AIM MORE ACCURATELY by Finding Your Ideal Personal VISION CENTER

Dr. Dave demonstrates a new, fast, and reliable way to find and test your “personal vision center” head position to help you aim and align better and make more shots.

Content:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Ball Setup
3:01 - Check Your Vision Center
4:05 - Find Your Vision Center
5:40 - Center-Table Drill
7:55 - Diagonal Shot Drill
9:40 - Wrap Up

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*Content:*
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Ball Setup
3:01 - Check Your Vision Center
4:05 - Find Your Vision Center
5:40 - Center-Table Drill
7:55 - Diagonal Shot Drill
9:40 - Wrap Up

*Supporting Resources:*

*Subscribe to Dr. Dave's YouTube Channel:*

[adamgranatella]

"your head is not in the right place" means many things in this crazy game we all love!

[sasikanthmalladi]

I would always ask myself "Am I aiming right? Am I shooting straight?".
But it never occurred to me to ask "Am I *seeing* right?"
This was quite an eye opener, I'll say. :)
As always, thanks for the excellent content. You're the one pool guru that I'd pick over everyone else combined.

[mikeplant]

always had trouble with most sports as my left eye is dominant but I always had quite a difference in the focus .my right needed correction but never got it properly tested until in my mid twenties. had contact lenses made in Holland by a proper optician and they worked a treat.

[valentenicoletti]

allways, allways, allways good content ! thanks dr.dave for your work

[pa-mo]

After learning a basic way of aiming (like ghost ball), this is THE most important lesson for players trying to improve. For people who naturally align along with their vision center it may not be a factor, but for people like me who's vision center isn't naturally aligned with their default stance, it's an absolute game changer.

[nathanblaxall]

Fantastic advice once again Dr Dave! Thank you for showing.

[jamesroboyle]

This is definitely something I’m struggling with Dr.Dave after not playing for over a year and a half . Is this one of the first things that fade away from not playing for long periods of time? I’m so glad you covered this topic. Thank you .

[robertolson]

Excellent way to find your vision center! I will try it tonight.

[CocoboloCowboy]

Another good does of Information from Dr. Dave.👍👍👍

Thanks Dr. Dave for sharing.👍

Think this called Perfect Aiming.🥰

[stevekap]

Damn… I discovered this independently, inspired by your other video. Works great.

[MikeHughJass]

Thank you for this. I think this is of tremendous use to many players.

Jennifer Barretta recently posted a TicTok on this, but it framed it in terms feet/foundation, not head positioning. I lean towards Jennifer's view in that where the feet go, the head will follow.

Also, I would think fishing line and small weights would be useful to establish your donuts, especially in a bar setting, for those of us without a handy laser level.

[TreuloseTomate]

I believe, this is the most important lesson in pool because you can have poor alignment without being consciously aware of it.
I've been struggling with this for years. The line always looks wrong, no matter where I put the cue under my chin. I'm going to try your method next time.

[planetscore]

The GOAT of all vision centre videos! I personally have always an unintentional slight right spin when shooting down the line. Would that mean my head is off to the left? Or rather right?

[riff]

Although I am very very good player, I struggle with this myself, especially on low tables and slippery tables both create a situation where I do not come through the cue ball straight, I am a right hand player and extremely left eye dominant and have tried everything to over come this phenomenon, I can play like a strong A player then turn around and miss ducks for 20 minutes .
One thing I've learned is to bring your shooting line to your eye and the cue ball not your eye to the cue or you will come across the cueball but then that creates to many other factors Also, il try something ike this thank you

[Arnie.Y]

Impressive foot-long double kiss shots! 😛

I wonder if it’s productive to also test and remember the vision center in “side-eyed” situation, it’s more than often that we may not be able to position our head square to the aiming line: when body feels tired, cue is elevated, or when playing a side-arm jump shot. I suspect that reducing body strain would boost performance when needed to play for long hours, e. g. in a single day tournament.

[Fearless]

I finally found my person vision center position

[ОлегКамуз-вы]

If I'll use golf tee instead of balls in your example, will it method of finding vision center work?

[jasonh]

Great as always! Can’t wait for boot camp at the end of September!! Oddly, I’ve been getting better draw than follow doing this exact drill. 🤷🏽‍♂️ I have so much to learn. Ha! 🤗🤗

[sj]

This is a great video. The most helpful tip ever. Please advise...my vision centre puts my cue under the right side of my chin but my natural position is to put the cue directly under the centre of my chin?
How do I correct this. My cue needs to be to the right of my chin so do I move my head or the cue?