[Jack Monteith]

Hi, Gents:
I got trifocals last fall with the trifocal section focused to 4 feet or front sight plus 1 foot. They goofed when they measured me up and set the trifocal section too high. Actually this made them perfect for shooting, since I don't have to tilt my head back much to shoot. I had bifocals before and had to tilt my head way back to focus on the front sight. The focus was set for reading distance on them. The front sight was sharp, but the target was a blob. Either that or use the long focus. Then the target was sharp but I couldn't figure out which front sight to use. Both the front sight and target are slightly blurry with the trifocals, but I came up 10 points in the first club match after I got them.

The high trifocal section is inconvenient for driving because it's above the instrument panel and on to the road. I usually don't wear them outside anyway, preferring single long focus glasses. Bi and tri focals aren't made for running a combine, since the action is 8 feet past your toes.

Bye
Jack

 

[Jack Monteith]

Hi, Dave:
I've got a pair of Remington intense yellow clip-ons. They work if it's dull overcast or driving in white-out conditions (a frequent problem in Florida, I'm told ), but they aren't for sunny conditions. Perhaps a slight yellow tint would do in sunlight.

Most claybird shooters I know are retirees, and they shoot outdoors. Do a search for glasses here. There's threads on bifocals and colored lenses.
http://www.trapshooters.com/cgi-bin/threads.cfm

BTW, the trifocal section of my glasses isn't quite high enough for rifle shooting. Another thing is the centre of focus. It's usually in the mid lower section of the lens, which is not where you're looking when you're shooting a long gun. You can get shooting glasses with the centre of focus moved towards the upper left corner, which is where you're looking when you're shooting your rifle or shotgun.

Bye
Jack