Shooting with glasses...tips or tricks?

[Dave Bowers]

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?

[TexMex]

Welcome to trad and the gang.
I use glasses, I cant my bow when shooting, have no problems.

[Dave Bowers]

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

[john1271]

yep cant your bow i anchor in corner of mouth with fletching touching my nose.works for me

[BodarkOkie]

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!    

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...    

[NDTerminator]

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...

[fyrfyter43]

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.

[McDave]

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.

[GroundHunter]

BowdakOakie, I shot with a cigar last week.

Won't do that again.

Cigar cost ten dollars!

[Blue Moose]

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

[SHOOTO8S]

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.

[Blue Moose]

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

[StickBowManMI]

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.

[Dave Bowers]

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:

[kurtbel5]

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

[Ian johnson]

get contacts thats what I did

[Richard in OK]

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

[Junction hunter]

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.

[larry]

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.

[Dave Bowers]

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.