Upon reflecting on my recent buck encounter, I think my glasses may have played a part in my miss hit... I have never wore glasses hunting until this year and I recall seeing the sides of the frames and the center of the glasses as I shot at that buck last night... Heading out to throw a few arrows at the target to see if the encumber me.... how about you? Do you wear glasses when you hunt and if so, have you noticed anything with that?
When I used to wear glasses while hunting or shooting they never affected my accuracy. However they would fog up if I wore a facemask with is 90% of the reason I ended up switching to contacts. Todd wears his awesome "sport goggles" while hunting because of the problem you encountered with seeing the side of the frame while shooting. The googles are larger and offer a better field of view when looking out the side of your eye. Not saying the glasses didn't play a part in your mishap, but in my experience we typically grasp for any reason we can find to rationalize why we didn't execute properly. In my experience it usually boils down to us just simply not doing something right at the moment of truth. Trouble is you're so jacked up at that moment you can barely remember what happened so it's hard to pinpoint what it was. I say give it a whirl with the glasses on today, but you may find out that wasn't the problem after all.
I always wore my glasses with no problems other than the fogging Justin mentioned on cold days. I just switched to contacts not because of hunting but because my wife likes me better without glasses. When I did wear glasses hunting I always bought frames that were a bit wider than normal just to make sure. Never had an issue.
I could never hunt with glasses. There was always something about the postition that my head was in at full draw that put the edge of my lenses right in line with the peep. It just wouldn't work, so I never shot with glasses - always contact lenses. Like I told you, I had a better chance hitting the target with no lenses at all than I did with glasses on. It's a non-issue these days, though, since I had LASIK surgery last year. It's freakin' awesome!
I'm blessed enough to not need them yet. However, I've drawn back with my sunglasses on while practicing a few times and it simply does not work for me. I can't explain exactly what it is but it throws everything out of whack. If/when I ever need glasses I'll be in trouble. My dad shoots just fine with his glasses on though. Maybe it's just a matter of getting used to them. Sorry to hear about your buck man. Best of luck with the redemption shot. -D
I do all the time and don't notice much of a problem. I'd say it all depends on how your head is positioned at full draw. Like already mentioned I don't wear a facemask because of the fogging issue, so I use face paint. I do wear contacts every once in a while but me personally I feel more confident with out them. Guess its because I do wear contacts that much.
I don't wear my glasses often, mostly because it makes me look like Drew Carey . I wear my contacts when I hunt but do shoot some in the summer with my glasses on. Never had a problem with them while shooting.
Well, I just went out and shot with glasses on and off ... I suppose if I would have practiced with my glasses on I would never have worn them hunting, or at least when the shot came ... they definitely make me change my head so the peep and pins wont be obstructed ... At the target I was able to hit within an inch of my spot with glasses on, tho it took some head maneuvering...without glasses ...bullseye.. Like Justin said, I am probably looking for any reason it happened ....actually, I know I am ...I should have never went into the field trying to shoot at an animal with anything being different that I practiced with ....
Yup & yup. The way I anchor put my glasses frame right in the way. I always hunt with my contacts so I have no issues.
One issue I have is I tend to rub my eyes a lot and with contacts I've actaully rubbed them out of my eyes or into my eye lid. That can be bad when up in a tree without a mirror to find them in the corner of your eye.
I wear my glasses but, when anchored the peep and sight are lined up between the ridge of my nose and the frame. I tried contacts a couple years ago, but didn't care for them.
Calling my optometrist at 10am when they open to see how fast I can get contacts ...I hear that is a whole different exam?
Yes, it's a different exam b/c they need to get proper measurements of your eyes so they fit correct. If you're anything like me and have problems touching your eyes be prepared for quite the adventure. Took me a while to get the hang of it but now I wonder why I didn't do it sooner. As for the rubbing your eyes thing - took me 2 or 3 times of rubbing them out of my eyes or back up under my eyelid before I finally learned. Now I just wait until I take them out at night and I rub the hell out of my eyes. It feels great! :D
It's been a couple years since the state of MD required me to wear corrective lenses to operate a motor vehicle but I believe there was a separate test. They need to fit the contacts to your eye. After I was told that I needed glasses to drive, I figured it might help me in the woods as well. It did, but the glasses got in my way and fogged up from my face mask. I quickly got fitted for contact lenses and haven't looked back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk www.skyangler.com
Yeah but I am a du mass. I forget and don't realize it till it’s too late. The touching your eye thing is not a big deal after about 3 days.
Don't they make some stuff to put on your glasses so they won't fog up? I'm supposed to wear glasses while driving. I tried contacts but they drove me NUTS.
They make anti fog spray but when you put a facemask on your hot breath tends to get redirected right onto the lenses which of course causes condensation on cold mornings. No anti fog spray is going to fix that.
Well that's to bad. Someone should invent some and make a fortune! I guess a guy could just use face paint.?. However I like the mask over the paint.
