I've been wearing lined bifocals for at least 10 years and the same pair of glasses for maybe the last 4 years.. Need new ones.
Like all of you my archery is very important. I'd like to try the progressive lenses, no lines.
I had a pair wehn I first got into bifocals and didnt' stay with them..
Should I try them again or just stay with the lined old fogy type lenses....???
Pat,
My experience says stay with the lined bifocals. I like progressives (no-lines) for hand gun shooting but for archery, the hour glass focal area in progressives really distort target location (they make me miss a LOT). I don't have that problem with lined "Bifocals".
Old fogies forever! :D
Arne
Progressives work fine for me but they do have cans and can'ts. You have to look straight on at your target which rules out a "proper" archery stance. At least for me, I can't twist my neck that far. It's kind of like shooting into water, your target isn't where it appears to be when you're not looking straight on at it. Just like that step wasn't where it appeared to be first time I went down the stairs and about broke my neck when I first got progressives.
I didn't like progressive lenses because it took away my peripheral vision
I went through the same thing when I wore glasses. I had a pair for distance only that I used for archery. Bifocals got in my way and progressives tested my lower than low patience level.
QuoteOriginally posted by moebow:
Pat,
My experience says stay with the lined bifocals. I like progressives (no-lines) for hand gun shooting but for archery, the hour glass focal area in progressives really distort target location (they make me miss a LOT). I don't have that problem with lined "Bifocals".
Old fogies forever! :D
Arne
Agreed! I wear no line bifocals to and can't wear them while shooting! :(
Can you guys adapt back and forth between daily wear of progressives and wear lined bifocals for archery ??
Pat,
I don't. I wear the lined glasses all the time. Only put on the progressives IF I am going to shoot handguns. Then there is a bit of an adjustment period, nothing serious but it is there.
I read a LOT and progressives are harder for me. I have to turn my whole head to read a line with them while with the lined glasses, I can just move my eyes. For me regular lined trifocals are my every day and all day wear.
Arne
I been in progressives for about 15 years now, in fact just picked-up a new pair last week. This time I got the Varilux S lenses (digital), and it's a lot better when I shoot. It seems I have more peripheral vision with these lenses than the one's in the past. They are not cheap but everything is a lot sharper, even though my prescription wasn't a big increase. In fact if it wasn't that my other glasses where so old I would have kept them. Good luck with your decision Pat.
I've got friends that hate the progressives, but I've had no problems at all with mine for the last 5 or 6 years I've had them. I think that going to a lined-bifocal now would be hard for me. Of course I shoot kinda distorted and funny looking anyway....
I do a fair amount of pistol shooting and over the years the sights have become really blurry.
Mayhaps I'll get a pair of each!
keep the lines.
I wear contacts with correction for distance and wear reading glasses when I have the contacts in to read. I don't like glasses for hunting. If you hunt in cold weather conditions, the lens in glasses frost over too easily and prevents seeing anything.
Bill
I have progressives, but shoot archery with a single prescription pair of glasses for distance only.
Pat, it took me a long time to get used to the progressive lenses but once I did I'll never go back to the lined bifocals. My prescription is around a 2.5. Can't see crap close up but my distance is still good. All my hunting and shooting is done without my glasses and if I need them I have a cheap pair or cheaters in my pack.
I have progressives. When I first got them I could not shoot with them at all. I would take them off when shooting or hunting. After several months I tried shooting with them on again and my shooting is fine. I did change my form per Rod Jenkens method so now I look directly at the target. Don't know if the form change helped or if I kinda adjusted to the progressive lens. Probably a little of both.
I have been wearing progressives for a few years now with no issues.
Good Shooting,
Craig
For shooting, hunting, and every day use: very low lined bifocals.
For computer/office work or just driving a nail: progressives
Trifocals, lined. Some days I do not use any glasses.
My optometrist made my bifocals with the bottom lens positioned in such a way that I don't even notice them when I shoot. They can be customized for archers.
I wear progressives, and have three different pairs of them now. My original pair was a larger frame than the other two. With the larger frame pair I can shoot fine, and I do use that pair for hunting at times. But the two smaller framed pairs cause problems for me. Makes some sense I guess that the larger frames allow for a larger area to the sides that I can see to shoot with.
I have a pair of distance only glasses that I wear for shooting/hunting. Just never saw the need for bifocals (close vision) while hunting/shooting. I wear bifocals with line rest of time - or contacts.
To keep glasses from fogging over use shaving creme. Aplly thing coat front and back the wipe them clean
To keep my glasses from fogging up I stay in warm climates. It's the only way to be sure... :D
Bill C. are you glasses lined bifocals or progressives ?
Haven't heard of the shaving cream trick, good info !
I had a Lasik surgery 2 years ago and I can't be more satisfied,I overview all the glass/ lenses wearer,nothing to loose nothing to care of. Call me Eagle eye!
Isn't there a recouperation period involved with Lasik, no weight, etc.. Couldn't draw your hunting bow ??
You have to wear eye protections(kind of googles) for 7 nights and avoid to wash your hair for 10 days but this is all the break in that was requested to me. What a freedom now, I decided to go that way just for hunting but it improves your regular life.
Unfortunately - the type of catarycts I have are risky - I've had two eye surgeons tell me to wait as long as I can before doing surgery as there is a greater chance that I could actually make my sight worse. I sure wish I could go ahead and get the laysek surgery but as longs as I can correct with glasses I guess the risks are too great for me
I've gotten used to shooting with progressives. It's actually a lot easier trad and sightless.
QuoteOriginally posted by Paul_R:
To keep my glasses from fogging up I stay in warm climates. It's the only way to be sure... :D
Paul, I live in a hot climate and I don't hunt until we get a couple of hard frosts. I won't battle the heat/humidity and the chiggers!
Bill
I fought shooting with progressives for several years. They caused many of the problems previously posted here. My best shooting under actual "acrobatic" hunting conditions are with lined large framed bifocals.