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Title: Shooting with glasses...tips or tricks?
Post by: Dave Bowers on April 15, 2008, 10:29:00 PM: Hi there, I am new to traditional, but have been shooting a long time now. I've never had any issues with my glassed while shooting my compound. However, I am have some small issues with my recurve and my glasses. Are there any tip or tricks that anyone uses while shooting with glasses?
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Post by: TexMex on April 16, 2008, 10:30:00 AM: Welcome to trad and the gang.
I use glasses, I cant my bow when shooting, have no problems.
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Post by: Dave Bowers on April 16, 2008, 10:35:00 AM: Thanks Tex, I was actually trying that this morning and seems to be working. I was experimenting with different anchor points and seems the corner of my mouth works best. Now I just have to work on aiming..lol
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Post by: john1271 on April 16, 2008, 06:21:00 PM: yep cant your bow i anchor in corner of mouth with fletching touching my nose.works for me
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Post by: BodarkOkie on April 16, 2008, 08:56:00 PM: The first time I shot my bow after I got glasses was on our 3D range in KC, MO. I managed to catch my glasses on the bowstring and my glasses beat my arrow to the target! :scared:

It surely gets your attention. Didn't break my glasses...found glasses and arrow. Kind of a short class in Stupid 101. I haven't made that mistake again. Just other stupid mistakes...
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Post by: NDTerminator on April 17, 2008, 07:06:00 AM: Get Lasik. I'm not joking.

I did, probably the best decision I ever made and smartest money I ever spent. Went from 20/100-20/200 to 20/20-20/40.

I was having hell's own time shooting Trad with my tri-focal glasses. Post-Lasik, I shoot barebow nearly as well as I used to shoot a compound with sights & release...
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Post by: fyrfyter43 on April 17, 2008, 08:19:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by NDTerminator:
Get Lasik. I'm not joking.
Man, I wish I could. They won't even consider it for me because of a detached retina about 15 years ago.

Like others have said, I cant my bow and really don't have a problem.
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Post by: McDave on April 17, 2008, 11:36:00 AM: Someday you may have to have cataract surgery, which is even better than lasik. In the meantime, thousands of people shoot while wearing glasses, and have no problem with it. I find that it helps if I hold my head fairly square to the target, as my eyeglasses distort the view the more you look through them at an angle. Keeping this thought in mind helps me to move my arrow to my face rather than vice-versa, which is a good policy for anyone to follow, glasses or not.

Considering that you won't be able to hold your eyeglasses completely square to the target, lenses made of regular optical plastic distort less when held at an angle than the polycarbonate ones do.
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Post by: GroundHunter on April 17, 2008, 06:43:00 PM: BowdakOakie, I shot with a cigar last week.

Won't do that again.

Cigar cost ten dollars!
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Post by: Blue Moose on April 18, 2008, 08:38:00 AM: I finally went to the eye doc and got contacts last week. Since I left the doc's office, I have yet to be able to get them in even once. My squinty little eyes don't seem to be made for contacts.

Going to try getting fitted for glasses to correct my distance vision. Sure would be nice to see what I'm shooting at again.

TM
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Post by: SHOOTO8S on April 18, 2008, 09:32:00 AM: Tal...I recently started trying to wear contacts and finally got to the point I can get them in and out. I will say its nice to actually see the point again :D

My shooting partner wore glasses for several years and after seeing him struggle with glasses and shooting...I went the contact route! One thing he did that helped , was to get a set of very small framed glasses, just for shooting.
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Post by: Blue Moose on April 18, 2008, 09:58:00 AM: I'm going to make another diligent effort this weekend to get the darn things in before totally giving up. Those little 3D rings are getting awfully blurry at 20 yards, know what I mean?

TM
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Post by: StickBowManMI on April 20, 2008, 06:58:00 PM: I tried using contacts many, many years ago and could never get used to them. My eyes would not accept them. They kept coming back out of my eyes. Two years agoI had Cataract surgery and now I can see without glasses its great. Try the Lasik, I have heard great things about it.
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Post by: Dave Bowers on April 21, 2008, 08:59:00 PM: I think I finally found a sweet spot while shooting with my glasses on. So far it seems to be working well.
I would like to get lasik, but I dont think I could go through it. I got a thing about my eyes... :eek:
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Post by: kurtbel5 on April 26, 2008, 12:21:00 PM: I got glasses couple months ago, transition lens had to get their clip on sunglasses, the darkest they got was still way to bright.
It really helped to see the details again, but found they do distract me when shooting, especially sunlight to shade, really have to focus on point of impact,I know thats what we have to do every time but with the glasses it just seems harder/slower?
Kurt Bel5
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Post by: Ian johnson on April 26, 2008, 12:29:00 PM: get contacts thats what I did
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Post by: Richard in OK on April 27, 2008, 11:21:00 PM: Glasses have never really been a problem. I wear progressive trifocals (no lines in the lens) and the biggest problem I have is that I get string wax on the right lens when I shoot.
Richard
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Post by: Junction hunter on April 30, 2008, 10:47:00 AM: When I first read this I had never taken off my glasses. Never say never. Took my glasses off for the first time last night while shooting out of my Turkey blind. I had less kant and didn't have good back pressure. If I draw and look over the arrow the string doesn't touch my glasses and clears with plenty of space. When I have less kant the string needs to pass my glasses. With improper back pressure I didn't have good form with left arm (rt hand shooter). Moved my head right to make up for the sight pitcher, and took off my glasses.
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Post by: larry on May 04, 2008, 03:11:00 PM: I've got two sets of glasses, a set of no line bifocals that I wear most of the time, and a set just for distance that I wear for shooting, the lenses on the ones I wear for shooting are not real high (top to bottom) but fairly wide (rectangular shaped) that shape seems to help with the distortion you get as you look out more toward the edge of the glass. Yeah, it's a little tough seeing to knock the arrow, but the target is clear lol.
Title: Re: Shooting with glasses...tips or tricks?
Post by: Dave Bowers on May 04, 2008, 06:35:00 PM: There were some great tips from everyone. It took me a while, but I finally found a comfortable position/bow cant where i can actually shoot half decent.
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Post by: old arrow on May 06, 2008, 05:10:00 PM: I wear transition trifocals and thought that the sun shade thing was just me. The trifocals make looking for free ranging arrows in the woods tough also. heck to get old...
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Post by: timthefuelman on May 06, 2008, 08:49:00 PM: Groundhunter, Wouldn't that keep you from using a cutter?
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Post by: Triphammer on January 21, 2014, 09:20:00 PM: I hate to wake an old thread but this belongs here. I've been wearing no line bifocals for some eight years, resumed my lifelong affair w/ archery about four years ago. I could never get back to where I was mostly near point of aim but always a little left, a little right, nothing consistent. And unless I really concentrated I shot high.
Took my glasses off last weekend & proceeded to put the next 15 ARROWS INTO A 4 INCH CIRCLE FROM 19 YARDS. Walked up to ten, couldn't miss. Back to 25 6" circle.
I've started looking over the tops of the lenses but I'm open to any suggestions. I'm even considering laser seriously for the first time.
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Post by: moebow on January 22, 2014, 08:51:00 AM: Trip,

I could never get used to the progressive lenses. Once I switched to "lined" trifocals, my problem was solved. I don't get the distortion that the progressives gave me.

Arne
Title: Re: Shooting with glasses...tips or tricks?
Post by: Orion's Quiver on January 23, 2014, 03:13:00 PM: Here's a problem I have. I'm trying to shoot instinctive and concentrate on the target. All's well and fine and I can see the target in sharp clarity...until my bow and arrow come into the picture.

All of a sudden, the target becomes blur and the tip of the arrow comes into sharp focus. I'm blaming the lower part of my progressives! I might have to get distance-only glasses for shooting.