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#70 - The Science of the Zone: How Vision Drives Peak Performance
What athletes call “the Zone” isn’t magic, it’s a scientifically measurable brain state known as flow.
In this episode, we explore what’s really happening inside the brain during peak performance, why the visual...
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#69 - The Eyes of a Champion: What Olympic Athletes See Differently
Have you ever wondered how elite athletes perform seemingly impossible feats—hitting a 95-mph fastball, tracking a ball through chaos, or striking a target from extraordinary distances?
We often assume it comes down t...
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#68 - The Genetic Code of Elite Vision: Nutrition, DNA, and the Science of Seeing Sharper
What if everything you’ve been told about carrots and eyesight is only half the story?
In this episode, we unpack the fascinating science behind vision, nutrition, and genetics and why “eat your carrots” might be one...
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#67 - The Two-Eye Advantage: How Elite Athletes Really Judge Depth (And Why Distance Changes Everything)
How does a baseball player hit a 95-mph pitch… or a fencer land a strike within centimeters?
It turns out elite performance isn’t just about “great vision.”
It’s about using the right visual system at the right...
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#66 - Why Elite Footballers Don’t Just React Faster, They Decide Faster
This week, we put football players through their paces using Blaze Pod reaction time testing and the results reinforced a truth we’ve seen for decades: elite performance isn’t just about what athletes see… it’s how...
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#65 - Why We Haven’t “Proved” Sports Vision Works (Yet)
After decades of working with elite athletes and championship teams, one question keeps coming up again and again:
“Can you scientifically prove that vision training improves performance?”
In this episode, we tackle...
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#64 - The Power of 37: The Hidden Threshold Where Performance Breaks
What if the moments we call “choking” aren’t mental failures at all — but predictable physiological breakdowns?
In this episode, we explore The Power of 37, a critical performance threshold that shows up again and...
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#63: How Vision Really Drives Athletic Performance: A 5-Question Sports Vision Quiz
How much do you really understand about the visual skills behind elite athletic performance? In this episode, we kick off the year with something a little different — a five-question sports vision quiz drawn directly...
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#62: Why Most Sports Vision Training Fails (And What Works Instead)
Every season, athletes and coaches ask the same question: Does sports vision training really work, or is it just another performance trend? After more than 30 years working with athletes across Major League Baseball,...
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#61: The Power of the Quiet Eye and Transforming Sports Performance
There’s a brief moment before every shot, often less than half a second, that can determine success or failure. It’s not mechanics or technique. It’s what happens when the eyes stop moving. In this episode, we explore...
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#60: Can Gaming Enhance Your Sports Performance?
What if the hours you spend gaming could actually help you perform better on the field, court, or ice, not just improve your K/D ratio?
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Laby dives into what sports vision science really...
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#59: How Fatigue Sabotages Your Visual Game
Athletes, parents, and coaches are sounding the alarm: “Their eyes just aren’t working anymore.” Missed shots, poor tracking, fuzzy vision, late reactions. These aren’t just random off days. They’re symptoms of a...
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