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    Shooting [form] with glasses..?

    Guys -

    As is my way, I'm going to make this post longer/more verbose than it should be. Apologies ahead of time.

    I've always had pretty good vision despite my entire family having crap eyesight. I had 20/20 up through flight school and only got demoted to 20/25 in my late 20's. Now, in my 30's, things are getting a liiiiittle blurry at a distance, and one eye is clearly stronger than the other. Probably a product of staring at a screen all day and not getting rest in the last two years because my little demons (er, darling daughters) are learning how to sleep through the night.

    In the last couple of weeks my left eye has become blurry and extremely sensitive to light. It waters in ambient daylight or if I look up at a fluorescent light at the office. I have an eye doc appointment tomorrow morning and I'm pretty sure (at least I hope) I'm going to be told two things; one, I have a scratch on my cornea and two, I probably need glasses or contacts.

    Now, I say all that to say this - in trying to figure out my shooting form and dial in my accuracy, I figure I probably need to be throwing on my spectacles. But, I have small, wire framed glasses that are 'low profile.' Not the BCG's that the military gives you. And, I realize when I put my glasses on, draw, and look through my peep I'm actually looking OVER the rim of my glasses. I figure that can't be right, yeah? I mean, it seems like I'm probably tucking my chin too much or there's a form issue - does that sound right?

    -LaS

    #2
    Bowhunting is the reason I ditched glasses for contacts. I never could get used to shooting with them on and I'm entirely too active for glasses.

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      #3
      I used to anchor to the tip of my nose, as most do. When I recently started wearing glasses, I had to adjust. I now anchor around my cheekbone so that I am looking straight through my glasses rather than through the side or over the frame. This has also allowed me to shoot with both eyes open. Took some getting used to but it's doable.

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        #4
        I wear glasses and just practiced, practiced and practiced...My form may not be perfect for someone else, but it is perfect for me.

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          #5
          You will need to square your head more to the target so you are looking through the middle of the lenses. Many shooters who don't wear glasses hold their head more to the right and just shift their eyes left to look through the peep. If you do that with glasses you are looking through the edge of the lens which distorts the view.

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            #6
            Get you the peep with a corrective lens.

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              #7
              Originally posted by denimdeerslayer View Post
              Get you the peep with a corrective lens.
              This^^

              I almost quit bowhunting for this reason. Tried & could not wear contacts. Could not get comfortable with any new anchor points that let me see through my glasses. My line of sight is actually between my nose & under the middle bar of my wire frames. Many years ago I tried the Bulleseye Peep with Verifyer lense from Specialty Archery. I have upgraded power on lenses several times through the years & have had no problems.

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                #8
                I bought a pair of glasses just for shooting. It doesn't matter what they look like, they're just for shooting. Get a pair with the narrowest bridge you can find and large lenses. Also, have them grind the focal point (center) of the prescription towards the bridge side of the lens (the inside edge). This allows for a more natural position of the your head. You don't have to square up as much. Mine are for distance only, so no bifocals. I also use a verifier to clear up my pins.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Goldeneagle View Post
                  I bought a pair of glasses just for shooting. It doesn't matter what they look like, they're just for shooting. Get a pair with the narrowest bridge you can find and large lenses. Also, have them grind the focal point (center) of the prescription towards the bridge side of the lens (the inside edge). This allows for a more natural position of the your head. You don't have to square up as much. Mine are for distance only, so no bifocals. I also use a verifier to clear up my pins.
                  his shooting glasses are the pair in his avitar picture

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by recar View Post
                    his shooting glasses are the pair in his avitar picture
                    Hey they work!

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