Optic Calculation

Island Drive

Island Drive

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I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
 
Island Drive said:
I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
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Consult your local pool playing Optometrist. :)
 
At my next eye exam I plan on asking for three scripts. Distance, reading and 6 feet. Offen the problem is finding an Optician who understands your needs.

Finding a frame that goes over your eyebrows is one, then getting a eye centered with your head down and eyeballs looking up/out is another.

Where I live the stores all seem to have well built teenyboppers selling frames. If it's not straight ahead even measurement it's beyond their skill set.
 
Island Drive said:
I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
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I wear these for day-to-day use, but not for playing pool. The lenses can be adjusted to any focal length by simply moving the little knob on the nose bridge. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me about them. They come with a 30-day money back guarantee and I can get you a 10% discount should you decide to keep them.


http://superfocus.com/home_new
 
Jim Moore is an Optician ( the Guy Who Builds the Glasses ) Located in Fort Pierce Fl.

772-461-3890 With your perscription he can make you glasses. The frame he uses is upside down so all the lens is clear. No bar across the players line of vision, they are a little high but not google eyed. He can raise the centers so when looking through the upper portion of the lens it is still strong so the uppers are not fading out of your scrip. I recommend a little tint like the sharpshooters use. Amber is a very pale yellow and is said to increase the sharpness of objects.

Tell him Bill from Ultimate Billiards Recommended you to him. Anybody want my take on this call 772-464-7665 ask for Bill 7 days 11am to 7pm
 
HawaiianEye said:
I wear these for day-to-day use, but not for playing pool. The lenses can be adjusted to any focal length by simply moving the little knob on the nose bridge. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me about them. They come with a 30-day money back guarantee and I can get you a 10% discount should you decide to keep them.


http://superfocus.com/home_new
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What is Brian Hashimotos opinion on these glasses?
 
ULTIMATE-BILL said:
Jim Moore is an Optician ( the Guy Who Builds the Glasses ) Located in Fort Pierce Fl.

772-461-3890 With your perscription he can make you glasses. The frame he uses is upside down so all the lens is clear. No bar across the players line of vision, they are a little high but not google eyed. He can raise the centers so when looking through the upper portion of the lens it is still strong so the uppers are not fading out of your scrip. I recommend a little tint like the sharpshooters use. Amber is a very pale yellow and is said to increase the sharpness of objects.

Tell him Bill from Ultimate Billiards Recommended you to him. Anybody want my take on this call 772-464-7665 ask for Bill 7 days 11am to 7pm
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Easy for me to second the above post, I recently had a pair of these glasses made by Jim and am more than happy with them. Beyond offering clear vision from 3' to 10' they're quite comfortable.

bob
 
HawaiianEye said:
I wear these for day-to-day use, but not for playing pool. The lenses can be adjusted to any focal length by simply moving the little knob on the nose bridge. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me about them. They come with a 30-day money back guarantee and I can get you a 10% discount should you decide to keep them.


http://superfocus.com/home_new
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Why don't you use them for pool? Just curious.
 
JoeyA said:
Why don't you use them for pool? Just curious.
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I quit pool for a dozen years and I started wearing glasses after that and I just got back into playing again.

I tried wearing glasses when I started back and I could never get comfortable with the stance I had to use in order to be looking through the lenses instead of over them or having the top of the frame right in my line of sight.

When I got these new glasses, they would be PERFECT for SEEING because you can adjust for ANY focus frome close-up to infinitiy. The lenses are not very large in these glasses so I tend to look over them also, which negates the point of having glasses. I used contacts to shoot now.

For ANYONE who has adjusted their game to account for wearing glasses, these would be PERFECT. The clearness and focus of these glasses and my contacts don't even compare...the glasses beat them 10 to 1.

I wear these glasses daily for everything but playing pool. I've shown these glasses to a couple of cuemakers and they think they would be perfect for someone who wears glasses and constantly needs to see things of varying focusing distances...i.e., making adjustments on lathe settings, reading gauges, etc. and then flicking the little button and returning to normal focus.
 
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Island Drive said:
I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
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The missing part for me is astigmatism. It should give the best power option but that's it. They make hand held lenses about two inches around instead of binoculars. I just looked thru a couple today after my eye exam. Looked great but I also had my contact script changed as well. I do not play with glasses, rather play by brail! lol Its a little iffy on my left eye so he will adjust script for 1 more power if needed.

If someone wants to buy some Decot, mine are near perfect 50 bucks. I just can not play pool in a bubble, as in any type of glasses.

Rod
 
Island Drive said:
I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
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Actually -- though I'll guess we're not talking about the same thing -- the idea of using what you see "through the view finder" can be quite useful when it come to playing pool. You just have to be aware that your "binoculars" are seeing a lot more than just the CB, OB and table when you're shooting.

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
Actually -- though I'll guess we're not talking about the same thing -- the idea of using what you see "through the view finder" can be quite useful when it come to playing pool. You just have to be aware that your "binoculars" are seeing a lot more than just the CB, OB and table when you're shooting.

Lou Figueroa
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One's perspective may explain. When I stand up and look at the table, that distance I create between me and the play area sets' my focal point. Sitting in a chair lookin' at a flat screen and coming up with a number just doesn't seem as exact.
 
Island Drive said:
One's perspective may explain. When I stand up and look at the table, that distance I create between me and the play area sets' my focal point.
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Exactly. And, as you alter your position you alter your focal point AND your perspective AND the relationships of the objects in view.

Lou Figueroa
 
A few years back by some quirk of circumstances I qualified for the Nationals. It was time for new lenses at the same time so I got examined and bought new shooting lenses for my old frames as well as new frames. (the wife didn't like my frames. "out of style") Received them all about 2 days prior to the tournament. My first match I played absolutely terrible. Can't make a thin hit for the life of me. I chalked it up to nerves. Second game same thing. I'm not that nervous. Then I notice I can't really focus. There's 2 OB's!! Come to find out later the person that ordered the lenses transposed some numbers.

Of course this is the only reason I didn't win. Best excuse I've ever had.

I use progressive lenses in a large frame dialed in from 3' to 10. They seem to work just fine. Then again I didn't realize I needed glasses till I got tested the first time.
 
Island Drive said:
I tossed this also to onepkt.org....


With any procedure there’s always that question of choice. Since All optometrists have equipment to measure ones lenses, is it possible to use the binocular concept? Walk up to the pool table, stand at the point of view you most prefer then look thru your binoculars, adjust to what looks Perfect, then measure the lenses.
Am I missing’ Sometin Here ?:groucho:
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Yes:

Consider you shooting the longest shot on the biggest table (9-foot). The OB can be at most 10 feet from the CB, and you are no more than 18" (or so) behind the CB.

Now consider the shortest shot, where the CB OB and pocket are all close. You are still 18" from the CB and the rest of things are shorter than 1 more foot.

You you want a set of glasses designed for "just longer than reading" to 10 feet. If your eyes can 'accomodate' this much change in focus a single prescription set to 7 feet works well. Ifyou are like me (wiht older eyes) you will need bifocals, one set to 3.5 feet, the other set to 7.5-8 feet. The near lens allows near perfect visionfrom 18" through 5-ish feet, the upper lens provides near perfect vision from 4 feet through 10 feet. I have such a bi-focal prescription in my pool glasses. They are not long enough to drive nor short enough to read, but at the pool table, they work well.
 
lfigueroa said:
Exactly. And, as you alter your position you alter your focal point AND your perspective AND the relationships of the objects in view.

Lou Figueroa
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True, but we still have to make a decision, or the doc makes the decision for us with his prescribed methods as to our Exact Prescription, but never is the shooting perspective utilized in ''real time'' to confirm the prescription, in real time comparisons are uilized. Standing up and looking down at a well lit table is way different than being in a dark room looking at a movie screeen.
 
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