what do you think of this statement from the Black Boar cue website

i have been to his shop and messed around with the dominant eye thing, he has a blinder I wore over each eye to determine which eye I was dominant in. I'm a mess I'm not right or left dominate I'm a little of both. We couldnt come up with anything conclusive. He has his theory and used it on Franscisco and it worked, so I can't argue with that. His theory works on most people who come into his shop he said. There is no typo on the Black boar site. His cues play great they are my favorite playing cues currently being made.
 
I am not a believer in "dominant eye" theories - our binocular vision is a tremendous asset; and you can use either eye or both eyes to line up your pool shots - but please do it the SAME way every time if you wish to succeed as often as possible.

Having said that, I do believe that most right handed pool players will find they are using the left eye in a dominant fashion. NOT because of true "dominance" of one eye, but solely due to the fact that their left eye will be closer to the ball than the right eye (and the body naturally gives preference to the closer eye, it has the best view). Only a player with a very open stance will be able to turn the head enough to position the eyes an equal distance from the ball; and such players can easily use both eyes in an equal fashion.

I find it quite easy to use just the left eye, and I also find it quite easy with an slightly more open stance to use both eyes. I think using both eyes is superior; giving better depth perception and a more "natural" view of the table.
 
Fatboy said:
i have been to his shop and messed around with the dominant eye thing, he has a blinder I wore over each eye to determine which eye I was dominant in. I'm a mess I'm not right or left dominate I'm a little of both. We couldnt come up with anything conclusive. He has his theory and used it on Franscisco and it worked, so I can't argue with that. His theory works on most people who come into his shop he said. There is no typo on the Black boar site. His cues play great they are my favorite playing cues currently being made.
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While there might not be a typo, there may be some misinformation. But if it helps him to sell a product and the people he is selling it believe it... more power to 'em. People that know better will want proof. Nothing wrong with a healthy dose of skepticism. I heard somewhere that this was the century of the mind (or something to that effect). Neuroscience research is finally coming onto it's own, and regardless of how silly it sounds, vision is a well understood sensory organ, both anatomically and functionally.

I did find an interesting article on "quiet eye" for shooting basketball free-throws in a low-impact journal (Acta Psychologica). There is not much info on this, but there is some out there...

The influence of quiet eye training and pressure on attention and visuo-motor control.

Vine SJ, Wilson MR.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of an intervention designed to train effective visual attentional control (quiet eye-training) for a far aiming skill, and determine whether such training protected against attentional disruptions associated with performing under pressure. Sixteen novice participants wore a mobile eye-tracker to assess their visual attentional control (quiet eye) during the completion of 520 basketball free throws carried out over 8days. They first performed 40 pre-test free throws and were randomly allocated into a quiet eye (QE) training or Control group (technical instruction only). Participants then performed 360 free throws during a training period and a further 120 test free throws under conditions designed to manipulate the level of anxiety experienced. The QE trained group maintained more effective visual attentional control and performed significantly better in the pressure test compared to the Control group, providing support for the efficacy of attentional training for visuo-motor skills.
 
TimmyB80 said:
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The influence of quiet eye training and pressure on attention and visuo-motor control.

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TB,
While eye movement training has nothing to do with "dominant eye" theories; it is DEFINITELY of value in pool, archery, and golf. Probably quite a few other pursuits as well.
 
Williebetmore said:
TB,
While eye movement training has nothing to do with "dominant eye" theories; it is DEFINITELY of value in pool, archery, and golf. Probably quite a few other pursuits as well.
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Thanks for the info! I had never heard of it until this post. The "Quiet Eye" research was mentioned earlier by Mr. Scott Lee, and I forgot to mention the source in my post, and was curious about it...
 
All cuemakers look for an edge in producing an otherwise redundant product. I find the most important element to cuemaking is INTEGRITY, ie. a man who know his business inside out, understands woods, that all the materials he uses are top notch, and that he won't cut corners.

No amount of spatial mathematics or knowledge of the human brain/eye can overcome a warped shaft.
 
This thread is so funny to me...They don't have the first clue about how the brain really works. I could point out hundreds of cases that "science" has no answer...Thing is if I was born in 700 BC I would believe all kinds of junk we have since discarded. 200 years from now the things Dr's are saying about the brain today will be the subject of jokes.

I'm not saying you don't know what you read. I'm just saying these Dr's don't know what they are writing.
 
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