Key here is almost get down right...
That's a detailed response. I'm not saying whatever teaching you do is bad, or anything. People love lessons. Some would rather take lessons than really compete. I think that's great. There is something in pool for everyone, and I hope your calendar stays full to the brim with appointments!
However, could we be giving a little bit more credit to the dominant eye theory than it deserves? Are you leaving out the fact that before you even get down ON the shot, you should have already found the shot line and contact point on the object ball while standing up in your pre-shot routine? Jimmy Reid taught me this (I took a lesson or two once many moons ago) and it changed my game. This doesn't require a dominant eye to do. If you know how to do this part, you can almost get right down, close your eyes, and make the ball.
Our aiming all starts in the preshot. Almost, , , covers a huge area. Someones almost is way better or way worse than someone elses.
It all has to start there with the eyes, stance , body and stroke and there is only one best way to do this. Not one way fits all but a way to help everyone get it done. 7 foot tall. 280 pounds. Women are built a little different. We are all a little different. With some coaching on this we can all get to the best position to get it done. Trying to get this right is like thinking you could get professional results in your golf stance without any help. Ain't gonna happen.
You had the benefit of some help from Jimmy. I played Jimmy. Louisville in the 70's.
Jimmy knew his stuff. The old adage, stand up there where you see the shot good and step into it. Just isn't good enough. Once a player understands how this dominant eye thing works totally they know how far off this is.
Players don't need to know how to get the dominant in the most dominant position to envision the shot but if they want to see it perfectly knowing the dominant eye is a must.
When I do my lessons with anyone at any level my statement that this will cut your misses in half is usually an under estimate. Seeing the shot correctly and confidence go hand in hand.
If you don't know your dominant eye and don't know how to tweak it to see the shot perfectly it's no big deal. You just won't know why you missed the shot or missed the shape. You can just keep blaming it on a crooked stroke, jumped up or was distracted.
Not knowing how to get this dominant eye right will result in all of these and you don't even know it. Pretty sad. Because it can all be fixed at any level.
Just like some of my lessons that posted on this thread like JV's. He plays very well. Could play in any professional tournament and fit right in with the best. This even helps players that play at a higher level. I just need someone to teach. The results are always, You got to be kidding...........no matter what level.
This was unchartered territory when I first started learning how this works. I think at one time they thought the world was flat. Just heard about it? How could everyone be that wrong.
They just didn't know.
That's what everyone is doing in regards to what I teach. they just think so. They don't really know.
The think so's are all wrong. And they won't know any better until they see with their own eyes that the world is round and the dominant eye is the whole thing if you want to improve your game.
It effects every single thing you do when your down aiming a shot.
Like going hunting trying to shoot 200 yards with open sights on the gun.
I just show players where the scope is on their cue and eyes.
It don't get any better than this. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: