nabbers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Being getting headaches and it turns out my near distance and long distance vision is below par. The optician recommends varifocals so I don't have to keep swapping specs, but I forgot to mention shooting to her. Ordering some specs online, but before I do, comments please, do Varifocals work for shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 they work for me. you may find when you first start wearing them, you feel a bit giddy, the eyes soon get used to them. i do somtimes have problems taking a quick look through scope, but then it could be me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Be careful if your work is in way semi-skilled/skilled/manufacturing/manual/precision. Some cheaper vari focals have just a small area of coverage for close up vision and this can lead to distortion - there's nothing worse than a neat row of equally spaced screws/ nails/fasteners all having been but in at 45 degrees from perpendicular. This is usually because you moved your eyes and not your head and therefore have looked through the distorting edge of the vari bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I use vari focals as well and don't have a problem, as wymberley some of the cheaper lens have a narrow field of vison and can cause problems. They can take a few weeks to get used to them. For clay shooting I use the Top gun glasses that have the optical inserts which are around £30 and a local optician fitted the lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) i wear glasses by day and night but i put contact lenses in when i go shooting because i,m always paranoid about the glare off my glasses and the good thing is i,ve got eyesight like a hawk when my lenses are in,,,shame i cant hit more clays tho :lol: tried the olympic traps on tuesday and i only hit 2 out of 25,,,totally gutted ,,mind you we were only allowed one cart per target ,,just what my shooting buddy made us do,,back to the drawing board now,,good luck with your gigs matey :good: Edited March 3, 2012 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I'd get a pair of non vari focals for shooting. I use colt shooting glasses great field of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SittingBull Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Don't get varifocals online - too many variables which will limit your chance of success. Distance only specs will be better for shooting sports. Did you not fancy supporting your local optician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I use Boyle shooting glassses with just the long range Px insert for clays, keep my varifocals for everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabbers Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Thanks some good advice, think I'll atick to seperates for now, going to try some computer specs for work, I'm a joiner and most stuff is done at an arms length away. Did you not fancy supporting your local optician? I did until they quoted me £285 for the lenses and £140 for frames that I can get online for £46 :blink: They had my £35 for the eye test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SittingBull Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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