Spectacles!

[Ralph]

#5850

I been shooting bows off and on for 50 yrs., the last 40 really seriously, without wearing glasses. I’ve had glasses for years for close up but astigmatism is creeping up on me so I thought I’d give it a go, bifocals and all. It might take me another 50 yrs. to learn again but I figure that’s a good thing. 67 + 50 = ummm, long time to shoot!!!:))

The glasses right now are actually slowing my shooting process down which I need to do cause I’ve been snap shooting something fierce here the last couple of years. By the time I get bifocal lines out of the way, get situated where both eyes are seeing the target and settling in, I’m not loosing as quickly. We’ll see how long it works when I go out in the field. Things are always different there than when shooting same old targets in the backyard.

People that have worn glasses all their life seem to manage and maybe so must I. I can see what I’m missing better but there goes my excuse for not keeping score if I wear my glasses to a 3D shoot.

[Troy Breeding]

#45465

LOL, LOL!!!!

Just wait,,,, you havn’t seen anything yet.

The next thing you will start getting wax smears, sweat dips, finger smuges and best yet, rain drops….

Had to contend with this all my life.

Just be sure and keep a clean rag handy… LOL!!!

Troy

[Stumpkiller]

#45745

I only need mine to see.

Now you’ll appreciate hats with brims – worn forward – learn to anchor without lifting the lens (and how the target appears) at the last fraction of draw and learn that “pick the center of the blur” is sometime the best you’ll get. 😉

[kjlarson]

#45784

About 10 years ago I gave myself the best gift. Better than a boat. I went in for Lasik surgery. No more Coke bottle glasses or the contact lens alternative. There isn’t a day I don’t thank the modern technology available this day and age. It is the perfect solution for all-weather activities. Hunting, especially.

[Troy Breeding]

#46252

Wish I could handle contacts. I have enough problems just putting in eye drops when needed.

Troy

[Raymond Coffman]

#46269

I have been using glasses now for some yrs [ mostly for distance -astigmatism]. Like every one it took me a while to get use to them just generally, and shooting with them specifically. My close range vision {20yds} is good enuff

that I do not need them to shoot.

I actually now “like” the Idea of having glasses on me[regularly] from the safety aspect. Protection from all manner of dangers to ones eyesight in the field, but also against shattering arrows, possible frayed/cut strings etc.

Scout

[berndm50]

#47042

At age 40 I found it nec. to get bifocals:shock:and it took awhile for me to get used to it. I to would take my glasses off and shoot the center of the blur:roll:but then I just buckled down and reworked a part of my form for the better8) Sometimes it really sucks getting older

Bear

[Frank H V]

#50885

I am really blessed, I’ve worn glasses all my life, well since about age 8, I haven’t had a problem shooting with them. It’s just not an issue.:?

The rain, sweat, smears, are, but that’s part of glasses. I too have come to appreciate hats with brims over hats with bills.:P

Frank

[Ralph]

#51149

Well, I shot a 3D tourney Sunday wearing my glasses and at least I could see better to find my arrows:lol:. Been working on it though, I’ll get it. Actually helping me to slow down and establish my sight picture instead of snap shooting so much. Be using lower weight bows right now too. Probably should anyway, there be a whole bunch of us who probably could benefit from that.

As far as the hats, my ears definitely prefer the hats with brims in the sunshine already!!!

[gfredasbell]

#55451

I don’t wear glasses to shoot, but need them to read close up things. I am sure that I can’t “pick a spot” with as much intensity as I used to be able to and feel certain that my shooting has suffered for it. I think I’m still okay spotting animals by eye, but there’s enough other things creaking on me that I may not be giving that my full attention. G. Fred Asbell

[Ralph]

#55529

After a week or so of this “experiment” and not a necessity to wear glasses for distance sight I have come to the conclusion that I concur with Mr. G Fred!!!! I don’t have to wear these glasses to see where I be going or what I’m looking for unless it’s reading or whatnot up close. Granted all is better driving and such but not a must thing.

I spend all my time shooting with the glasses on trying to get it all together then when it is, bang, shoot. Not the results I was going for. So, until it becomes a necessity where I cannot take the glasses off to continue I will continue as is. I do know now that I can do it if need be. I’d rather pull arrows as to keep score anyway.

The old adage “Pick three hairs and shoot at one” well, pick 9 hairs and shoot at three will probably suffice for this old goat.

Thanks for all the info and support on this.

Ralph

[Raymond Coffman]

#55537

I find I hunt better { spot game quicker/easier }, and shoot better [ more accurately pick a spot – especially at extended ranges]wearing my spectacles! It did take me awhile to get used to using my glasses, but I much prefer hunting with them now! for me anyway. The wilderness is so much prettier when you can see it well -haha. Now if I could fix my hearing—-

Scout.

[Ralph]

#55555

What u say? :D:D I know what you’re saying but I don’t wear mine much when out in the canyons and so when I do I’m lucky if I don’t break my neck stepping on over or around the bifocal line. I know when the day comes that I have no choice I’ll have to deal with it then. I’m at the point where I can still spot something way off and know the difference between deer, elk and cow, and have learned the value of a good binocular to define from there. I also spend way more time using the binos and that is a good thing. Hearing, well, I don’t hear over noises well or high pitch sounds too well either but “woods sounds” still seem to be OK. The crack of a stick, the rolling of a stone, the meow of a doe or grunt of a buck, all that I hear fine. Years of pre-hearing protection in the Corps probably not at fault for hearing loss I’m sure.

My wife talking in the far end of the house and me not hearing……that’s another story. 😆

[jmsmithy]

#61258

Without my glasses I couldn’t see to type this entry 😯

But for shooting, and especially hunting, FORGET IT 🙄

Contacts work wonders and nowadays they are VERY comfortable (been wearing almost 30 yrs) I’m not a candidate for Lasix (dry eyes) but do wear 7 day conatcs when I’m in the bush,… 8)

[Stephen Graf]

#61833

I have to say my experiences are similar to Scouts. I can’t count the number of eye injuries saved by the glasses keeping limbs and such from slapping me. And wood chips in the shop, etc…

I can shoot without them, but they sure make the whole woods/hunting experience better.

My most recent pair of glasses are the hip new square type. I used to go more for the round shape, but our little ol optometrist doesn’t stock anything but the square stuff any more. But I discovered that the narrow square style is actually better.

They sit closer to my face, give me a better view, and stay out of the way of the string.

I guess what I am saying is that maybe you just need to experiment with the style of glasses you have. Also – maybe a pair without the bifocal would be good. You can call ’em your shootin’ spectacles.

[Dennis]

#63134

I’ve been wearing glasses since I was in grade 8. My eyes have slowly gotten weaker over very many years to the point where I now require trifocals. My sister, who is in the glasses business, talked me in to the invisible kind of trifocals (without the little lines). What a mistake. When they grind the invisible kind of trifocals, they don’t pay any attention to the edge of the lens, which is what I look through to shoot my bows. Only solution – I got a pair of “shootin’ spectacles” as mentioned by Steve. Also helps me from stepping over the trifocals lines while in the bush.

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