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Tips & Hints of the Week # 5 – Shooting Glasses
Posted by Junior Shooters
By: Jon Michael McGrath II
To anyone in the shooting sports, your eyes are everything. If you can’t see it, you can’t hit it. I am asked many times throughout the year if glasses make a difference. The answer is, they absolutely do.
The first thing they do is to provide protection for your eyes. In anything you do, and I’m not just taking about the shooting sports, safety is the most important thing. Safety is a means to insure that you will continue to have fun and be confident in your ability.
40 years ago, shooting glasses were mostly yellow lenses. We know a lot more now than we did then. The color yellow will constrict your pupils and can slow down your ability to focus rapidly. Unless you are shooting at night or on a very dark day, yellow may not be your best choice.
Different shades of lenses will assist you in different conditions. It’s mostly common sense. With a bright sun, a darker lens will be more comfortable. Your objective is not to squint and keep your eyes relaxed. On a cloudy day a lighter shade of lens may allow you to see the target more clearly. Shooting glasses are available at your local sporting goods store with limited selection. I prefer glasses without a center bridge so there is no obstruction to my view of a moving target. I think it allows me to have a greater field of vision. I use Oakley Strike. The lenses are easy to change and they have a number of colors available. And they’re fun to wear anytime, not just at the range. Everyone is different. See what works for you.
Jon Michael Mcgrath is one our junior staff writers. He 16 years old from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He currently holds 14 Junior World Skeet Titles and Four US National Titles. He is the current 2008 United States National Champion – International Skeet, and as a result has earned a spot on the United States National Team.
Copyright & Published By: Junior Shooters & Junior Sports Magazines Inc. June 2009.
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