| When you get the chance watch a video clip of | | | | The effect of not using your dominant eye to |
| Jack Nicklaus taking a full swing at a golf ball and a | | | | focus on the green is even more pronounced. If |
| video clip of the Golden Bear putting the ball on | | | | you are right eye dominant, while in your putting |
| the green. Watch closely. What you are looking | | | | stance you tend to "see" the hole slightly to the |
| for is for Mr. Nicklaus to make a slight twist of his | | | | right of its actual location. The usual affect is that |
| head at the beginning of his stroke. It is almost | | | | what you think of as a perfectly lined up putt |
| imperceptible at times but it's there. | | | | gets pushed right. You make corrections and |
| In his book "Golf My Way" Mr. Nicklaus said that | | | | more often than not you will overcorrect and |
| he begins both his full swing stroke and his putting | | | | come outside in to pull the ball left of the hole. |
| stroke by focusing his left eye entirely on the | | | | About 70% of all golfers are right eye dominant. |
| lower half of the back of the ball. He also said | | | | Here is how to find out. Make a little telescope out |
| that this technique worked for him and may not | | | | of your hands by folding the fingers on both |
| work for everybody else. | | | | hands to their thumbs. Hold your hands far out in |
| As we all know it worked very well for Jack | | | | front of you and focus both eyes on a distant |
| Nicklaus who went on to become one of the | | | | object. Without moving your hands, close your |
| greatest golfers of all time. But here's the rub. | | | | left eye. If the distant object is still in the middle |
| Jack Nicklaus' advice to focus your left eye on | | | | of your little telescope with only your right eye |
| the back of the ball is only going to work for | | | | open then you are right eye dominant. If it stays |
| about 3 out of every 10 golfers. The reason for | | | | in the telescope with your right eye closed and |
| this is that Jack Nicholas is a left eye dominant | | | | your left eye open then you are left eye |
| right handed golfer. | | | | dominant. |
| If you are right eye dominant and if you play | | | | When you set up to putt you want your |
| right handed and do the same thing as Jack | | | | dominant eye positioned directly over the ball. If |
| Nicklaus when you start your swing you will | | | | you do not set up this way than your eyes and |
| unconsciously tilt your head to the left and shift | | | | your brain are going to process a distorted |
| your balance a little bit to the right. You will still hit | | | | position for the hole. Your lying eyes will require |
| the ball but probably not as sharply and crisply as | | | | you to actually make an off-line putt to hole out. |
| you would if you used your right eye to focus on | | | | Sometimes it works out but more often than not |
| the front of the golf ball. Some golfers who have | | | | you will miss that birdie or saving par. Now you |
| made this change have watched, to their | | | | know why those putts miss right and what you |
| amazement, the slice they had for years start | | | | can do about it to become a better putter and a |
| landing on the fairway. | | | | better golfer. |