Frightening
I did a sighting test and found that I was R eye dominant. I was told by a coach that using either eye if one is dominant in one eye (98% of the population are dominant in one eye) would be fine; my natural eye to use is the left, being R handed (given cue placement and the turn of the head to the right like all R handers). Previously, I used cue on centre chin, trying to use 'both eyes' but when I potted good balls I looked down the cue with my R eye closed, and the cue appeared straight, but when my left eye was closed, the cue appeared to slope to the left. That's how I also knew that I was using my left eye naturally. I was missing pots I really shouldn't using centre chin and I suspected that sighting was the issue. When I missed by a big margin, I found that the cue did not appear straight to my left eye (with R eye closed).
Playing centre chin is ok, as long as I put the cue in the right place and turn my head to the right but this is prone to variance and error. The natural step forward was to give the left eye all of the shot, and move the cue over to the left, which is just on the edge of the chin in my case. I've been doing this for a week now. When it works, I can sink the most amazing long ball shots, straight, very fine, down the rails, etc. When it goes wrong, it goes wrong big time and I can miss the pocket by a foot in the extreme.
I was warned by someone that changing sight might take 6mths to crack. Would it really take that long, and is it really worth it; has anyone tried it? It's quite a popular way of sighting the shot, and sighting down the cue these days, with a lot of the top players employing the method. Let me know your thoughts please coaches and players!
Playing centre chin is ok, as long as I put the cue in the right place and turn my head to the right but this is prone to variance and error. The natural step forward was to give the left eye all of the shot, and move the cue over to the left, which is just on the edge of the chin in my case. I've been doing this for a week now. When it works, I can sink the most amazing long ball shots, straight, very fine, down the rails, etc. When it goes wrong, it goes wrong big time and I can miss the pocket by a foot in the extreme.
I was warned by someone that changing sight might take 6mths to crack. Would it really take that long, and is it really worth it; has anyone tried it? It's quite a popular way of sighting the shot, and sighting down the cue these days, with a lot of the top players employing the method. Let me know your thoughts please coaches and players!
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