How to Use Splatter Vision in Nature

Native Americans long have used splatter vision to track game. Believe it or not, this is the same vision that animals themselves use to spot danger. It is the ability to scan everything across the horizon.

Instructions

1. Look toward the horizon. Let your vision spread out, focusing on nothing in particular. Since you are not focusing on any one thing, your vision will seem a little fuzzy. That's all right. Since the entire view is fuzzy, your eyes are now much more sensitive to movement.

2. Once anything moves, just focus in on it to identify what it is.

3. Gauge your range. Gaze toward the farthest horizon. Spread your arms wide to the side, even farther behind you. Bring your hands forward, wiggling your fingers. Stop when your eyes detect the first bit of movement from the corners of your eyes. This is your potential field of vision. Most people can see as much as 180 degrees.

4. Practice in frequent intervals. Splatter vision works best when you slip in and out of it at frequent intervals. With practice it can become a habit. Begin with wide-range splatter vision, glimpse movement, focus on it, and then go back to splatter vision. You'll find that movement is everywhere, the flick of a tail, flying insects, that you never noticed before.

5. Practice walking. Before you start tracking and moving with splatter vision, stand still and get good at it first. After practice, you can walk slowly through the park or woods with your eyes on the horizon, head up, with your attention to the edges of your vision.