Prone shooting wearing glasses

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#1 Post by **phaedra1106** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:20 pm

The usual wrap-around are not what I'm looking for as they suffer the same problem I have now, when lying prone and looking up through the scope the top frame of my glasses keeps getting in the way.

I know the old Dennis Taylor snooker glasses are probably what I need but my opticians want a small fortune as they are not "off the shelf" type frames.

Does anyone switch to contact lenses for prone shooting?, do they work OK?

Anyone used these, http://snookerspex.com/

#2 Post by **Duey** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:42 pm

I sent my prescription to JH Steward at Bisley and had the Zeiss shooting glasses with a reactive tint
Cost about £180 I think and they work great for me all done by email and post
I tried the contact lense route but couldn't get the right fit due to shape of my eye

Duey

#3 Post by **Duey** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:44 pm

Also the shooting glasses have safety lenses so added bonus may be worth checking on the snooker ones as they may well be just normal lenses

#4 Post by **Triffid** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:46 pm

I shoot with contact lenses . . .

My eyesight has always been bad, but for the last five years I have to go for varifocal lenses. I one tried shooting in varifocal glasses, but that was not a success! However varifocal contact lenses work fine for me.

Triffid

Watcher · #5 Post by **Watcher** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:29 pm

http://www.hingopticians.co.uk/shooting-lenses/

I use this guy to provide lenses for my shooting glasses. Very good service.

#6 Post by **IainWR** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:29 pm

I believe Calvert and East both shoot TR with contacts. So it can obviously be done!

#7 Post by **dromia** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:41 pm

IainWR wrote:I believe Calvert and East!

Is that a firm of opticians?

#8 Post by **Racalman** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:47 pm

phaedra1106 wrote:Does anyone switch to contact lenses for prone shooting?, do they work OK?

Yes, and yes.

I have worn rigid contact lenses for over 40 years and currently use multifocals. These have three concentric areas which focus at distance, near and reading and your brain puts it all together. You do lose some contrast but I can see everything from my wristwatch to a Fig. 11 at 1,000 yards very clearly.

Rigid lenses are better for your eyes than soft ones because they allow more oxygen to get to your eye, and they give you a more precise optical performance. A pair of multifocals will cost about £250 but with care they will last for five years if your eyes don't change.

Glasses are a waste of time because they add distortion and you can't see when it rains.

#9 Post by **phaedra1106** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:40 pm

Thanks for the input, I'll arrange an appointment and have a chat with the optician :)

#10 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:33 pm

Laser surgery for me.

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