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Offline William Chase

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New glasses, and I still suck....
« on: September 04, 2006, 08:31:52 AM »
... but I'm getting better! :lol

I got a set of Bolle' Vigilante sun-/protective-glasses with a prescription insert, and the scrip from my opthalmologist for prime focus on my front sight. Due to "life stuff," I haven't had hardly any range time since I got them.

My club had a practice/fun match this weekend, and while I still suck, my performance was improving with each stage, both in terms of accuracy and penalties. I aced the final stage, with no penalties and a respectable time. (Of course, this stage was nicknamed "card game gone bad;" three cardboards set around a barrel, hands on barrel, draw and put 6 in one freehand, reload, 6 in another strong hand, reload, 6 in the remaining, weak hand. I could almost touch the targets with my SP-01, but hey!)

I think I like my new glasses!
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Offline Grendel

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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2006, 02:28:38 PM »
How much, and where from (the glasses)?
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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2006, 05:45:33 PM »
I does help when you can see what you're  shooting at.  I've noticed the same kind of results.
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Offline William Chase

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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2006, 08:00:06 AM »
Widge,

Sunglass Giant

I got a "set," that is frames, four sets of lenses (clear, medium dark tint (TNS Gun, they call it), vermilion, Eagle Vison2) and the Rx adapter, with a nice nylon/velcro case that holds all the lenses, a neck strap and cleaner for $122.

I got the lenswork done and installed for about $100 more.

I was going to take my time, but a picture from another website about a ricochet from a steel match that almost took out a guy's eye, even though he was standing 25' behind the shooter's line, got my attention! :eek

Bill
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Offline William Chase

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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2006, 08:02:40 AM »
Walt,

I was concerned on a couple of points, one that I might not be able to see the target well enough (bats see better than me unaided! :lol  ) and that I would'nt be able to manuver or I'd get eyestrain. (ok, three points!)

Everything went fine. I just wish I could get to a range more often!

Bill
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2006, 05:30:47 PM »
I don't know if it was you or someone else, but I argued emphatically with someone here, that its much more important to see the sight clearly than the target clearly.

Its conterintuitive, but its the truth.  My shooting improved dramatically when I had a set of regular glasses changed so that I had the right lens set to focus on the front sight.

I didn't come to that conclusion is a moment of brilliant insight.  I learned from an expert: one of the members at our range is an opthamalogist who works with sports types -- shooters among them.  He was pushing the idea, and several folks had him make glasses for them, with very good results.
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2006, 11:42:48 PM »
Disgusting...

When I was young and could see good there was no IPSC or IDPA but now that I'm old and either the target or the sights are fuzzy they have all kinds of neat shooting sports.

Plus... now that I'm retired I can go to the range anytime I want but I'm broke all the time! I keep waiting for the perfect IPSC pistol to fall from the sky with 100,000 rounds of ammo wrapped neatly with a red ribbon, but nooooooo...

Just disgusting!

Hey... it could happen!
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Offline William Chase

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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2006, 08:14:11 AM »
I hear you!

I keep telling my wife (aka, comptroller of the house accounts) that at least my mid-life crisis only involves guns, and not blondes and sports cars! :lol

(It doesn't get me much slack, though.)

Bill
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