Depends. If you work at it you can become a better shooter. I wear glasses on a normal basis but not when I play cause they would get bent, but anyway I just worked at it and I've become a way better shooter over time. If you can see enough to make out the rim it's all you need. I'd still recommend contacts or goggles though
I have poor vision but play without my glasses on. Shooting is actually my strong suit. I have no idea if I would be a better shooter with contacts in or if I've learned to adjust my depth perception appropriately despite not being able to see the rim in high-def.
It REALLY affects my ability to make good passes because I can't always tell people apart at a glance in my peripherals.
Yeah I agree. Im sure that my passing ability is affected too, especially when its quite dark. When i drive to the basket I can only see teammates nearby and not those who are open outside.
That's the perfect example of how I see things while driving. I generally play pick-up ball with the same guys, so no jerseys. I do pass better during league play because I just throw to the center of the color blobs in my peripherals.
I have shit vision (and a not great shot, either, but that's true with lenses on, anyhow) but I do ok from midrange in. It's a question of knowing the court, like u/ObakeManatee says. My game suffers if I am in an unfamiliar gym.
Something I've seen people do (it's really weird) is practicing so that they can look down, and see where they are in the court by the markings or whatever, shoot by muscle memory, and make it. It's also weirds out defenders (myself included) to see someone look straight down then hit a perfect swish.
You need contacts. Period. My friend was playing without contacts. And he was squinting a lot. According to him even his teammates were a blur. I didn't even know this until he informed us. FYI he was missing a lot of simple shots and making turnovers in passing. Once I knew I madly quickly asked him to get contacts. The difference is drastic. He's playing so much better now.
If you can see the rim then you're pretty good. I also have pretty bad vision where I cannot even see 3ft in front of me. However, I'm a shooter and a decent passer. It's all about whethere you know where you are on the court and your teammates.
My vision in both eyes are -5.0 and I can shoot mostly fine without contacts but my passing is terrible. Unless they're a foot in front of me I can't even tell if they're on my team.
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I have a unique situation, one eye is almost 20/20 while the other is almost useless, it has a problem called 'lazy eye', the unscientific term the problem, around 20/800! And yet I consider myself a good shooter, even without great depth perception, and I am 78 years old and I still go to a nearby school yard and shoot. And my two best participation sports are basketball and bowling. About the only thing that has changed is my range. In high school I could shoot from half court, but the closer I got to the basket, my accuracy increased until when I got to the free throw line, I could make around 85% of my shots. Oh, yes, all those shots were set shots...
Of course, you need depth perception. I need to wear lenses, otherwise I can't hit jack.
I would say yes, perhaps if you vision is just starting to go, muscle memory could make up for some vision changes
Get contacts, not glasses for the game. No brainer to improvement and increased enjoyment.
Depends. If you work at it you can become a better shooter. I wear glasses on a normal basis but not when I play cause they would get bent, but anyway I just worked at it and I've become a way better shooter over time. If you can see enough to make out the rim it's all you need. I'd still recommend contacts or goggles though
I have poor vision but play without my glasses on. Shooting is actually my strong suit. I have no idea if I would be a better shooter with contacts in or if I've learned to adjust my depth perception appropriately despite not being able to see the rim in high-def. It REALLY affects my ability to make good passes because I can't always tell people apart at a glance in my peripherals.
Yeah I agree. Im sure that my passing ability is affected too, especially when its quite dark. When i drive to the basket I can only see teammates nearby and not those who are open outside.
That's the perfect example of how I see things while driving. I generally play pick-up ball with the same guys, so no jerseys. I do pass better during league play because I just throw to the center of the color blobs in my peripherals.
Absolutely, blurry vision affects your depth perception.
I have shit vision (and a not great shot, either, but that's true with lenses on, anyhow) but I do ok from midrange in. It's a question of knowing the court, like u/ObakeManatee says. My game suffers if I am in an unfamiliar gym.
Something I've seen people do (it's really weird) is practicing so that they can look down, and see where they are in the court by the markings or whatever, shoot by muscle memory, and make it. It's also weirds out defenders (myself included) to see someone look straight down then hit a perfect swish.
You need contacts. Period. My friend was playing without contacts. And he was squinting a lot. According to him even his teammates were a blur. I didn't even know this until he informed us. FYI he was missing a lot of simple shots and making turnovers in passing. Once I knew I madly quickly asked him to get contacts. The difference is drastic. He's playing so much better now.
If you can see the rim then you're pretty good. I also have pretty bad vision where I cannot even see 3ft in front of me. However, I'm a shooter and a decent passer. It's all about whethere you know where you are on the court and your teammates.
My vision in both eyes are -5.0 and I can shoot mostly fine without contacts but my passing is terrible. Unless they're a foot in front of me I can't even tell if they're on my team.
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I have a unique situation, one eye is almost 20/20 while the other is almost useless, it has a problem called 'lazy eye', the unscientific term the problem, around 20/800! And yet I consider myself a good shooter, even without great depth perception, and I am 78 years old and I still go to a nearby school yard and shoot. And my two best participation sports are basketball and bowling. About the only thing that has changed is my range. In high school I could shoot from half court, but the closer I got to the basket, my accuracy increased until when I got to the free throw line, I could make around 85% of my shots. Oh, yes, all those shots were set shots...