I can't see! Glasses?

[KentuckyTJ]

Well I need advice on what you guys do. When I draw with my glasses on my string hits them. Not sure I can do contacts.

[wingnut]

Going to have to make adjustments to your anchor.  Welcome  to getting older.  LOL

Mike

[Jasper2]

Just went through the exact same issue....tried glasses and they didn't work for me. I'm too stubborn to change my shooting form so I went with contacts. Didn't think I could do it either but....so far so good. Still need reading glasses for up close work but at least I don't need them while shooting!

[David Mitchell]

Talk with your eye care professional.  Maybe they can make some suggestions as to how to deal with the vision issue without changing your shooting style.  I have worn glasses my entire adult life with no issues shooting my bow.  I do, however, shoot split finger and that means a lower anchor on my face.  Vision/shooting issues should always be discussed with your eye doc.  My son is one and likes to work with folks on issues concerning their physical activities.

[1/4 away]

Tom, sent you an email. Fred

[elkken]

I went through the same issues and found that some frames still allowed me to shoot without changing my style or anchor. The best ones for me where a pair with narrow, top to btm, frames. The worst were larger roundish lenses. I only need a single prescription lens and do not have to deal with looking through the top or btm part of the lens.

I anchor at the corner of my mouth ... good luck

[elkken]

Also I tried contacts and they were not for me. Heck of a time getting them in and keeping my hands clean enough for handling them when on a backpack hunt ...

[cacciatore]

Tom,5 years ago I was on your shoes,so I decided to go through a Lasik surgery,being glasses and contact not the best choice for an hard core backcountry elk Hunter. Well best thing I ever did,I barely use bino if not to double check,I use reading glasses though in low light conditions..When my buddy,member here, saw how well My eyesight improved he decided to do it himself.

[ESP]

As someone who has had glasses most of my life. I just had to adapt. LASIK only lasted six years then back to glasses.

[meathead]

I have wore glasses or contacts for 35+ years. My glasses have never interfered but I see how they could for different anchors. Don't rule out contacts before trying them. I didn't think I would be able to stand them but I don't have any issues with them other then cleaning. If you end up going with glasses get a small frame and single vision lenses for shooting and hunting.  Shooting with bi-focals sucks. LASIK may be the best answer if it will work for you.

[ron w]

Originally posted by wingnut:
Going to have to make adjustments to your anchor.  Welcome  to getting older.  LOL

Mike

Welcome to my world..........  

[kat]

I can't shoot with glasses on period. No way did I think I could handle contacts, but.....
Once you get used to getting them in and out; contacts kept me in the game.

[McDave]

Just to put your mind at ease, Kisik Lee, the coach of the US Olympic Archery Team, insists that his players wear dark glasses whenever they shoot.  I guess if the best in the world can get used to them, you can too!

One piece of advice: many types of lenses these days are out of focus unless you look through them in a certain direction.  Transition lenses change focus as you look up and down in order to see close up, and polycarbonate lenses only focus perfectly in the center in order to stay thin around the edges.  You need the old-fashioned lenses that focus perfectly when you look through them at any angle because that's the way you'll be looking when you aim.

[jabodnar]

I ended up with a pair of sunglasses frames that wrap very tightly to my face and prescription lenses.

Posted about it here. Pics in the link.
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Lenses are bigger than my normal glasses, I get a larger field of view, but no string contact bc of how tightly they fit to my face.

[nek4me]

I have been wearing glasses since 3 yrs old (60 years now) and shooting bows since about 10 so have never even thought about them getting in the way until I started seeing the occasional post on here so have a hard time picturing what the problem is, nevermind make suggestions to help.

[dnovo]

I shot with glasses from 4th grade until age 57. Never had any problem hitting frame regardless of frame size. No problem when I went to bifocals either. At age 57 I had cataract surgery and have never had better vision.
I always shot split with corner of the mouth anchor.

[David Mitchell]

Progressive lenses change correction as you look up and down. They are a variation on the older style bi-focal lenses. Transitions only darken in sunlight and act as sun glasses.

[Bowwild]

Like many I've worn glasses since 4th grade. Then as a freshman as I was entering college (1977) I switched to hard contact lenses.  

I've never had an issue shooting with either.  However, when I live in KS for 3.5 years I gave up the contacts because of windblown dust that seemed to never stop.  Only problem with glasses had nothing to do with shooting.  When it was cold and I wore masks, I would fog up my glasses...especially when breathing rate increased as a shot opportunity neared!

I did the Lasik think in 2007. My vision went from legally blind (without glasses) to better than 20/20 in just 3 days of healing.  Best thing I ever did for myself.  I'm a bit bummed these days though now that 11 years have passed since the Lasik I have to wear a bit of prescription if I want to see 20/20 out of both eyes.  I don't need them except when reading or on the computer though.

I think experimenting with different frame shapes and sizes are your best bet because your eyes may not need enough correction to go through Lazik.

[Tater]

Never wore glasses until my late 40's struggled with them for several years, fogging up in the cool mornings, pain in the rear in the rain, and I couldn't shoot with them on.
    My friend from Italy had Lasik and spent a few days at our house after his surgery, it was enough to convince me, greatest thing I did for my vision and helped my shooting.

[Rob DiStefano]

glasses are typically inevitable, roll with the punches and just figure out a way to get along with them and they'll do you right.

glasses are the only time i like that political word "progressive" - varilux progressive polycarbonate lenses with transition adaptive uv protection.  they work just fine for all my shooting sports.