupils or the width of our shoulders, I am just proposing this theory that shoulder width and possibly pupil width have a lot to do with getting in position to pocket a ball consistently well.
If you think about a very wide person (not thick from front to back), essentially a person who has extremely wide shoulders, if they were to use a traditional snooker stance, their cue in their grip hand would be much farther away from the center of the body and the center of their vision center.
A right handed person with narrow shoulders might have a shoulder width of say 20 inches. Another right-handed person with wide shoulders might have a 23 inch shoulder width. The person with the narrow shoulders would have less difficulty in trying to get their cue along the shot line, than the person with the wider shoulders. The back of the cue (in the shooter's grip hand) is further away from the center of their body (in a traditional snooker stance)
Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying that people with wide shoulders can't play pool at a high level. I am saying that I have a theory that it is more difficult for a person with wide shoulders to play at a high level than it is for a person with narrow shoulders.
A person with a wide upper torso may have to turn their hips and shoulders more than a person with narrow shoulders. The more contortions that a player has to make, the more difficult it is for them to play pool at a consistent high level of play.
For the time being, please limit your discussion to narrow shoulders versus wide shoulders. We can discuss the pupil width at a later date.
There are some very studious people on AZ Billiards and I want anyone's opinion, even if it disagrees with mine. I am curious if this is something worth discussing and what you all will have to say.
If you say "poppycock, rubbish, or balderdash", I will not write back with bold, blue ink fonts.
Thanks,
JoeyA
