contacts lenses or glasses
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IF you can get contact lenses in your prescription...that is the way to go...If you have astigmatisms..you may not be able to get a lense that will fit your eye.
If you can...I would suggest the daily use lenses.....Put them in right before you go to the pool room...when you are done...take them out and throw them away.
I kept a couple in my case for back up.
If you can...I would suggest the daily use lenses.....Put them in right before you go to the pool room...when you are done...take them out and throw them away.
I kept a couple in my case for back up.
I just started wearing one contact about a month ago. So far it's been great. I can see 20/20 at a distance still, so i just needed a bump for closer up viewing. No dizziness, headaches or anything like people said would happen. Your depth perception will improve, also. I have the contact for the other eye if I want to use it.
I put a contact in my dominant eye (you can use either eye) and read with it. It is a soft contact and is a progressive lens. It enables me to see clearly close up and at shorter distances like 15-20 feet. My other eye takes care of the farther viewing naturally. It took my brain about a day or two to learn to do this and occasionally I have to remind it what to do. It's not hard to do and it's less invasive than putting in two contacts. I drove all night to a karate tournament this weekend and left it in for about a day and a half, no problem. I have had no concerns with full contact sparring so it stays put on your eye.
I can see the shots perfectly on the table. Even the long, thin cuts. I tried glasses for about two shots and gave up. Contacts are the way to go.
Best,
Mike
From my personal experience i cant shoot with glasses on. They get in the way. I have never had a problem shooting with my contacts in. The only thing i would say if you go with contacts, keep some eye drops in your case. Just in case you shoot somewhere that allows smoking or you are shooting for a lon period of time.
I recently found myself in a similar situation. I can't wear contacts anymore. I will not bore you with the details other than I have been battling severe corneal inflammation for 9 months. I have had to wear my glasses for shooting for the last month.
I find that it makes me concentrate more, don't try to do too much with the cueball, and taking what the table gives me. For example I ran a 4-pack in 9-ball without breaking a sweat and trusted my shotmaking abilities. Interestingly, it is like a light went on in my head and everything is making more sense. Maybe it is mental, maybe it isn't. To make a long story short it has been a severe adjustment, but I am starting to like it.
I hope things work out for you.
I find that it makes me concentrate more, don't try to do too much with the cueball, and taking what the table gives me. For example I ran a 4-pack in 9-ball without breaking a sweat and trusted my shotmaking abilities. Interestingly, it is like a light went on in my head and everything is making more sense. Maybe it is mental, maybe it isn't. To make a long story short it has been a severe adjustment, but I am starting to like it.
I hope things work out for you.
I had this problem too.....
I don't have terrible vision yet so it only improves my game about a half or a third of a ball. But I do wear glasses when I play most of the time now.
When I first got my glasses I couldn't get down on the ball without having to cock my neck back at an odd angle and I tried many different ways of pasting my glasses to my head so I could.
What I've eventually found is that I don't need to.
You can look at the angle while standing up and get the proper alignment and then with proper mechanics, get down on the shot and not have to worry much about "seeing" the shot. So you basically look over the rim of your glasses when down on the shot, but just trust you're lined up correctly and fire away. If your stroke is straight, you shouldn't have a problem. It's easier to see the angles correctly from standing position anyways.
Just trust your original alignment.
Jaden
I don't have terrible vision yet so it only improves my game about a half or a third of a ball. But I do wear glasses when I play most of the time now.
When I first got my glasses I couldn't get down on the ball without having to cock my neck back at an odd angle and I tried many different ways of pasting my glasses to my head so I could.
What I've eventually found is that I don't need to.
You can look at the angle while standing up and get the proper alignment and then with proper mechanics, get down on the shot and not have to worry much about "seeing" the shot. So you basically look over the rim of your glasses when down on the shot, but just trust you're lined up correctly and fire away. If your stroke is straight, you shouldn't have a problem. It's easier to see the angles correctly from standing position anyways.
Just trust your original alignment.
Jaden
I personally wear contacts for playing pool because glasses get in my line of sight too much. Outside of playing pool I wear my glasses. My eye doctor told me that this has actually helped my vision a little bit.
Basically I wear contacts 1-2 days a week since that is all I have time to play.
Basically I wear contacts 1-2 days a week since that is all I have time to play.
If you can wear contacts, it's an absolute no brainer.
I get the 2 week Accuevue type but never sleep in them. I wear them for @ 3 months before tossing 'em. They're something like $5 a pair.
I get the 2 week Accuevue type but never sleep in them. I wear them for @ 3 months before tossing 'em. They're something like $5 a pair.
I ordered a pair of the Kengi glasses from SelectSpecs.com. They are in England. Took 25 days to get them, and are pretty decent glasses for the money. Total cost for single vision was (I believe $126). That includes insurance and shipping. They are tall so when bent over, you don't see the tops. Just make sure your prescription is correct before ordering.
I'm a bit differant than what everyone else has said. I cant shoot when I can see clear with glasses or contacts. I learned to play with the fuzzyness and I cant shoot when I can see. I guess I'm wierd.
All depends on how bad your vision is to start with too I guess.
All depends on how bad your vision is to start with too I guess.
I need bifocals to see, so contacts are not an option. They make them but my eye doctor said I will not see as clear and crisp as glasses. I wear glasses and have no issues at all. My glasses don't have frames around the lenses. The temple and nose pieces are drilled into the lens. If I could, I would go with contacts.
Contacts don't distort, so they allow you to have a comfortable head position. If you play pool a lot with glasses, it will affect your form. Go with contacts for sure, disposables if you can get them to fit properly.
Allow for some adjustment period - not long. Best is vision correction surgery if that is an option. I had lasik 10 years ago and it's been a blessing.
Chris
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Just an observation.... 256 of the best in the world were at the US Open.... I only saw one player in glasses and he was a local who had won a qualifier at QMasters...... Get the contacts....
If you're not too self-conscious about wearing over-sized glasses just for playing pool, that might be a viable option for you. My pool glasses are "Ducks Unlimited DU124", 56-mm., that allows me to bend over and still see out of the top of the glasses. Costco sells these frames for $60.
If necessary, you can also ask the optician to raise the nose pads so that you can see out of the top of the frame when bending over the shot.
Regardless of whether you decide to wear contact lenses or glasses, if you're over 40 then presbyopia (difficulty seeing up close) becomes a complicating factor when filling the prescription. Your options here include monovision, progressives, or line bifocals, to remedy the problem.
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My eyes are old and decrepid but with mild astigmatism and lots of presbyopia. My wife, for my birthday, made me get a pair of trifocals. Yes, trifocals (goans of consternation).
So, I decided if I was going to get a set of trifocals made, I would have the center lens set so I could focus on the sights of my handguns (at natural shooting positions).....
It ends up the glasses are not very good at shooting guns--which I won't discus further. But they are just perfect for shooting pool! The reading prescription at the bottom allows me to see the cue stick, the shooting prescription in the middle allows me to see the cue tip and CB, and the distance prescription allows me to see the rest of the table--all in pretty good focus.
So, I decided if I was going to get a set of trifocals made, I would have the center lens set so I could focus on the sights of my handguns (at natural shooting positions).....
It ends up the glasses are not very good at shooting guns--which I won't discus further. But they are just perfect for shooting pool! The reading prescription at the bottom allows me to see the cue stick, the shooting prescription in the middle allows me to see the cue tip and CB, and the distance prescription allows me to see the rest of the table--all in pretty good focus.
+1 I agree I wear the daily contacts for pool and love them. Cant stand to shoot with glasses on. With the dailys I can't even tell that I have anything in my eyes unless they get dry, so I wouldnt put them in untill you need them, and on the positive side if you are only wearing them for pool then they are about a dollar a day.