Shooting Right Handed With a Dominant LEFT EYE

I was big into traditional archery at one time (longbow) I know all about eye dominance.

I'm right handed right eye dominate, play billiards left handed with the cue on my chin snooker style. Oh yeah, while I play right handed when I need to avoid the bridge, I don't play nearly as well right handed. It's weird, I'm right handed in life in every way....except billiards:confused: Am I the only person like that?
 
Since it's a bit awkward to shoot right-handed and place the left eye over the cue (okay, very awkward), I have these kinds of players get into a stance similar to our 105-ball high-runner, and then as they take quiet eyes on the shot they are more aware of their left eye's gaze/view during the shot--have you experimented with this? Letting one eye "lead" and see the shot with that eye and the other one gets more "quiet" still?
 
Muttonchops said:
I was big into traditional archery at one time (longbow) I know all about eye dominance.

I'm right handed right eye dominate, play billiards left handed with the cue on my chin snooker style. Oh yeah, while I play right handed when I need to avoid the bridge, I don't play nearly as well right handed. It's weird, I'm right handed in life in every way....except billiards:confused: Am I the only person like that?
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Muttonchops. (love your handle)

What is the purpose of the dominant eye and what is it's main objective?

randyg
 
My solution for my student was to find his vision "center"

Muttonchops said:
I was big into traditional archery at one time (longbow) I know all about eye dominance.

I'm right handed right eye dominate, play billiards left handed with the cue on my chin snooker style. Oh yeah, while I play right handed when I need to avoid the bridge, I don't play nearly as well right handed. It's weird, I'm right handed in life in every way....except billiards:confused: Am I the only person like that?
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Mike Sigel does everything right handed except play pool....I would expect him to be right eye dominant, although I've never ask him personally.

My solution for my student was to find his vision "center" and draw a line down to connect his body to the line of the shot. After a brief time he "clicked" and now we are working on the TOI and more advanced techniques. The foundation was built, until this happens it's challenging to go on the the ultimate aiming system, or 3 part pocket system.
 
BilliardsAbout said:
Since it's a bit awkward to shoot right-handed and place the left eye over the cue (okay, very awkward), I have these kinds of players get into a stance similar to our 105-ball high-runner, and then as they take quiet eyes on the shot they are more aware of their left eye's gaze/view during the shot--have you experimented with this? Letting one eye "lead" and see the shot with that eye and the other one gets more "quiet" still?
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I am somewhat puzzled by people who think cross dominant = clumsy.

Go find some pics and videos of Willie Mosconi.

He was strongly left eye dominant. You would be hard pressed to find any
example of a plahyer more graceful and well balance than he was.

Dale(who only wishes he was left eyed)
 
CJ,

Are you still working with this person? If so, have them try putting their RIGHT eye over the cue.

I'm right handed/left eye dominant. I now play with my cue under my right eye. Since making that, everything has improved. Stroke, stance, shot-making, etc. It's been the biggest "ah-ha" moment for me since I learned how to draw the CB.

I learned this by actually spending some time doing Dr. Dave's Vision Center tests. Turns out my vision center is with the cue under my non-dominant eye.
 
Opposite Eye Dominance

CJ Wiley said:
Are there any advanced players reading this that shoot right handed and have a dominant left eye? If so, what do you do differently that's helped your set up and fundamentals?

Do you think it's an advantage or disadvantage from your own personal experience?

Thanks in advance for your input....'The Game is Our Teacher'
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I play pretty decent and for the most part when playing rotational games I haven't noted any real problems except these two by the way I think Ray Martin was a left eye dominant player so I think that says that's there isn't any really bad handicap but these I have noticed in my personal game.

Straight in shots. If I think about them too much I will adjust to one side or the other because my cue is under my nose not under my left eye. If I get down trusting my feel then I nail them if I doubt not as much.

The other is when playing One Pocket. If I am using the left side of the cue ball I have to be really careful when thin cutting a ball if I want to just brush the cue ball by a ball sometimes I see it as making contact and then shoot right by the ball missing it by about a thousandth of an inch, this one really ticks me off. I have to close my left eye and check it sometimes, I may have to develop a left eye over the cue to take care of this. This makes me jealous of right eye dominant players.

I play right handed and left eye dominant.
 
CJ you should contact Gene Albrect his perfect aim helped me as I am right hand left eye dominant. Depending if they are monocular? I believe he calls it where you only use your left eye to aim is rare but any player who has this quality that I know plays at a high level. I use both eyes but am left eye dominant and what helped me was the preshot routine where you stand behind the ob and pick your contact point then align behind the cb and get your body over as far as you can before the shot looks bad using your left eye then get down on your shot and fire, didn't take me too long to get this down and helped me a lot. I hope this helps and there is a lot more to this that gene can tell you.

All the best, Ben
 
im right handed, cross eye dominant, play with cue touching chin, slightly to left side.

cue is over middle of my back foot, point on right shoulder blade (about 7 o'clock position) is over cue, and so is left eye.
 
Yes, we had another 3 hour session last weekend.

BeiberLvr said:
CJ,

Are you still working with this person? If so, have them try putting their RIGHT eye over the cue.

I'm right handed/left eye dominant. I now play with my cue under my right eye. Since making that, everything has improved. Stroke, stance, shot-making, etc. It's been the biggest "ah-ha" moment for me since I learned how to draw the CB.

I learned this by actually spending some time doing Dr. Dave's Vision Center tests. Turns out my vision center is with the cue under my non-dominant eye.
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Yes, we had another 3 hour session last weekend......he's coming along very well. Maybe we'll show how far he's advanced on video in the next couple of weeks......I know his friends can't believe how well he's playing.....of course he won't tell them who he's working with, and that's ok, I understand, and it's the preference of many of my students. 'The Game is Their Teacher' ;)
 
Muttonchops said:
I was big into traditional archery at one time (longbow) I know all about eye dominance.

I'm right handed right eye dominate, play billiards left handed with the cue on my chin snooker style. Oh yeah, while I play right handed when I need to avoid the bridge, I don't play nearly as well right handed. It's weird, I'm right handed in life in every way....except billiards:confused: Am I the only person like that?
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I'm righthanded, play pool lefthanded, but when I usr a bridge, I put the cue in my right hand like I;m throwing a dart. I'm all screwed up.
 
hey CJ, one thing I do that probably is different, when im down on shot, my head is turned slightly to right (maybe 15 degrees) to get my left eye over cue, and it frees up some space between my cue, back hand, and body.

My nose is put to about 1:30 on a clock, with 12 o'clock being line of aim.

I don't know that I would recommend this to anyone, but maybe its something to experiment with. (for cross dominant players)
 
BeiberLvr said:
CJ,

Are you still working with this person? If so, have them try putting their RIGHT eye over the cue.

I'm right handed/left eye dominant. I now play with my cue under my right eye. Since making that, everything has improved. Stroke, stance, shot-making, etc. It's been the biggest "ah-ha" moment for me since I learned how to draw the CB.

I learned this by actually spending some time doing Dr. Dave's Vision Center tests. Turns out my vision center is with the cue under my non-dominant eye.
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If you are left eye dominant and the vision center is on the right hand side I have to think the test you took to confirm dominance was flawed or you are one of the people who are ambi-ocular in that both eyes perform functions at almost identical speeds and benchmark levels...

Either way keep doing what works...

Chris
 
The Renfro said:
If you are left eye dominant and the vision center is on the right hand side I have to think the test you took to confirm dominance was flawed or you are one of the people who are ambi-ocular in that both eyes perform functions at almost identical speeds and benchmark levels...

Either way keep doing what works...

Chris
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Here's the weird thing. I've been paying more attention to it, and found out that I line up under my left eye for cuts to the right, and my right eye for cuts to the left. On thicker shots, I'd say 0-10 degree cuts by my estimation, I can line up under either eye.

I can't explain it, but it works for me.
 
.thanks for you input.

owll said:
hey CJ, one thing I do that probably is different, when im down on shot, my head is turned slightly to right (maybe 15 degrees) to get my left eye over cue, and it frees up some space between my cue, back hand, and body.

My nose is put to about 1:30 on a clock, with 12 o'clock being line of aim.

I don't know that I would recommend this to anyone, but maybe its something to experiment with. (for cross dominant players)
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This seems to work for a number of advanced players......thanks for you input.
 
First time poster here! I have been left eye dominant since birth; with a big difference between left and right eye visual acuity. I also recently had cataract surgery on both eyes that changed things a little. I still wear glasses and have for over 60 years. I've learned to compensate for the difference between my eyes and the fact I have poor depth perception.

I'm an average pool player having won a few local amateur tournaments in the Wichita KS area; and play in a league occasionally. I work 2nd shift which makes that tough. I shoot with my body turned to the right some to line my left eye over the cue ball. I still have to compensate for the parallax difference. I do shoot left handed instead of using a bridge. I do notice a difference when doing that. It's like I can see the shot better as I can aim straight down the cue. I'd shoot left handed if it didn't feel so uncomfortable!
 
you can see several strong players- also world class players with this "problem" (if we call it a problem).

just watch Ralf Souquet- look how he has his head over the cue. slightly tilted.
his *center - vision* where he s seeing the straight line over the shot line.
the rest of his body perfectly *built around the cue*.
That s the only difficult part if you have left dominant eye as a right hander- to bring your body around the cue,so that you can deliver the cue nicely and seeing the line of aim.
that s it.
no rocket science- with an expirienced person at the table shouldn t be a problem.
willing and table-time....as usual :-)
 
I'm a right, left also. When I started playing after a long layoff, 30 years I took notes. On paper notes. Now I practice before playing and take mental notes. Mostly how the table rolls but as a reminder as to where I need to aim. Going right I need to cut thinner. Left hit them where I see it. It comes in handy if I'm helping a friend. Fellow player bought a new L.D. shaft. He was struggling. I told him if or when he was hitting to thin or to thick on a repeated miss. Same goes for me. My partner tells me when I jump up or hitting thin or thick. My partner is blind in his right eye BTW. I think their are 3 or 4 players blind in one eye in our in house league.
 
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