Prescription Shooting Glasses

[tarheel]

I took my first lesson a couple weeks ago on shooting clays. Could not hit anything with both eyes open; lot better with one eye. I wear progressive lenses now. I was suggested that I get a pair of shooting glasses with just a regular lense instead of the progressive. What are your thoughts?

 

[dprice3844444]

the progressive is confusing the eye,single scrip would be better

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[Sauer Grapes]

I shoot with progressive lenses all the time. I use a pair with fairly large lenses. I could see a problem if I tried to use my other pair with smaller lenses.
My distance vision is still good enough I can shoot with just sunglasses though. If your distance vision isn't too bad, try str8 sunglasses. Targets with a wooded or dark background can be tough too.
My shooting glasses are also my work glasses which also tint when exposed to sunlight. Single script might be a good solution though.

You'll get it figured out, keep shooting!

 

[Tom Held]

peripheral vision

I had a lot of trouble with progressive lenses when shooting skeet at stations 2,3, 5, and 6. Had to overcompensate on the point of aim in order to pick up the bird due to the compromise in the progressive lenses on peripheral visision. I switched back to single vision lenses for shooting.

 

[oneounceload]

Talk to Tom at Texas Shooter's Optical - he sells Randolph Engineering glasses where you can get scrip inserts and still keep your colored lenses

 

[tarheel]

Mine are pretty small, that may be part of the problem also.

 

[bubba in ca]

I eventually got rid of the progressives and went back to trifocals. If you have an eyeglass technitians who will listen to you , you have many options to custom build your glasses, including different widths and heights for the bottom lens sections coupled with the above comments on just getting bigger lenses. These same things will work for progressives, it`s just harder to actually get it done.

Eventually, I had some polycarbonate bifocals made with large lenses, a light tint, and my distance prescription for the main field and my reading prescription for the bottom field. These I use for driving, shooting, and most outdoor activities. They are a good compromise for old eyes and I still have my trifocals for indoor use.