Sports talk is littered with phrases related to our eyes.  We talk of great court vision, a good eye at the plate  and seeing the ball well.  But just how critical is vision to an athlete?Do professional athletes see better than we do?  Can you play sports effectively if you have poorer than 20/20 vision? In this episode I dive into the topic of research in vision in sports.

Links to articles mentioned in podcast:

Popular Science Monthly tests Babe Ruth

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test

The visual function of professional baseball players

Dynamic visual acuity: a possible factor in catching performance

The role of visual perception measures used in sports vision programmes

Size of the Visual Field in Collegiate Fast-Pitch Softball Players and Nonathletes

Motion perception and driving: predicting performance through testing and shortening braking reaction times through training

Interaction of hand preference with eye dominance on accuracy in archery

Is optimal vision required for the successful execution of an interceptive task?

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Email: robgray@asu.edu

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Opening music: "Shake Some Action" by The Flamin' Groovies via freemusicarchive.org