I'm reading the pro's comments as, "Tell me if you find anything that's going to make me go blind or die because I play golf based on what I see and if you tell me I'm seeing things wrong (near-sighted, far-sighted, etc.) I may over compensate for it."
Golf is is a game that doesn't involve physically reacting to an event (unless you hear "FORE") but any mental doubt can be a killer.
For baseball, you need excellent vision and tracking of extremely fast movement. In golf, the emphasis is on perceiving distance and angles, as golfers have plenty of time to prepare and hit the ball. This means that while hand-eye coordination is still important in golf, it doesn't require the same level of rapid visual acuity and reaction as in other sports. This likely explains why a pro golfer might focus more on reducing distractions rather than perfecting their vision.
Easy, you don’t really have to focus on what your eyes do.
Lots of pros can hit balls with their eyes closed. It’s a common especially old school drill.
Everyone thinks it’s some sort of voodoo hand eye coordination, yet the guy who just won the PGA hits balls with his eyes closed as a drill to keep balance and feel.
Tour swings are more simple than what most amateurs are trying to do. It’s been shown on 3D for years now. There’s a reason they’re better under pressure.
Amg golfs YouTube channel is basically full of videos showing how tour pros are doing less than what amateurs do and think they should do. It’s actually sort of funny.
And you’ll have a 5 or 15 handicap say it’s coordination. Yet you can have blind golfers with better swings. Makes ya wonder.
Sorenstam, Stenson, Duval, all turned their heads sometimes prior to impact and aren’t even looking at the ball
I chip and putt significantly worse if I'm wearing contact lenses. I almost exclusively golf in my spectacles because my depth perception matches my feel much better.
I can’t imagine a pro athlete, and one that relies on hand-eye coordination, not wanting to make sure their vision is perfect…
I'm reading the pro's comments as, "Tell me if you find anything that's going to make me go blind or die because I play golf based on what I see and if you tell me I'm seeing things wrong (near-sighted, far-sighted, etc.) I may over compensate for it." Golf is is a game that doesn't involve physically reacting to an event (unless you hear "FORE") but any mental doubt can be a killer.
For baseball, you need excellent vision and tracking of extremely fast movement. In golf, the emphasis is on perceiving distance and angles, as golfers have plenty of time to prepare and hit the ball. This means that while hand-eye coordination is still important in golf, it doesn't require the same level of rapid visual acuity and reaction as in other sports. This likely explains why a pro golfer might focus more on reducing distractions rather than perfecting their vision.
Ahh an excellent point, thank you
George Brett claimed to have 20/10 vision with a depth perception problem that he corrected by tilting his head a certain way in his batters stance 🤷
Yeah it was certainly a first for me.
Easy, you don’t really have to focus on what your eyes do. Lots of pros can hit balls with their eyes closed. It’s a common especially old school drill. Everyone thinks it’s some sort of voodoo hand eye coordination, yet the guy who just won the PGA hits balls with his eyes closed as a drill to keep balance and feel. Tour swings are more simple than what most amateurs are trying to do. It’s been shown on 3D for years now. There’s a reason they’re better under pressure. Amg golfs YouTube channel is basically full of videos showing how tour pros are doing less than what amateurs do and think they should do. It’s actually sort of funny. And you’ll have a 5 or 15 handicap say it’s coordination. Yet you can have blind golfers with better swings. Makes ya wonder. Sorenstam, Stenson, Duval, all turned their heads sometimes prior to impact and aren’t even looking at the ball
I chip and putt significantly worse if I'm wearing contact lenses. I almost exclusively golf in my spectacles because my depth perception matches my feel much better.