Progressive eyeball glasses

[Flemish Twister]

Curious how others in my...ahem...age range deal with progressive bifocals while shooting?

My anchor and sight line tends to push my vision into the progressive section which blurs the view. I had Lasik years ago, so my distance vision is still 20-20. Solution now is I just take my glasses off to shoot. While that's okay for practice its a pain if I need to see any Up close detail, like for fussing with a string nock, or to read in a tree stand, or see my phone etc. 
I was thinking I might get a second pair of glasses with a hard line bifocal?  Have them move that section of the lens down low so it would be usable, but not mess up my shoot'in eye!
Might just be a me issue?  Anybody else deal with this?

[Tajue17]

I hate them!!  but Im in a tree stand and with the bifocals which have the reading script on the lower glass everything down at the ground from the stand is blurry,, I have to remember to bring my second non bifocal pair.........  here where I am in the north east if its freezing out and i have any sort of face covering like a balaclava they fog up if I breathe out my mouth and my nose is always cold.....  my eyes dont work good any more, my ears are ringing all the time so I dont hear deer I only see them,  my left knee is always sore,  sometimes in the morning after leaning down and tying my shoes my back locks up,, i have a truck load of bows I once thought were easy to shoot but now their too heavy to pull,   getting old is a challenge thats for sure....   

[Stumpkiller]

I'm very near sighted (with astigmatism) and have progressive lenses.  I just focus on the target.    But I hve a very upright stance and that may make a difference.

[M60gunner]

When I wore glasses and needed bifocals I had issues like almost falling down stairs. Shooting was a guessing game as the line always got in the way at midranges. Tried progressives as well. Not much better. I gave up and got 2 pairs of glasses, one for close, one for far. In those days I was into competitive archery as well. I had a habit of "forgetting those close readers. So I was not trusted to keep score.

[mnbwhtr]

Last year I had cataract surgery and don't need long range eye ware. I got glasses with lines and it worked out well. I've always had bifocals with lines. 

[BAbassangler]

I hate them! Luckily, I think, I have astigmatism and just don't wear to shoot. But unfortunately bifocals are good at ranges. And my last eye doctor is being replaced, because I asked for the "fiddle with something on my chest" distance and got jacked with the same old computer distance...I digress. I'm taking a look at my Dentist's setup, and a friend with a gunsmith business. Time to get used to either handheld, visor, or bench mounted options.  And praying g to God for the patience for a middle aged dog to learn  some new tricks.

[STICKBENDER98]

I've been wearing bifocals for more years than I care to think about, but never wore them when shooting my bows. But 5-6 years ago I noticed that picking a spot was a bit more difficult because things were getting fuzzy at 15-20 yards and further.  I tried shooting with my glasses, I have progressives everything was crystal clear but the nose piece interfered with my line of site (I shoot with both eyes open) and I would occasionally bump the string with my glasses.  I'm sure it was just the way I anchored.  So short story long I talked with my eye doctor and decided to try contacts, I know they aren't for everybody, but they work great for me, the targets are clear with no fuzziness and I wear 1.5 power readers for anything up close when I have them in and the same where I work, my safety glasses have a 1.5 magnifier in them.I have been to Colorado 3 times elk hunting since getting them I take a small mirror with me and have had zero issues with putting them in or taking them out.


Jason

[Orion]

I've been wearing progressive lenses for years without problems, at least not the problem you describe.  I'm far sighted and the top section of the lenses don't have much correction, just a little to cleanup the vision. I don't think I tilt my head down inordinately to use this section of the lenses.

I do notice that I will get a blurry picture if I don't turn my head enough toward the target, in effect looking sideways thorough of the lenses rather than straight througn them.  I consider this a good thing.  It reminds me to turn my head more toward the target.   

[Burnsie]

I also had Lasik, so my distance vision is great - I have a cheap pair of reader bifocals with clear glass on top and my reading strength on the bottom. Works out OK in the tree stand if I need to read or see something up close.