10. Aiming in Snooker - The Dominant Eye

[@bigron766]

This simple video has completely changed my game. Thanks Barry.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Great to hear!

[@mohammedhadi9358]

i have left eye dominate! i didn't know that till this moment. thank you coach.

[@usafleeds13]

Hi Barry! I want to start by saying that I am not a snooker player, but an American pool player who LOVED snooker and only plays recreationally and for fun. I only started playing about 3 years ago and found a love for snooker and they talented players in the game so learned all of my fundamentals watching snooker technique videos. I quite commonly get compliments of people telling me I have the best fundamentals of any pool player they've ever watched. That being said, I've placed a lot of believe in the dominant eye theory and the importance of playing under the dominant eye....until recently. I am a right handed, right eye dominant player, and always shot under my dominant eye, and I played okay. However, I had a tendency to aim to the right of center, and cue across the ball, playing accidental left hand English. I became more and more frustrated trying to correct the issue, or figuring out WHY I was doing it to begin with, and an American player named Joe Tucker helped me. He has a stroke trainer that I purchased, designed to find a players vision center and aid straight cueing (imagine a two pronged fork that goes on the end of your cue about 1/16th of an inch on either side of the cue ball). I basically discovered that because of my extreme eye dominance, I needed to move my head farther to the right (cue under my left eye) to let my left eye see more of the picture in order for me to see center ball correctly. Not arguing any of the theories or practices of this method, just wanted to share my experience with you. Thank you for your videos, I do admire your lessons very much!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Michael. Always useful to share knowledge, thank you. There are one or two methods of determining a players vision centre on the market and this is one of them. I just wanted something that everyone has access to and came up with this simple idea.

[@rob-lk4ud]

Very Interresting. I have found out that I am Left eye dominant, which makes sense because my eye sight is way better on my left eye than my right eye. This is amazing

[@richtubby9939]

This is a fascinating drill, Barry. I used to play leagues before leaving the UK over twenty years ago but have just started playing again. My cueing has just been off and I’ve tried loads of quick fixes to limited benefit. I have now watched a number of your videos and there are many useful tips that I have never heard before: chest to cue not the other way around, stance, even the grip unfurling. This tip; however has been a revelation as I always assumed I was right eye dominant being right handed but clearly come out left eye dominant on this ingenuous test. Funny, I have competed and coached tennis but never realised why I hit better with a closed stance on the forehand and an open on the backhand. The point is that it gives my left eye natural dominance. I am excited to apply this revelation to my snooker practice tomorrow. Thank you Barry for the videos as I am now confident that I will get my game back with much better consistency than I ever had before.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Rich. Please remember that the cue should generally only favour the dominant eye rather than being directly under it.

[@jama211]

Just like Ronnie, watch him on the TV and you'll see he puts the cue slightly on the left side of his head. I always thought right handed would mean right eye dominant, but it's not always the case.

[@richtubby9939]

Thanks for this, Barry. Yes, you are correct. Over the past year I have learnt that I align best with the cue just a very small fraction to the left of my chin. Actually, though, focusing on the object ball more than the cue ball during pre shot routine made the most difference to my accuracy. Thanks again. Ronnie is a good example, Jama.

[@TheBumblebee481]

Never heard of this before, just started playing again after 8 years without so cant wait to get back on a table again now and see if this helps. Very inconsistent potting today so fingers crossed

[@sum14uin]

hello barry , your superb .Every video of yours is eye opener . just becoz of you i started loving snooker more and more... thanx a lot.. do keep doing what your doing

[@shervinox]

That's something I needed to know for more than a decade!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Shervin. If you don't get this right it can lead to cueing across the ball.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Thanks Mr Stark, it's never even occurred to me to check! Will do tomorrow!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Neil. Check by all means but please don't get obsessed with it, only alter things if you have a problem with placing the cue on line or delivering the cue on line.

[@eduardosblog8106]

No sabia este metodo,, ,, yo siempre ponia mi linea de tiro en medio de mis 2 ojos ,,,pero ahora con su metodo me he dado con la sorpresa que mi ojo dominante es el derecho ,,,, It's time to improve my skills ,, thanks so much

[@deadepic7314]

Hi Barry, I've been watching lots of your videos lately as I want to improve my game and I think you're the guy who can help me with that. I'm in a div2 club snooker team so I play once a week and would like to be more consistent with my potting. I scape wins out most weeks with tactics rather than scoring but when I play a decent potter they just about score more to get the win over my safety so need to learn to pot properly. My highest break in a friendly match is only 37 so I'm nothing special but I set that years ago and I rarely get over 20-30 anymore. I feel I could score so much more now though as I believe I have a good understanding of the game and which balls to go for and where to hit them etc. I'm reasonably happy with my cue ball control as I normally land on or near enough on the next ball to have a shot at it but I seem to be missing balls that I should be getting from time to time. My safety is alright too most of the time but when I create chances I don't always take advantage of them. I've suspected I've had a problem with my cueing for a while but now seeing lots of other possible flaws in technique you've mentioned I can't be sure what I'm doing wrong. I've never really looked into it until recently but my cue doesn't exactly touch my chest when I play a shot and when I try to adjust it feels really weird as I've been doing it the wrong way for years! Do I need to keep forcing that position until i get used to it? I did change my stance about a year ago to add some routine. I walk into the line of the shot with my right foot and keep that leg straight then bend my left and I have noticed some improvement in all round consistency this past season... but my potting still really let me down at times. When I am in form I can pot a handful of really good shots and I have fairly good control of the white then I miss a sitting duck. I'll pot 3 or 4 balls then miss one which wasn't any harder than the others! Do you think that is my cueing I need to work on or possibly I'm not sighting/aiming the shot correctly? I never knew I was left eyed dominant so am interested to get down the club and experiment with that! I hardly ever practice apart from before my match in all honesty so I'm thinking maybe just a lack of practice but even after I spend 2 hours on the table, alone, potting balls, I'm still missing the odd one by the end of it so is suspect I'm doing something wrong when I play the shot. I sometimes line up 5 reds between pink and black and manage to clear them all occasionally so am capable of doing it but other times I can't pot the first one! What do you think I am doing wrong? Sorry for the rant but any advice would be much appreciated. I don't know the top players in town so don't have anyone to ask for advice. Your tips are really clear and helpful so thank you. My goal is to get to a half century break and beat my personal best some day! Many thanks, Chris

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Chris. If you play snooker without the cue touching the chest you are asking an awful lot of your technical ability to keep delivering the cue where you intend to. Please have a look at my videos which do cover the basics in a fair amount of detail. It seems to me that consistency in cue delivery lies at the root of your problems and using the chest to assist your cueing will help in this regard. However, this is quite a significant change and will require patience and certainly more practise than you are putting in at the moment. Please don't forget any change will feel different and initially uncomfortable but the alternative is to soldier on just doing what you are doing and you are obviously dissatisfied with that so go for it. Please remember to study the videos and not just look at them, important points can easily be missed.

[@huz_zia]

Just for laziness sake, u don’t need the paper. I found making a hole with ur fingers and looking at any small object through it gave the same result

[@rezajamshidi5615]

Thank you for this video i just didnot umderstand what mean cue across the ball please tell me what is that

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Reza. Without a ball place your cue on the baulk line, play an imaginary shot and see if your cue is still on the baulk line. If the butt of your cue is still on the baulk line but the tip of the cue is not, you would have cued across the ball. You can point the cue to the centre of the ball but you still have to get through the ball in a straight line otherwise you will impart unwanted side by cueing across the ball. I hope that clears that up for you.

[@EternalDog]

I realized after this, that if I hold up the hole to an object, it disappears in the hole because it's in-between my eyes. Not sure if right eye dominant or even sighted, but when cueing I find it difficult to decide which eye to use to line up

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Eternal. Because you struggle determining which is your dominant eye with the hole in the paper method try this method. With both eyes open point to an object a few feet away, (lets say a block of chalk on the cushion) without moving close your left eye, if the finger is still pointing to the chalk you are right eye dominant. Now with both eyes open point again to the chalk, without moving close your right eye, if the finger is still pointing to the chalk you are left eye dominant. You are even sighted if the finger does not point to the chalk when you close either eye but rather it moves an equal amount either side of the chalk.

[@sj460162]

Barry I hope you dont mind me revisitting this and asking you some questions..as Im very confused on this subject right now. I found a video on centre vision which I tried but find my cue ends up nearer my right eye. But Im left eye dominant? So what am I supposed to do? Thanks for any light you can shed on this Barry

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Steve. Don't know which video you mean but if you are left eye dominant then the cue should be at least towards the left eye. Two things to ensure you are okay is to absolutely determine that you are left eye dominant. Also to remember that the position of the head can determine where the cue is on the chin in relation to the eyes. By that I mean is the head positioned straight up or does it lean to one side a little like Neil Robertson etc.

[@sj460162]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Thanks Barry. Thats agood point. Im trying different stances at the moment but seem more comfortable in a boxer stance and this turns my head to the right and brings my left eye more onto the shot. Maybe this is why I seem to play better with this stance. Though most top players seem to stand squarer?? Barry I will try putting the cue under my dominant eye. How is it possible to line up like this...do I get down on the shot and then move the cue under the eye Barry? Appreciate your help on this sir.

[@Uforiainfotech]

Hi Barry you are a very good coach, i watched all your videos. i have a problem that no one addressed, i am right handed player with left dominant eye, how will that change my stance or position of my head

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Fahad. There s no need to alter your stance significantly, Ronnie O'Sullivan is right handed with left eye dominance and he stands pretty much like most other top players. The head position should be such that you cue under your left eye but generally speaking this will happen quite naturally as you sight along the cue. The only time this may need adjustment is if you have a tendency to play with unintentional side or you are cueing across the ball or both.

[@petsounds8006]

Hi Barry, I noticed that when you are down on the shot your left eye is in a more dominant position although your cue is underneath your right eye. I am also a right handed player with my right eye dominant. When I put my cue directly underneath my right eye (or twist my head a bit so that my right eye is more forward), as suggested by my coach, I tend to put on unintentional left-hand side and the object ball will alway go off to the left in straight shots. However, It is fine when my left eye is in a more dominant position. Is there any possibility the visual centre of a player sometimes does not match his dominate eye?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Lap Pong Fung. Very good question. Firstly, in my case old neck and shoulder injuries force me to play like that, ( too much contact sport) I hate to contradict a fellow coach especially when I can't see you play but it sounds like you are trying to fix something that isn't broken. The brain interprets what is being seen and is a very adaptive organ but going against what comes naturally can be a dangerous game.

[@petsounds8006]

​@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Thanks Barry. After a few more months of practice I have now settled on putting my cue directly under my non-dominant left eye. What I have done was to play a tons of straight shot and work out a optimum head position that allows me to align to and play the shot perfectly straight most consistently. It is very counter-intuitive as my right eye is definitely dominant. However, after the change the improvement in my alignment is huge and now long potting has become much easier for me. I will pot the ball no matter how difficult it is when I can see the line on aim clearly down on the shot. Apart form that, I could also notice if I am cueing straight or not when I pot or miss a shot which I could never do with my previous head position (an exact copy of Anthony McGill's). Therefore I believe that eye alignment is very important and it is not necessarily under one's dominant eye.

[@alifaizan4430]

@@petsounds8006 dear I have da same problem plz suggest me.. I m naturally right handed right eye dominent but if I don't cue under my left eye I can't be online if I cue under my right eye I put lot of unintentional right side.. Plz suggest

[@HarisKhan-qy1xi]

Hi Barry! Will the following scenario be a valid test: I placed the cue ball and object ball in a straight line, looked at the shot, placed my foot and cue in line to take the shot. Straight shot, and was going to pocket! Before shooting, as I knew this is straight in to me, I closed my left eye, I seemed a lil off. Then I closed my right eye and I could see the cue and balls dead straight on! Does it mean I see the shot using my left eye and that's how I get down? But doing the chalk test, I'm right eye dominant!! Or is it the way I do my stance? Since I realized I go down using left eye, my stance is more like left leg forward (right hand player). Then again sometime I have problems with straight in shots, keeping the left leg forward! Am I thinking too much on this whole thing ?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

You are delving into it too deeply and confusing yourself. Your eyes allow the light in to see but the brain interprets the information. I have said many times that on a straight shot normal well coordinated players in the main aim correctly but when they play the shot, they miss. That is down to technique and cue action and this is where most players need to work, not experimenting with the dominant eye.

[@theznooker]

can you make a video how to place the cue under the dominant eye! how far to the cue should be placed to under the dominant eye? recently i have figured out that i lineup with one eye and when im down i aim with my other eye which causes lots of problem to find angles of the shots. i place the cue under the dominant eye ( right eyed) but i also tilt my head unintentionally plus i dont know the distance from the jaw etc..... can you please make a very shorts video when you have time, i really appreciate your help thank you

[@bepositive8802]

that great i am bigener and i always lose control of the cue when i try to hit the cue ball when iam tring to do side spin or scrow why do you thank that and thank you

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Real. If you are a beginner take a very well meant piece of advise, don't use side. Learn to cue correctly and pot balls without using side. Study my video on the grip, practise the grip without hitting balls and then progress to hitting balls, please don't try to run before you can walk.

[@babaka4310]

Hello Sir, for determine dominant eye, why not trying on snooker table ? For example setting a straight blue to the middle pocket and looking at cue ball and blue with 2 eyes, then with one eye..... We can sit behind a side pocket and place our nose or chin exactly at the middle of the pocket and look at the cue ball and blue and other pocket....

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Babak. There are several methods that are used to determine the players dominant eye.

[@amadiftikhar4817]

Thanks a lot barry for your help and information i will definitely try it and will let u know how did i go again thanks for your experienced info 😊😊

[@yasserel-amine531]

Dear coach barry According to the test im right eye dominant. Also i've been playing snooker and pool aiming with my right eye. thing is though is that its never natural, i always have to conciously place my right eye above line of aim. But when i aim with both eyes i feel its much easier sometimes and i dont have to pay attention aligning it and seeing the line of shot, while aiming with my right eye forces me to be concious about it and finding the line can be tricky thank you

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Yasser. There are degrees of dominance and sometimes a right eye dominant player may mistakenly try to use it too much. Also a player may inadvertently turn his head slightly and think he is cueing centrally when in fact he is still using the dominant eye. Try putting yourself on video from the front to determine whether you are actually using your dominant eye when you feel you are aiming with both eyes.

[@yasserel-amine531]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach Good advice thank you. another clarification needed though, when you mentioned using the right eye "too much" are you implying that the cue shouldnt be placed exactly above right eye or exactly in the middle ? should i find my own sweet spot ?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Yasser. Some players will be directly under the dominant eye, others will have a cue position that is nearly under it. You have explained it very well by saying find your own sweet spot.

[@karlwhite8897]

So do I put my cue more to the rite side of my chin if am rite eye dominant when cueing

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Karl. If you get someone to view you from the front as you cue you will generally find that this happens quite naturally. However, if you are having problems of cueing across the ball this is one area to examine, check that out on the baulk line.

[@graememcgregor8407]

I'm left-eye dominant. Should I move my whole head to the right by moving my neck, or just rotate my head slightly clockwise to align the left eye more over the cue? Or actually move the whole body stance?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Graeme. There should be no need to move the stance, assuming it is correct in the first instance. In terms of aligning the dominant eye more over the cue just do what feels more natural, this is usually rotating the head slightly.

[@graememcgregor8407]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Thanks Barry, you're a star :)

[@stevoyd]

I tried to test this, and fist I got left eye dominant, then I got right eye dominant, then I tested it again at a different distance, and got right eye dominant, and then tested again and got left eye dominant... So I'm guessing this means I'm even sighted?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

STEVOYD. Your guess seems to be correct.

[@wiganer]

Hi Barry, I've had quite a lot of centuries in my time but have always had trouble potting balls at distance although over the years I've compensated for this and become quite good at it.....let's assume the white is near the green pocket and the object ball is diagonnally to the opposite black corner pocket, let's assume it's a half ball cut into the pocket... I have to aim virtually full ball to pot it, if I aim for the point on the ball I think is the target I will either hit the ball far too thin or even miss the ball altogether...I've got used to this throughout my game over time but it has always annoyed me because I'm guessing really.I've tried your above technique and I end up seeing two holes in the paper......massively confusing because on my original test I thought I must be right eyed and then got confused and wondered if I'm left eyed?????? Could probably improve my game further if I knew what my dominant eye was??? Thanks in advance, love your work....mike

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Mike. There are several methods to determine your dominant eye, the hole in the paper is only one. Using this method everyone sees two holes but one will be clearer and the other will be more opaque. It will be the same if you use your finger or a pencil to determine dominance, you will see two fingers or pencils, the idea is to choose the more visible one. When a player tries to determine whether a ball will pass another ball etc. he will generally close one eye, the eye that remains open is normally his dominant eye. The fact that you are making centuries suggests that you are a good player and I wonder if you have a cueing problem as well as a sighting problem. If this is so and you cure one but the other remains you will rue the day you changed, both must be tackled at the same time and will not come easy.

[@wiganer]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach thanks again Barry for your free in depth knowledge and advice on the matter.......like all of us I'm raring to get back on the green maize........top man you barry👍

[@theznooker]

barry i hvae another problem with my game, as i mentioned it earlier in previous comments i tent to line up properly and as soon as i get down i am offfline, and to get online with the angle of the shot either i have to adjust my body, put side or move my bridge hand, which we shouldnt be doing. i talked to my coach and he seemed confused, he said maybe you are lining up with your right eye and when getting down you you aim with your left eye. i did this test and i think i am right eyed player, however i told my coach and he says when i cue my cue is alittle bit under my left eye. so i tried to practice and move the cue abit to the right eye but i also tilted my head. therefor the coach said no matter how much you move your cue under your right eye, you are still titlting your head and even if you think you are cuing under your right eye, the cue is still under your left eye since the head is tilting. i am cuing atm what i used to. i fixed 60% of the offline problem by starring the angle and object ball while going down to the shot, but however the more angle comes to play the more time i take to lineup, sometimes even if i getup 10 times im still offline, and i know i am going to miss the shot since it looks offline while down on the shot, but i dont wanna put side or move to adjust it , so i miss the pot i really dont know how to fix this issue i hope you were in Australia thank you

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

ART. Wow! You really are confusing yourself aren't you. Its time to go back to basics and stop torturing yourself. Place your cue exactly on the baulk line and take your body to the cue, please do not move the cue. Don't worry about tilting your head just put your chin on the cue, let this position happen naturally and take a mental note of where your chin is touching the cue. It is unusual for a player to have the need to adjust the position of his head and eyes although it may be necessary in some cases. The brain is very adaptive and will respond to repetition, good or bad.

[@theznooker]

thank you, but i am having problem with line of aim. line up correctly but as soon as i get down 50% of time im offline, sometimes i standup 3 times but still offline. i talked to my coach he said, you are linign up with one of your eye and when you are down you use the other eye to aim. i know my cuing is not perfect but im sure its not my cuing or stance or grip. because i have worked so hard to build a solid technique. today again i put the cue under my right eye and it feels so uncomfortable but the angles and line of aim looks much better. but i am not yet sure how much to move under right eye? thank you Barry

[@alifaizan4430]

Ohh God dats a same story I was searching and now I m reading my own problem.. Having this problem for last 3 4 years.. I m right dominent right handed but If I want to be online I have to cue way under my left eye side and seems like I m only playing with my left eye.. If I try to cue between middle of chin I put lot of unintentional right side.. Plzzz help me out.. Playing snooker for like 10 years now.. This all started around 3 4 years back before that I was playing good snookers knocking 50 plus breaks now I can't even make 30s..

[@rahimsethna2832]

how to know where to hit...to get the ball poted

[@rahimsethna2832]

sometimes i get it dead right...somtimes it goes way off...can sm1 help

[@younessmoutaa6601]

Yu need to prepear your shot and think it's all just physics

[@axe3795]

hey barry i play snooker since 9 years...my que position is at the centre of the chen. but i found few days before that my right eye is dominant eye..i try to put the que under the dominant eye bt i feel awkward..plz suggest me the proper stance...and what should i do? help me

[@jama211]

These videos are incredible Barry, and I have the utmost respect for you. Just a thought, sometimes you say a sentence such as in this video where you said “occasionally we come across a person who is even sighted, in that case he will cue in the centre of his chin”. It’s not a criticism, just a suggestion, female players can find this language a little alienating. Perhaps if you’re referring to a player in the abstract, you could say “his or her”. Again, I’m not some stomping angry SJW, just thinking it could be a nice thing to add, but I’ll love your videos either way. Good on you Barry.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

jama. A very valid point, I will take it on board.

[@tairanli1717]

Hello Mr. Stark. I recently heard a theory about dominant eye and preferred hand. Would really love to have your insight on it. So the theory is like this: if you are right handed, placing your cue under your left eye would make your potting more consistently. The same goes for left hand and right eye. I did notice lots of players are like that, placing the cue under his/her eye that’s on the opposite side of his/her preferred hand. Does this technique actually work? What are your thoughts on it? Cheers sir!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Tairan. Players who are right handed and left eye dominant together with players who are left handed and right eye dominant are what is known as cross lateral. It would be a major mistake for a player to be right handed and right eye dominant yet try to cue under his left eye. Players that cue under the opposite eye to their preferred hand do so because it is natural for them, nothing more.

[@Mampz147]

Hi Barry, I’ve got a really awkward thing happening in my snooker. I am right handed and right eye dominant but everytime I get my chin on the cue it’s on the left side of my chin and it has caused me to play every shot with right hand side. After realising this I’ve moved the cue over to the left slightly to make it centre ball striking but it’s very awkward for me as I don’t know exactly where the center is. What is the best way for me to fix this? It’s really hampering my game

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Mampz. I hope I am interpreting what you say correctly. Your cue is on the left side of your chin and you play with right hand side. You are now moving the cue to the centre of the cue ball but it doesn't look right. It won't look right because your cue is on the left side of your chin, you need to have your cue on the right side of your chin because you are right eye dominant. This will feel strange for a while because it is different but persevere, the brain will adapt and it will come.

[@muhammadrezaeini3798]

I have difficulty finding my dominant eye. you say look through the hole in the paper at an object. two different things happen and both make me confuse about the dominant eye. the first thing is if your eyes focus on the object you would see two (let's say) ghosts of the paper including two holes. if you move the paper to the left or right in either case by closing one of your eyes you would see the object. so it's not a criterion to determine the dominant eye. if your eyes focus on the paper instead of the object through the hole but at the same time see the object by closing your eyes one by one you may think you've found your dominant eye (as I myself thought so). but in this case, if you keep focusing on the paper and moving it to left or right you would find another object through the hole by which closing your dominant eye you still can see the object. if someone understands what I say (including Barry Stark) I would be so thankful if they help me by answering this problem.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Muhammad. Try this. Point your finger at an object with both eyes open, ( you will still see two fingers but one will be more opaque than the other) concentrate on the more solid one. Don't move your finger but close your left eye, if you finger is still pointing at the object then you are right eye dominant. It is just the same principal with the hole in the paper.

[@muhammadrezaeini3798]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach thank you so much. i tried it. i got what you said at last and it's completely clear. i have a right dominant eye. you don't know how grateful i am because of your answer. i've been practicing long shots and i missed them a lot by hitting the object ball all the time to the left jaw making me understand i've been hitting a little left hand side of the cue ball. then i wrongly figured out i was left eye dominant and things got worse even made me deliberately add a right hand side on the cue ball for every shot. now i know what to do. i just told you these storied to show how many problems i had and your answer really really helped me. so thanks A LOT

[@umairzulfiqar6808]

hi barry, i m a right handed right eyed player, I am very strong on the right side of the table, but does not feel confident while potting on the right left side of table. Can u tell me what could be the potential reason.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

This is a common problem and is one reason I encourage players to practise any drills from both sides of the table. Have you noticed whether you play cut shots to the left with more right hand side than you do with left hand side when cutting to the right. Get back to me with the answer and I will try to help from there.

[@umairzulfiqar6808]

yes

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Let me apologise for not getting back to you sooner, the truth is I forgot. I too am right handed and right eyed and as a result find myself more comfortable when cutting a ball to the left as apposed to the right. For this reason I work harder on shots that have given me problems in the past. Firstly let me say there is seldom one problem there is usually two or more. You are possibly cueing slightly wrong with your cue action applying left hand side as you go through the ball and you apply right hand side to compensate. Please examine your cueing on the baulk line and then progressively reduce(not eliminate) the right hand side.

[@umairzulfiqar6808]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach thanks for replying back... Yes u r right in saying that i was cueing slightly wrong and my stance was not proper as i bend my arm and elbow way too much which resulted in droping my shoulder. I am now playing with straight and stretched arm which resulted in reduced unintentional sides. Kindly express ur thoughts on that. Thanks

[@EynkiYoom]

This test cannot end with people that are even-sighted, since they have to "see" the object through the hole. If they are even-sighted it means that they need to force upon their eyes NOT to see the object at all once they close any of their eyes.

[@paksallion]

hey Barry, just a quick question. After playing snooker yesterday i found that i see double. for eg watching head cam videos on KZbin is what i feel i should be seeing but its far from it. its not my vision, i do wear contacts but i do get easily dazzled with glare. I just cant seem to see the balls vividly.

[@paksallion]

Is there any light you can shed on this?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

paksallion. I would love to help but I am afraid you are going away from my field of expertise. My I suggest you contact Chris Cheshire of SnookerSpecs.com. He is an optician who plays snooker and is an expert in this field, please have a look on his website.

[@rahulkatare3404]

Hello Barry. I am right eye dominant and right handed player. I've been failing to pot balls and I guess it is because of my stance. I am 6ft tall and therefore have to bend more. What stance would you suggest me. Thank you!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

rahul. Place your right foot on the line of the shot, place your left foot slightly wider than hip width and slightly in front of the right foot, about the length of your foot should be okay. Keep your right leg straight and bend the left leg with the weight of your body going slightly forward. If you can adopt this stance, feel comfortable and keep the cue parallel everything should be fine. If you have difficulty getting low enough, take up the same position but bend both knees. You will have to be a little careful however to keep still if you have to do this. Good luck.

[@rahulkatare3404]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach Thank you so much sir!

[@Alotofmoney147]

Hi Barry! First of all I want to thank you for all your helpful videos. I am a right handed player and right dominant eye. I used to play with my cue in between the eyes and touching the chin, and I've tried playing with the cue aligned to the left. Is there any possibility that after doing that I am less right eye dominant? Sometimes I hit the ball in dead center to perfection, even though I've done centuries, but sometimes I struggle. If I have my cue more in between the eyes I sometimes hit a bit of unintended left hand side. If I try to put the cue more to the right I have a tendency to put unintended right hand side. What could this mean? In case that I should aim under my right eye, how do I know how far to the right the cue should go under? Thanks a lot once again Barry, I am waiting for your answer. Kind Regards!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

MrGabbo. If you don't use your dominant eye correctly there can be tendency not only to hit the cue ball off center but also to hit across the ball even when you are hitting center. Obviously when you hit center but cue across the ball you will still put side on the cue ball causing enough deviation to make form haphazard. To judge how far towards your dominant eye your cue should be use the pencil test I show in one of my videos, this will help. Having done the test it should then be confirmed on the baulk line remembering that the aim starts with the butt end of the cue. You have obviously played around with this yourself and have created doubt in your own mind, please remember that once you have settled on a cue position in relation to your eyes you may still need to put a little work in to determine center ball striking. Good luck.

[@Alotofmoney147]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach I have done the pencil test and it is asking me for cueing under the right of my chin. I love to have a low stance and as a right hander I feel that is uncomfortable. I know every new change feels uncomfortable at first but I wonder if it is possible to bring the cue under that same line down my right eye and somehow, turning my head or my body or anything that allows me to still being able to cue under my chin. Thanks for your help Barry, Kind Regards.

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[@matthewmaye7691]

Hi Barry, as a 15 year old I started sighting the ball under my left eye because I was copying 1 of the top players in my area at the time. That was almost 30 years ago. I have noticed lately that I cue across a lot of shots and after watching your video I realised that I am right eye dominant. This is probably why I cue across the ball. I have tried cueing under my right eye lately but it feels completely alien to me. It feels like my body is all out of place. Is there any advice or recommendations you could share with me about this? If I keep cueing under my right eye do you think it will become/feel more natural in a few months?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Matthew. I am afraid you caused a little problem for yourself 30 years ago. However, all is not lost and should not take too long to adjust. there are degrees of dominance though and be careful about how far you go with cueing under the right eye. Cueing under the dominant eye really means having a tendency to cue nearer that dominant eye rather than exactly under it. The brain will adapt given time.

[@Alotofmoney147]

Hello Barry! I've been playing the game for 6 years and I've always carried the cue about between my eyes (i.e. never right under one eye or the other). The pencil test suggests me to cue under the right eye. However, when I look at the pencil, I see two pencils instead of one. Sometimes the picture I see is more reliable from my left eye, and when I am down on the shot, I see the cue more clearly. How is this possible? How could I know if I should guide my cue under one eye or the other, or just in between them, for example, like John Higgins? Thanks for all Sir, keep the channel up!

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Alotofmoney. Players tend to settle in a natural position when we talk about the relationship between the eye sight and the position of the cue. The only time this should be questioned is when a player is not placing the cue on line, it is then he/she will need to know eye dominance. It is natural to see two pencils but normally one will be more prominent than the other during the test. Bringing the pencil to the face indicating where the cue should be can sometimes be mis-leading if the player tilts the head to one side when playing, something like Neil Robertson does.

[@Alotofmoney147]

Thanks for your answer Sir. So, as a right handed player with a right eye dominance, how should I place my head to still see the line and enable myself to guide the cue a little bit more centered. Guiding the cue to the right of the chin as a right hander is a uncomfortable. Thanks for your help Barry!

[@snookerindulgesportscentre579]

hello barry, i am bit confused this aiming site. normally i play easy shots with same aim but as i get to the angles its very much tough for me to judge the dominent eye. please help me out.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

SNOOKER INDULGE. This does not sound like a dominant eye issue, more like a cueing issue. However, just to be reasonably sure adopt your normal cueing position on the baulk line and check that your cue is on the line, take note of where your cue touches your chin, that position on your chin should be the same for all your shots. Now try a few simple straight shots just to check that you are aiming correctly. The rest is down to you to develop your cueing action, practise a lot but remember to keep asking questions of yourself. It is always useful to put yourself on video record yourself from all angles, it is amazing what you can learn about your game.

[@snookerindulgesportscentre579]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach ... Can u recommend me some basic things that can help me in checking my errors. a daily training technique so i can improve my techniques.. thankyou

[@gopalbudhathoki344]

Sir ..i am left handed and acc to you when i checked myself i m right eyed n then i tred to play cue under my right eye bt i hit righ side on cue ball while trying it on bulk line line.. should i keep my cue on the centre of chin or under of dominant eye.??..i am not being able to recognise what's is going wrong...

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Gobal. This is always a tricky one to get right, there are degrees of dominance and therefore judgement needed to how close the cue needs to be under the dominant eye. Place the cue on the baulk line and then take up a natural position with your chin on the cue, take note where the cue is on the chin and in relation to the eye sight. Its one thing being on line,it has to look to you that you are on line, you may have to adjust the head position to facilitate this, if no adjustment is necessary then don't worry about it.

[@sj460162]

This really is a super video barry. I am right handed and left eye dominant! I am very confused with the two methods at the moment. I saw another video about centre vision...where you find the point your cue should touch your chin. This video sets out to prove the dominant eye theory is wrong? Are you familiar with the opposing centre vision theory barry and please detail why you believe your dominant eye theory to be better. I hope you dont mind me asking you but Im really stuck with this

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Steve. Finding a players vision centre is an important part of the game, it will always be towards the dominant eye but not necessarily directly under it. Most players adopt the correct position automatically and it should only be examined if there is a tendency to cue across the ball.

[@sj460162]

Hi Barry sorry its taken so long to reply as I really appreciate your help...I had no notification of this reply. Barry this subject is highly important to me right now as im so mixed up with it. When I do the centre vision test im slightly over to the right of my chin...but im left eyed dominant and do seem to play better putting the cue slightly to the left? Please help me to understand how these chin cue positions are different...I just dont understand it?

[@samirmengadi5317]

Hay Barry i love all your videos and the tips that your share with us..im a big fan....i have just a question plz...im a right eye dominant but im a right handed....if i try to play the shot with my right eye i miss...but with my left eye even that is weak i pot difficult shots....but still my shots not consistants may be its my aim systems i try it all(ghost ball, CTE, Line) sometimes its works, sometimes not...plzz help me

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Samir. We are all searching for that degree of consistency that make the game easier, its searching for that panacea that makes the game so fascinating. If you are right eye dominant you should be cueing under that eye but be careful, you can overdo this. I would look for the cause of your inconsistency in your cueing technique rather than messing around with how you sight the shot. Try placing your cue on the baulk line in your normal cueing position, if the cue is on the baulk line from tip to butt there is very little wrong with your sighting and its time to examine your cueing . Check out my video on cueing paying particular attention to where and how you hold the cue.

[@samirmengadi5317]

thnxx a lot i will re-check the video on cueing...i love watch you videos they are very helpful thnxxx

[@awaisshaikh378]

Hello Sir, I'm a right handed player with left eye dominant. Where should I place cue under chin? Thanks

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Awais. Players tend to adopt the correct position naturally, As a general rule your cue will favour the left eye because of its dominance but there are degrees of dominance and you should only move it if you are cueing across the ball or sighting incorrectly or both.

[@awaisshaikh378]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Thanks Sir. I usually place the cue under the center of chin. Don know which eye is leading the cue but i often observed my cue ends in left when I played the shot. Though i tried my best to play in the center and end in the Aim of center. 😑🙁

[@SmijithViolin]

Hi barry, Can I ask you one more thing just to clarify. I just realized that I keep my cue exactly at the center even though I’m right dominant eye, is that ok to continue? , is that a problem for my inconsistency, Im an intermediate player , have made couple of 60+ breaks. I’m almost adjusted to what I’m doing now .. tried to change it’s not working . Totally weird 😊

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Smijith. Most players settle into the correct position in relation to their dominant eye without any adjustments at all. The fact that you are right eye dominant does not mean that you should be cueing directly under that eye, only that the position of the cue has a tendency to be towards it, even that can be affected by the angle of the head. If you are on line, "check this on the baulk line," there is no need to alter this, you only alter the cue position if there is a problem leading to you cueing across the ball. By what you are telling me it sounds as if you need to work a little more on your cue ball positioning rather than where you position the cue. Concentrate on hitting that ball sweetly, don't be afraid to miss in your solo practise but make sure you give a lot of thought as to why you have missed, learn from failure that is how you achieve success. Good luck.

[@SmijithViolin]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach thank you so much Barry. I'll more focus on position rather be worried about eye 😊

[@PierpaoloBuzza]

Hi Barry, thank you for your perfect lessons. I have been learning a lot. Just one question: I am a right-eye dominant, would it make sense for me to try and develop (just for training) my left eye vision as well? Is that even possibile? Thanks again.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Pierpaolo. To be honest you are going away from my field of expertise, but some work is done with children who are known to have a lazy eye. But you will need to research this further.

[@PierpaoloBuzza]

Thank you for your kind answer.

[@sirisoj]

No way! When I place my thumb aligned with some point on the horizon (aiming with both eyes open) then I close my right eye and my left eye sees aligned. When I see only with the right eye my thumb is completely misaligned. But in this test when I looked with my left eye I didn't see the ball. And I didn't see the ball because it wasn't there, because it doesn't show up either when I look with both eyes open after. Was this video a joke?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Carl. This video is certainly not a joke. If you are giving me the correct information then the test you have done with your thumb indicates that you are left eye dominant. The hole in the paper should reveal exactly the same, I can only assume that you are doing something incorrectly.

[@pranjal.147]

Hi, Barry. Thanks for the great videos. I'm right handed and left eye dominant (proven by this video and felt by myself while playing too). While getting down on the shot my cue automatically goes to the left side of my chin as I'm left eye dominant. And if I try to place the cue at the centre of my chin, I don't feel very comfortable and also don't sight very well. Is there any problem with it? Is it okay if my cue goes to the left side of my chin? Or should try and get it to the centre? But also I'm left eye dominant. This is very confusing. And I'm stuck at this question for quite a while.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Pranjal. Don't try to move to the centre of your chin, you are left eye dominant and there is no problem with what you are doing. Have a look at Gary Wilson on KZbin, he reached the semi-final of the Welsh open losing to John Higgins. He is very noticeably left eye dominant, even Ronnie O'Sullivan is slightly left eye dominant.

[@pranjal.147]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach But Barry Over the last few days, I checked my cueing on the baulk line that you always suggest and corrected my cueing and body alignment with that. I'm aiming and hitting the centre of the cue ball more consistently after the correction but now the cue has come under centre of my chin. And now I play the shots pretty well when it's right under it. But sometimes it tends to go to the left as well. Sometimes it's right under my chin and sometimes it's to the left. I don't get it. Or maybe because it's because of the correction it will take some time to adjust Or there is something else?

[@armandomager188]

Hey Barry, I've been playing snooker since I was 15, now I'm 42. My right eye has always been stronger than my left, my left eye is a lazy eye. So, in other words, it almost doesn't watch anymore. I've always played with the cue right under my chin, right from the start. Over the past few months, I've watched a lot of tutorials on the internet about aiming. So I tried for a few months to put the cue a little more under my right eye. I feel like this isn't working for me, is it because I've just kept the cue right under my chin all this time, from the age of 15? Keep up your videos!! I wish you the best! Greetings from Roermond, the Netherlands

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Armando. It is always difficult to make changes particularly when it involves something that has been grooved for a long time. Sometimes players think they are sighting from a central position but in truth they are actually tilting their head slightly. The cue may be touching their chin almost centrally but the head tilt places the dominant eye above the cue. Assuming you are not doing this I wonder, because of the time span, whether you have grooved an action that puts side on the cue ball but there is a compensation element in your aiming. I suppose it all depends on whether you are happy with the standard that you have reached, or indeed that there isn't a problem at all. I certainly think I would do a few checks on the baulk line to ensure that I was sighting and cueing along that line and then checking that I was striking the cue ball centrally. If that is satisfactory then I would be tempted to leave well alone.

[@armandomager188]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Dear Barry, Thank you for your comment. I'm going to make a video to see if - as you say - I might tilt my head and keep my dominant eye more above the cue. Overall, I'm pretty happy with my game. Of course it can always be better, but it's not that I'm dissatisfied. You mean that drill where you punch the cue over the baulk line and then see if your cue goes straight over the line to the starting position, right? I'll try that, I'll let you know. Greetings Armando

[@arjunbhardwaj4538]

Sir i am confused by this method...sometimes i can see the ball from right eye and sometime i can see with the left eye....please give solution

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Arjun. When you hold the paper in front of you, you will see two holes but the brain will determine which one you favour. Obviously you can move the paper or you head so that the least favoured eye takes over but that goes against what is trying to be achieved.

[@arjunbhardwaj4538]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoachfirst of all thanx for your humble reply... sir can i use any other technique for determining my dominant eye??

[@mohammedhadi9358]

is it a problim to be right handed with left dominat eye??

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

luis. Some players suggest it can be an advantage because of the compactness in terms of the position some players adopt. Ronnie O'Sullivan is right handed and left eye dominant and he doesn't do too badly does he.

[@shortcutter9766]

@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach I thought Ronnie can use both hands

[@giannistyrhs2615]

Hi Barry .First and foremost congratulations for your good work. I started watch your videos and i have learnt a lot by them. I m pool player that would love to play snooker in future because i dont have in my own town. But i have a question. Im right hand with dominant left eye according to test.The thing is when i use it i feel uncomfortable. On the other hand i aim pretty well with my right and i have also good stance . I dont khow if i did right the test but it stills confuse me because if you move properly your eyes and the paper i can be with right dominant eye . Whats your opinion about this and what adaptation i have to do in my stance ? PS im 1.82 cm height and i preffer you old music in your videos. Keep up with the good work

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Giannis. It is possible that you are trying to move directly under the left eye and this can be a mistake and taken to the extreme. Of course it is also possible that you have done the test incorrectly and this should be double checked, but generally the cue is not directly under the dominant eye but closer to it than the other eye. Most players fall into the correct position in relation to eye sight without any conscious effort, it only needs adjustment if it is leading to flaws in the players aim, e.g. cueing across the ball. When you do the test nothing should move, not your head nor the paper, please be careful here, if you are comfortable with what you are doing leave well alone.

[@aalamdeepsingh1165]

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[@amadiftikhar4817]

hi barry i have come across a problem which is i alway aim thicker on the balls i have been playing sn9oker for almost 2 years and miss pots consistent on the thicker side as in ball always hits inner jaw could you please help

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Amad A former world champion had the problem of hitting the near jaw but only from one side of the table, his temporary solution was to aim slightly incorrectly. The permanent solution was to identify and cure the problem which was a flaw in the cue action. You dont indicate that your problem is only from one side of the table, which is slightly unusal, so assuming there is nothing wrong with your cue action it can only be an aiming issue. I'm afraid Euclidean geometry breaks down at snooker and even the so called ghost ball is not 100% accurate. Aiming at a point on a round object ball is pure guess work which is why potting into a blind pocket is so tricky. Even when the potting angle is exactly a half ball shot snooker players do not aim at a point on the object ball, they play the line of the shot which obviously causes them to hit the correct point on the object ball without selecting that point initially. Try the ghost ball practice with a trusted partner, this will certainly help and only minor adjustment from its dictate will be necessary. I would however be prepared to bet the problem lies with the cue action, possibly deceleration or movement being the cause.

[@sammckay2019]

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[@dailyenglish-s9b]

How can this method help a child with a dysgraphia?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Amani. I am sorry but I have to be perfectly honest and say that this is not within my field of knowledge.

[@highflyfilms1445]

Ive been playimg snooker for years an im really good but i keep cueing across the ball on silly shots. Why has nobody ever spoke about eye dominance to me when i was younger, i coulda been really really good if i had been told these things

[@syedsahil7936]

Hi Sir Barry... I m. Not satisfied with this theory of urs... As it confuses me... How can u neglect the other eye.. Both are aiming at the same point.. When we are hitting the object ball.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Snooker. No one is suggesting that you neglect the other eye, in fact it is essential that you don't. This exercise just tells you which eye your brain relates to the best, "the dominant eye" Players should cue under or favour this eye with their cueing position, if they don't there is a strong tendency to cue across the ball.

[@edwinachong]

Hey Barry, I'm left handed and right eyed dominant. Can you please advise me on how should I stand?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Edwin. My advice is left foot on the line of the shot, right foot slightly wider than hip width away from the left foot and also slightly in front of the left foot. I would suggest the right foot should be in front of the left no more than the length of your foot. Try to brace the left leg with the right leg bent. Please refer to my video on the stance to eliminate any doubts.

[@walidsarwary]

I just want to so say u r a very good man and u always answer all questions u r so kind my god bless u

[@dailyenglish-s9b]

How can this method help a child with dyslexia?

[@shortcutter9766]

I’m left eyed and it’s kinda annoying because I’m right handed

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Short. Many people believe that being left eyed and right handed can be an advantage encouraging compactness. Joe Davis and many others didn't do too badly.

[@adamneal8091]

Hi Barry. Thank you so much for the videos. I'm finding them very informative and useful and I've recommended them to my fellow snooker friends. I'm left handed and I cue in line with my right eye. However, from this exercise I can clearly see that I'm left-eye dominant. I tried to adjust and cue below my left eye and couldn't seem to miss for a few shots, but then I couldn't seem to pot after that. And it feels very strange to try to cue below my left eye. If I don't consciously remember to do it, I find myself reverting back to cueing below my right eye. Is this normal? Any thoughts on how I should be lining up?

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Adam. I find this very strange, my first question really has to be, are you sure you are left eye dominant,? please double check. There are several methods of doing this please try them all. The eyes and brain work together to see and interpret an image and there is no doubt that over time some modifications can occur but in this case I would stick with what comes natural.

[@MrSacman88]

This is such an inaccurate test. I extended my arms and with a slight movement of the arms can see the ball with either eye.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Allen. The idea is to determine your dominant eye. When doing this test the only thing that should move is the eye lid.

[@MrSacman88]

Thanks for the reply. I strain both eyes as I move the paper toward my face and end up usually seeing double as there really is no "dominant" eye in my case. My pool shooting is much more accurate when placing the cue directly under my chin. Consistency is what is truly important.

[@syedsahil7936]

Let me see sir then.

[@simonprices]

This is not true, the vids by nic barrow are true to the extent using a dominant eye is the preferred eye. It doesn't mean if you are right eye dominant you have to sight under the right eye. You can but you can also sight under the chin and with binocular vision your brain sees as much from the left eye as it does from the right in this way. Equally if you sighted with one eye only and with cue over that eye, and shut the other eye (trying both left and right) you can still sight the line of the shot equally as successfully. Eye dominance is a misnomer in snooker. It's just what you do to start and what you get used to - it's not about using the cue under the correct eye. Clay Shooters use a dominant eye but some don't.

[@MrSacman88]

I completely agree with this! Consistency is much more important than eye dominance ... According to Phd. Dr. Dave Alciatore: "A person's "vision center" isn't necessarily related to which eye might be dominant or not. Regardless of where you place your head to aim and sight a shot, the most important thing is to be as consistent as possible (e.g., with a purposeful pre-shot routine), so the "sight picture" is always the same for the same type of shot."

[@MrSacman88]

I have to edit this. There actually is something to this as I have, since returning to the game of pocket billiards, been missing some easy straight shots. Why? Because my vision center was not being considered when lining up for the shot and thus the cue ball to object ball path were slightly skewed. Barry is correct, in my opinion, although I prefer to determine my cue placement by the way that snooker players determine it: 1) Put your cue in front of you vertically 2) Find an object far away, like a piece of chalk 3) Stare at the object. Your cue should blur out 4) Keep the object in the center of that blur, and move your face towards your cue 5) Where the cue makes contact with your face is your vision center.

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[@syedsahil7936]

I mean if that's the theory then all snooker players must ve played with one eye closed...

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Snooker. Oh dear no!. Watch the players on the television and you will see that generally the position of the cue is underneath or towards one eye, this is their dominant eye. It is more obvious with some players than others.

[@syedsahil7936]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach thanks very much Mr. Stark...,, last night I worked upon ur theory and today I played according to that. It helped I was able to make long pots. But being a left handed snooker player my left eye is more dominant, as I am ambidextrous too and I had to adjust my neck position which was a bit awkward. Can u help me with that.

[@BarryStarkSnookerCoach]

Snooker. Your remarks imply that you are under the impression that because you are left handed you will also be left eye dominant, while this is sometimes the case it is also common for a player to be cross-lateral which means that the opposite eye may be the dominant one. It is often a strain for players to use their least favoured hand to play, this is because they are simply not used to it and their muscles need to adapt, stretching exercises may help but practising with the un-favoured hand is probably the best way.

[@syedsahil7936]

Barry Stark Snooker Coach Thanks for the explanation.. Will try to. Play with the right hand and will get back to u.