How to Improve Eye Hand Coordination

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Color.

    Grab some coloring books and crayons and color away.

    While this may bring you back to childhood, it will also improve hand-eye coordination.

    It is a creative way to control your hands and fingers to do what your eyes coordinate them to do within the confines of the page.

    Use markers or colored pencils.

    Instead of a coloring book, grab a sketch pad and draw your own pictures to color.
  2. Step 2: Play video games or online games.

    Video games require hand skills to execute the desired task to play the game, using motor skills with visual perception.

    Play a game that requires precision timing, a sensitive touch and detail and you will find your hand-eye skill increases (for example:
    Tomb Raider 2013 because of its timing parts).

    Playing video games may even help surgeons perfect their skill in the operating room. , This requires picking up specific pieces to analyze which ones fit together, using and improving both hand-eye coordination and reasoning skills.

    An even more challenging jigsaw puzzle that will improve hand eye coordination is the 3D jigsaw puzzle. , It requires hand-eye skill to hit a ball with a bat.

    Playing catch has the same effect.

    If you know how to improve eye hand coordination, you can become better at your chosen sport. , The concept of hitting a ball with the racquet is the same as hitting a ball with a bat except you also have to factor in your opponent's moves as well. , If you are afraid of getting hit by your opponent, while this is good motivation to learn hand-eye skill, use boxing bags that move instead.

    Trying to hit a moving bag will improve hand-eye coordination. , Use sticks, blocks or toothpicks to build a model.

    Try crafts such as crocheting, needlepoint or any craft kit you can find at the store.

    Mold clay or try your hand at pottery.
  3. Step 3: Put together a jigsaw puzzle.

  4. Step 4: Pick up a baseball

  5. Step 5: wiffleball or softball bat and take aim.

  6. Step 6: Play a sport that involves a racquet

  7. Step 7: whether that is ping pong

  8. Step 8: tennis or racquetball.

  9. Step 9: Build something or make a craft.

Detailed Guide

Grab some coloring books and crayons and color away.

While this may bring you back to childhood, it will also improve hand-eye coordination.

It is a creative way to control your hands and fingers to do what your eyes coordinate them to do within the confines of the page.

Use markers or colored pencils.

Instead of a coloring book, grab a sketch pad and draw your own pictures to color.

Video games require hand skills to execute the desired task to play the game, using motor skills with visual perception.

Play a game that requires precision timing, a sensitive touch and detail and you will find your hand-eye skill increases (for example:
Tomb Raider 2013 because of its timing parts).

Playing video games may even help surgeons perfect their skill in the operating room. , This requires picking up specific pieces to analyze which ones fit together, using and improving both hand-eye coordination and reasoning skills.

An even more challenging jigsaw puzzle that will improve hand eye coordination is the 3D jigsaw puzzle. , It requires hand-eye skill to hit a ball with a bat.

Playing catch has the same effect.

If you know how to improve eye hand coordination, you can become better at your chosen sport. , The concept of hitting a ball with the racquet is the same as hitting a ball with a bat except you also have to factor in your opponent's moves as well. , If you are afraid of getting hit by your opponent, while this is good motivation to learn hand-eye skill, use boxing bags that move instead.

Trying to hit a moving bag will improve hand-eye coordination. , Use sticks, blocks or toothpicks to build a model.

Try crafts such as crocheting, needlepoint or any craft kit you can find at the store.

Mold clay or try your hand at pottery.

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