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ok so what colour shooting glasses do you use on the clays and why tha


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Just like to get a feel what colour people use and why it helps them, over to you good folk.

Have a look at the Pilla website .... all the shades, and help they provide.

 

I'm looking to purchase some glasses , my question is you can get pair from £3-£4 upto £4-£500 are the cheap ones any good or just rubbish. Was gonna either get yellow pair as seems most popular or a 4 pack for bout £15.

As a massive generalisation, I see folks spending 10% of the value of their gun on their glasses .... depends on how much you believe quality kit will enhance your performance, and how much you what to invest.

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I'm looking to purchase some glasses , my question is you can get pair from £3-£4 upto £4-£500 are the cheap ones any good or just rubbish. Was gonna either get yellow pair as seems most popular or a 4 pack for bout £15.

 

I don't really see how a £500 pair of glasses is going to significantly improve my shooting. I have a set of Topgun glasses with interchangeable lenses that I believe retail for about £40. The yellow lenses highlight clays somewhat in poor light and the darker lenses block bright sunlight. I have another 3 lenses in different colours that I don't believe I've ever used.

 

As far as I'm concerned their most important function is to protect my eyes from clay fragments. Afterall, if I miss a clay I can always hit it next time. If I take a chunk of clay in the eye there may be no second chance.

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I am a self confessed Sunglasses tart.. when I was looking for shooting glasses I thought if I'm to spend a decent amount of money on some, I'd want to be able to use them in every day wear too. I bought a pair of Oakley Radarlock paths. Lenses are very easily changeable.

I use polarised dark lenses in Sunglasses mode and swap out for either Persimmon or Yellow depending on light conditions. Only problem I have is keeping wife away from the Oakley display stand in the clubhouse so she can't see what they cost

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Start off cheap and see what you like. If you spend a chunk of cash and you don't like them, you on to a looser straight away. Protect your eyes. One of the son in laws got hit by a small shard of a clay on the top of his head. Claret everywhere. Pulled chard out and stopped bleeding. When he got home in the bath he was washing his hair/head and another small shard came out. Claret everywhere again. So wear a hat/CA Of some kind.

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It's extremely personal as everyone has different perception of light. I use brown polarised lenses all the time, with a special purple lens for orange clays. I get benefit from the polarised lenses even in the field with thick fog at 3.30pm on a December afternoon. I like lots of blue in my white light though, and like florescent lights.

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Does anyone know of coloured glasses that are polarised? To me, it's essential, it's like the day and night when trying sunglasses. So far I've stayed clear of tinted safety/shooting glasses because I can't find any that are polarised.

If it is that desparate then get a pair of polarised clip ons from any optical shop such as specsavers and add them to a tinted pair for test purposes.

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Does anyone know of coloured glasses that are polarised? To me, it's essential, it's like the day and night when trying sunglasses. So far I've stayed clear of tinted safety/shooting glasses because I can't find any that are polarised.

 

Probably loads, especially if you want to opt for high end stuff like Pilla. But a quick Google found these.

 

http://www.rapideyewear.co.uk/en/shooting-sunglasses/172-ace-polarised-shooting-sunglasses.html

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loads on the bay. like these if you wear glasses. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unisex-Driving-Night-Vision-Clip-on-Flip-up-Eyewear-Polarized-Lens-Anti-UV-400-J-/142215898486?var=&hash=item211cba6576:m:mn0RfQ9rG-I8wk94_zt1EpQ

Or these if you dont. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Night-Vision-Goggles-Polarized-Sunglasses-Anti-Driving-Glasses-BYJV-/142230508068?var=&hash=item211d995224:m:mRoMW3X_D-src_gnzQOMlcw and if they are a load of junk you can bin them but I bet you wont tell much if any difference to glasses costing 50 times more

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