Need help with different sights

[tonythetiger583]

So I feel like I'm more messed up than ever and really confused.

I saw this snooker drill where you take a book and you put a line of tape on it, and a line of tape on the table, and the head position from which you see the two lines of tape join up, is your perception of straight.

I'm noticing that it's an angled line and comes from my right to the center of my field of vision.

But I also have the perception of straight in terms of straight ahead. In the middle of my field of vision. For example if I lined up a coke can directly in front of a bottle. If I crouched down and had the can completely cover my the bottle and stood back up, it would be straight in front of me.


Can anyone help me sort this out?

 

[BilliardsAbout]

So I feel like I'm more messed up than ever and really confused.

I saw this snooker drill where you take a book and you put a line of tape on it, and a line of tape on the table, and the head position from which you see the two lines of tape join up, is your perception of straight.

I'm noticing that it's an angled line and comes from my right to the center of my field of vision.

But I also have the perception of straight in terms of straight ahead. In the middle of my field of vision. For example if I lined up a coke can directly in front of a bottle. If I crouched down and had the can completely cover my the bottle and stood back up, it would be straight in front of me.


Can anyone help me sort this out?

I'm unsure what you meet by "join up". Do you mean where the lines converge like railroad tracks in the distance?

Regardless, use the line between the two side pockets to place a cue and object ball in an ABSOLUTELY straight shot into the center of one side. Do whatever you need to do, be it use a laser or ruler to get the balls perfectly dead straight. Next, get into your stance and confirm the shot looks absolutely straight. If it does not, move your head to one side or the other by increments. People also tend to move their head a bit sideways when raising or lowering their head above the cue. Once you get your optimal head height and position (vertical and lateral position so that a perfectly straight shot looks perfectly straight in your eyesight) memorize the position than use it for as many shots (unencumbered shots) on the tables as possible.

Players who vary their head position at the table often think in error their stroke or judgment is incorrect when they are throwing their line of sight off instead.

 

[tonythetiger583]

I'm unsure what you meet by "join up". Do you mean where the lines converge like railroad tracks in the distance?

Regardless, use the line between the two side pockets to place a cue and object ball in an ABSOLUTELY straight shot into the center of one side. Do whatever you need to do, be it use a laser or ruler to get the balls perfectly dead straight. Next, get into your stance and confirm the shot looks absolutely straight. If it does not, move your head to one side or the other by increments. People also tend to move their head a bit sideways when raising or lowering their head above the cue. Once you get your optimal head height and position (vertical and lateral position so that a perfectly straight shot looks perfectly straight in your eyesight) memorize the position than use it for as many shots (unencumbered shots) on the tables as possible.

Players who vary their head position at the table often think in error their stroke or judgment is incorrect when they are throwing their line of sight off instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLGgfrNavg

this thing.

 

[FranCrimi]

So I feel like I'm more messed up than ever and really confused.

I saw this snooker drill where you take a book and you put a line of tape on it, and a line of tape on the table, and the head position from which you see the two lines of tape join up, is your perception of straight.

I'm noticing that it's an angled line and comes from my right to the center of my field of vision.

But I also have the perception of straight in terms of straight ahead. In the middle of my field of vision. For example if I lined up a coke can directly in front of a bottle. If I crouched down and had the can completely cover my the bottle and stood back up, it would be straight in front of me.


Can anyone help me sort this out?

I watched the video and I think it's a good one. As for your question, I think it might be an illusion that you think the line is coming from an angle. If the two line up, then you are seeing a straight line. It looks like it's not possible for you to see a line coming from an angle with both lines connecting.

 

[Pidge]

Did you set the lines up yourself? I'm a big fan of this test for finding your ideal eye position over the cue but it falls apart if someone having doubts or struggles with vision anyway sets it up. You set it up ever so slightly off and it's a void test. That's why manufacturers produce these staggered devices for pool and snooker...

 

[tonythetiger583]

Did you set the lines up yourself? I'm a big fan of this test for finding your ideal eye position over the cue but it falls apart if someone having doubts or struggles with vision anyway sets it up. You set it up ever so slightly off and it's a void test. That's why manufacturers produce these staggered devices for pool and snooker...

Yes, I set it up myself. I still think it's accurate because I used that angle to judge my 90/90 lines.

If I could describe it, feels like the center vision is the middle point of my field of view as a whole. The straight line perception feels like whatever point is connected in my center field of view and angles towards my right eye.

Rough example is the center line going up and down is my center vision. The line just on the right seems to be how I perceive that two points are in line with one another (the angle isn't as extreme though).