Shooting with eyeglasses...

[VictoryHunter]

Anyone here shoot or hunt with their glasses on? I'm just wondering if there have been any problems with them getting in the way? I wear glasses but after a car accident a year and half ago I was left without. I have been way too lazy to go get another pair but now my vision has gotten slightly worse and it's affecting my shooting. When I did wear them before I would just take them off for practice or hunting so to this day I have never taken a shot while wearing them.

~Tristan

[Over&Under]

I shoot with glasses and have no problems...

When I shot a compound, I had to tilt my head forward to see out the peep and ended up looking over my glasses...very irritating...but with traditional gear I look right thru them.  

You oughta peruse it and try to make it work...shooting without my specs makes a huge difference and my vision ain't that bad to begin with.

[legends1]

I cant shoot with my glasses. I got contacts and have no problems.

[halfseminole]

I shoot with mine, the eyepatch is worse to shoot with.  Had to get used to the fact I only have one functional eye, but I'm starting to group again.  I was right eye dominant.  Now I have a working left one, and a right eye that lies like a dog.  The eyepatch brought me back to actually hitting stuff.

[JB]

Choose your glasses with shooting in mind..you kind of tilt you head and look through your lenses at an angle. So choose lenses that don't obstruct you vision. Kind of the larger the lense the better the sweet spot in them. Talk with who ever is fitting you about what you want. Jim

[longbowman]

The only problem I have shooting with them is in very warm weather when they fog up.  Other than that I never know they are on.

[Mudd]

I am getting my 1st pair soon.

I look forward to seeing better but have some angst about what will happen with my shooting.

God bless,Mudd

[paoliguy]

I shoot with my glasses on and have no problems. I got the ones with the auto tint and that seems to help reduce glare. Also like JB said, a little larger frame really helps me too.
I can't wear a face mask though, they fog right up and I'm constanly choosing between breathing and seeing!

[James Stiefel]

My husband wore glasses and preferred the rimless frames whenever he was shooting his bow. The lenses were ground to have optimal focus between 26" and 32".

Rachel

[VictoryHunter]

Awesome! Thanks guys. You even answered some questions I didn't know I had. I have given some thought to contacts but I just can't stand the thought of putting them in and know that when push comes to shove I won't bother wearing them, especially at four a.m. when I'm trying to get ready to hit the woods. My vision isn't terrible but I have an astigmatism so at 10+ yards one eye can focus and the other cant't. It makes it rather difficult to "pick a spot". So, face masks are out of the question, even with the anti-fog lens coating? Thanks again everyone. I'm off to the optometrist after work!

[TOEJAMMER]

Been shooting with glasses for over 65 years without any problems.

[Kris]

Wear your glasses for sure   :eek:    Sharp vision is everything.  I wear glasses when I don't feel like putting my contacts in, but when the weather gets cold, I always wear contacts to avoid foggy lenses.

Go to Lens Crafters or other, have your eyes checked and order some before season!

Good luck!

Kris

[RAU]

I wear them too and I have no problems.

[petalumapete]

I've worn glasses all my life. Eyes got old and I then needed progressive lenses. Those things will mess ya up. It changes depth perception. I ended up picking up my fat bottom off the ground more times than I want to admit.

I recently switched to contacts. Much better! And the best part is they don't fog or need whipping in the rain

[jerry womble]

I wear the Aviator style lenses with no frame on the bottom. After shooting for an hour or so I found that by opening up my stance some it worked great. If you're right handed move your left foot about 6 to 8 " to the left and this will open your stance to give you a better view of your target. Works for me.

[Igor]

I shoot with glasses or contacts with no issues or adjustments....


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Glenn

[Ric O'Shay]

I've worn glasses since I was in the 4th grade. Now, I have to wear bifocals. I've had to make a few adjustments here and there, but whether shooting 3-D or hunting, I have no issues with them. This past year, my darling bride of 33 years insisted that I become a little more "stylish" in eyeglass frame selection. So, I got some that have holes drilled through the lens and the bridge and eyepiece are mounted with screws through these holes in the lens. BIG MISTAKE. The screw in the right lens lines up perfectly with the eye when I'm trying to shoot. I can't pick a spot on the target because the spot is covered with the screw that holds the bridge in place.

Point is, be careful of your frame selection and try them on and tilt your head to pretend you are shooting. If anything interferes with your vision, don't get them.

[Danny Rowan]

I have worn glasses my whole life, never a problem shooting or hunting.

[Goshawkin]

I've had glasses since I was a kid and HATE them. I think I'm going to get Lasik or PRK soon to be rid of them once and for all. I shoot with little bit shorter draw,so I can get my eye right over my arrow without hitting my glasses.

[Bladepeek]

I take my glasses off when I go to bed and put them back on when I wake up in the morning.

It would never occur to me to shoot without them and I have never had a problem shooting with them. My tinted shooting glasses for shotgunning are bifocals and drive me crazy if I try to walk down stairs, but work fine for driving or shooting gun or bow. My regular glasses are smooth transition bi-focals and cause me no trouble at all shooting a bow or gun or walking down stairs.

Since you've not been wearing glasses you will probably experience an adjustment phase of a week or so but, for me, being able to see something makes it a whole lot easier to hit it