Eyeglass sweet spot, anchor?

[howl]

In my case contacts are the hard ones that make me hate life. They have to be worn every day so the eye builds up to tolerate them. Pollen is torture. I'd rather deal with poorer vision than deal with that. 

When I go to an eye doctor he consults with his co-workers and often they come to look and be amazed.

Anchoring under chin worked great at one distance. Changing distance opened groups vertically more than I want to fight. Would be fine for deer hunting I guess, but boring for targets.

[McDave]

Maybe I missed it... what about contacts?

I shot with contacts for years before I got cataract surgery.  Contacts are definitely the best solution for sharp vision when glancing sideways and avoiding problems with the frames of eyeglasses contacting the bowstring.  The problem with contacts is irritating the eyes with dust, smoke, etc.  This is definitely an issue with all day tournaments where it is difficult to take them out and clean them, and even more of a problem on multi-day hunts where hands get dirty and stay dirty.

If you already have cataracts, but they aren't bad enough yet to require surgery, my advice is to go ahead and get the cataract surgery ASAP.  It is probably the most successful surgery in the world, and the great majority of people who get it end up seeing better than they ever have in their lives.  If you think you might need cataract surgery, don't get LASIK, because cataract surgery will correct your vision better than LASIK.  OTOH, if you don't need cataract surgery at all, it would be hard to advise you to get it, because any surgery carries some risk, which is why they will only do one eye at a time.

[hawkeye n pa]

I shoot with progressive lenses and have for the last twenty some years with no issues.  They are actually trifocals now.   Got the anti glare on my recent pair and really like that for inside shooting.  I did aerial work and getting used to looking down was the difficult part for me.

[Lefty38-55]

I can 'finally' see! At least whilst in my archery or shooting (rifles) stance!

I too wear progressives for all-around daily wear, but my vision may be worse that others here who had success with progressive lenses. I took an old pair of frames to the eye doc, who also shoots, and we removed the progressives, the Transition darkening feature and also moved the optical center of my master eye over 1/4", so when in my stance ... I can see.

They came in last week and now I can see the bullseye or target clearly! Yes, yes, yes .... !

[the rifleman]

Had cataract surgery and the results were amazing--- i see 20/20 w my left eye.  Thank God everyday for my vision.  My right eye has always been very weak.  I went to optometrist to have a pair of safety glasses ground w bifocals.  They made me progressive lenses and my vision is now 20/15 in my left eye.  I could shoot without glasses, but with only one good eye, i want the protection that eyewear affords.  Nocks break, strings break, arrows break and bows break.  I know im being paranoid, i mean what could happen in a sport where a bunch of old men are stumbling around the woods with pointy sticks...  A nice thing happened when i began shooting w progressives--- i found i needed to tilt my chin toward my chest to get the long distance spot in the lense.  A happy byproduct of that was tighter gaps.  Guess its just how you look at things.