Glasses

[Rufus]

Wish me luck guys. 64 yrs. old and have shot for 45-50 yrs. without glasses (dang that's a long time). It be a whole new outlook on things with them on if you'll pardon the pun. Believe I'm going to have to change my anchor point some but since it kind of floats around maybe I'll find a real one.

[dragon rider]

Rufus,  I'm almost 64, will be in June and have worn glasses since age 7 - conratulations on making it so long without them.  

I can anchor as high as the bone under my eye right beside my nose with them on, so I doubt you're going to have to change much because of the glasses.

[Otto]

I've worn either glasses or contacts since I was 11. (Just turned 49 today).  I've never had a problem with anchoring or with the string hitting the lens.

[Ssamac]

The world may be a lot safer now that you can see.
Do you have regular glasses or shooting glasses? I use the shooting glasses I got for pistol and rifle and they are a lot better than regular glasses. If you get a chance and some extra $$ consider investing in a pair. I wore glasses before I started to shoot, so I guess I just found an anchor that worked with glasses. The frames are generally so small today and the earpiece is generally higher than any normal anchor point.

sam

[Red Beastmaster]

I'm 49, been shooting since 26, and have worn glasses since 40. The last nine years have been a constant hassle with the dang glasses. The problems were many: Fogging, sliding, glare, rain, interfereing with my anchor, tough binocular use, etc, etc, etc.

This past Christmas I treated myself to contacts for shooting and hunting. So far it has been great! I'm back to my old anchor and I'm shooting better than ever. Hunting has been really pleasant as well. I didn't realize how much I missed using bino's.

I still wear my bifocal glasses for everyday use, but the contacts go in when I string up my bow.

[Ssamac]

Bifocals and trifocals etc are really hard to shoot a bow or gun with, or to hit a baseball

[M60gunner]

Rufus, good luck with glasses. I am the other way. After wearing glasses for 50 years I had to have cataracts removed in 2003. I only wear glasses for close up and small print now.
I had the shooting glasses and liked them alot. I also had sun glasses made, those clip ons never felt right.
Good luck and carry the lens cleaners for bad weather.
Tom

[Rufus]

Happy Birthday Otto! 49 good, 64 too! I just figured out, actually male macho thing, that a little less poundage is advantageous for a guy with a few more years.

[saltwatertom]

Rufus;
I've had the same problem, shooting with glasses is really hard for me. The right frames will make a BIG differnce tho, and also bi/tri focals don't work at all for me. What I did do tho is to get contacts, and that sovled alot of problems. I't is difficult to learn to put them in, but the pay offs are worth it by far. Being able to "pick a spot" is extremely important for my shooting and the contacts make that work for me. All around vision is better with contacts also. I use contacts for distance vision and if I need to read fine print then add some cheaters.

[2Knives]

I don't wear prescription glasses yet but I do shoot with sunglasses some.
I would shoot with them at the indoor shoots if I didn't think my buddies would laugh me out of the bldg.
I have very sensitive eyes, burnt them welding years ago, and now whenever I get where its bright my eyes water alot. When I shoot for too long, bow or gun, my eyes will start to get blurry and tired......I'm not getting old am I??????  

[BOWMARKS]

Rufus  

I wear glasses with out a problem except in a hunting situation they are always slipping down I do not want yo be constantly moving pushing them in to place so I picked up some of those stretchable glasses holders keeps them in place for me .  

MARK

[wharvey]

I'm 57 and been wearing glasses since the 7th grade. They don't bother me at all but then I've so use to them.  Always wear a hat so rain isn't a problem.

Only difficulty I could see would be if you need bifocals or trifocals, not likely with your first pair but possible. Also, if you have a bad astigmatism they prisms might well cause a lot of problem but that is also very unlikely since you've gone so long without them.

If you do need multi-focus lenses consider trying no lines. With these you get a gradual transition so there are no lines to create abrupt changes. Also eliminate the need for trifocals. That is what I did and love them.

FWIW, never thought of going with contacts. Partially due to my astigmatism but mostly because of the number of objects that have struck my glasses over the years. Stuff that would have gotten in my eyes if I hadn't been wearing glasses. Love the protection.

As mentioned above, get a set of prescription sunglasses. Clipons are a pain in the a@#!