the Eye Movement
5:05 AMEye Movement is a natural part of the human experience. The eyes move in distinct patterns and for various reasons. Different neurological pathways control each of these eye movements. In other words, different parts of the brain control each type of movement. Visual attention is dominated by peripheral vision processing. That is, the eyes move or follow movements of objects within our peripheral field involuntarily unless the eyes are fixated and attentional focus is set on a specific target. For example, if your eyes are fixated on the ball, but you’re thinking about your mechanics, your eyes (Central Vision) move in saccadic jumps to follow the movement of the club. If you are concerned about the outcome of the shot, your eyes (Central Vision) dart forward to try and find the ball as it leaves the club face or before. If you are concerned about your mechanics and the outcome of the shot while you attempt to fixate on the ball your eyes (Central Vision) dart from the ball to the club in your backswing, back to the ball, and then to the fairway or green ahead of you. Inappropriate eye movement is not conducive to good golf performance as it results in a change of mechanics and less than solid club head contact with the ball.
As you learned in Hand-eye Coordination and Golf, keeping your eyes and mind on the ball lead to disaster. Keeping your eyes fixated on the ball but thinking about your mechanics, ball flight, the outcome of the shot, fear of failure or making mistakes, and/or the consequences of making mistakes causes inappropriate eye movement and interferes with your ability to hit the ball where you want. Only when your eyes are fixated on the ball and your mind focused on a distant target, will your eyes remain on the ball during your golf swing until slightly past impact when the natural forward movement of your body causes your head to turn forward. Thus, your eyes move naturally from the ball to the target at the appropriate time. There is no need to try and control eye movement.
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As you learned in Hand-eye Coordination and Golf, keeping your eyes and mind on the ball lead to disaster. Keeping your eyes fixated on the ball but thinking about your mechanics, ball flight, the outcome of the shot, fear of failure or making mistakes, and/or the consequences of making mistakes causes inappropriate eye movement and interferes with your ability to hit the ball where you want. Only when your eyes are fixated on the ball and your mind focused on a distant target, will your eyes remain on the ball during your golf swing until slightly past impact when the natural forward movement of your body causes your head to turn forward. Thus, your eyes move naturally from the ball to the target at the appropriate time. There is no need to try and control eye movement.
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