one eye golfer

[HACKER18]

mike my problem is i have one eye and a right hand golfer missing my right eye before i lost my eye i could hit my irons good and with distance noe i hit all of my irons the same distance when i go to the range i hit shots with my good eye closed and hit good shots but when i try it with my one eye open bad shots do you think aiming my good eye a foot in front of the ball will help i think im trying to hit the ball where i should be swinging through the ball
great site mike and keep up the great work.

[Michael Jacobs]

Have some good info for you, I will post it up this afternoon with some pics

[Michael Jacobs]

Hacker18,

I am sorry to hear you have lost vision in your eye. You are to be commended for your efforts....

What you need to realize is that there are some vision differences between set up and contact .... I like to call it 'Address Eyes' and 'Impact Eyes'

Due to the tilting of the spine required for a sound contact their is a different visual experience. A golfer 'tilts their axis' prior to contact creating a side bend of the trail side of their body. This tilt puts the shoulders at different locations than that of set up. You can clearly see how there is a possibility for a different 'field of vision' in the downswing. Here is a nice pic of expert golfer:




With the right shoulder lower than the left and the tilt of the axis present most golfers have a slight tilt of the head back to the right as they are accustomed to looking at the ball with their dominant rear eye. Not having vision in the rear eye makes things very difficult especially if the head has a slight tilt back which creates a 'ball striker's neck' position and skews the left eyes' field of vision. This is going to have to take some experimentation on your part on how best you can have a consistent field of vision, but understanding the differences in neck and shoulder locations should help. Keep us posted on your progress

[HACKER18]

hi mike after reading your post and looking over the pictures i hit the range and with
lots of experimentation i found that if i set up to the ball like i am playing a uphill lie i make better contact thanks for the reply mike and i will work on it more thank you and keep up the good work.

[Michael Jacobs]

hi mike after reading your post and looking over the pictures i hit the range and with
lots of experimentation i found that if i set up to the ball like i am playing a uphill lie i make better contact thanks for the reply mike and i will work on it more thank you and keep up the good work.

Glad it helped, keep us posted on your progress!~

[eckcreamdrinker]

mikeee...that was one of the best answers i have read on golf on the internet........its always grip..setup...this that etc......but u took a tough question and gave a great answer......yep......kudos 2mikeeee

[Michael Jacobs]

mikeee...that was one of the best answers i have read on golf on the internet........its always grip..setup...this that etc......but u took a tough question and gave a great answer......yep......kudos 2mikeeee

Thanks Eck, your kind words much appreciated. I enjoy the challenge of the tougher questions.