As some of you are aware I have been learning about the relatively new field of Sports Vision and have been offering eye tracking assessments at selected shoots. Our eyes are meant to work as a team when we look at objects that are either moving or fixed. To do that they need to be able to coordinate their individual focus on an object. This coordination is provided by the eye muscles that control the movement of each eye. This is different than vision acuity which has to do with how clearly you see. Vision acuity is corrected by glasses, contacts, or laser surgery. If the eye muscles for each eye are not working to precisely focus each eye on an object, this can often be corrected by specific eye exercises to strengthen and coordinate the muscles of the eyes.
Below are couple of GIFs showing in real-time, two RightEye Vision System assessments of what are called Saccades, the ability of the eyes to move focus accurately and quickly between two objects. The first GIF is an unimpaired person whose eyes are performing at a high level. You will note the smoothness and accuracy as each eye takes the shortest route and terminates in the center of the target. This person is getting accurate data as to the target's location in space. The second GIF shows a person with some tracking impairment in the right eye but with a significant impairment in the left eye. As you can imagine, if the impaired person was shooting with both eyes open, the brain would be getting two very divergent data feeds that would confuse the brain as to the targets location in space.
By example, shooting a rising trap target requires we get from a fixed gaze position to on the rising target. Fortunately, impairments like below can be corrected though eye exercises or even the addition of a prism in a prescription lens. If you think you may have eye tracking issues, then a visit to a vision therapist or sport vision trainer may be a step to better scores.
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Below are couple of GIFs showing in real-time, two RightEye Vision System assessments of what are called Saccades, the ability of the eyes to move focus accurately and quickly between two objects. The first GIF is an unimpaired person whose eyes are performing at a high level. You will note the smoothness and accuracy as each eye takes the shortest route and terminates in the center of the target. This person is getting accurate data as to the target's location in space. The second GIF shows a person with some tracking impairment in the right eye but with a significant impairment in the left eye. As you can imagine, if the impaired person was shooting with both eyes open, the brain would be getting two very divergent data feeds that would confuse the brain as to the targets location in space.
By example, shooting a rising trap target requires we get from a fixed gaze position to on the rising target. Fortunately, impairments like below can be corrected though eye exercises or even the addition of a prism in a prescription lens. If you think you may have eye tracking issues, then a visit to a vision therapist or sport vision trainer may be a step to better scores.
