No. What you want is to have them adjust your correction for the range of about 2ft to 10 ft -- just enough to cover the length of a pool table. That's not the same as "distance" for me, of course I don't know about you. I had a little trouble getting through to my optomitrist about this, but once he did, my new glasses gave me a much clearer view of the table than I have had for years. The lenses also need to ride higher on your eyes, so you see clearly even when bending over the shot. I actually thought new glasses might help my game. oh well...berlowmj said:I have some oversized frames. If I put my distance lenses in those frames, would they be equivalent to the pool glasses advertised?
Check out Dennis Taylors. He was the first persone to start wearing these in Pro Snooker. He said that he would not have wo the World Championship without them. http://www.dennistaylor.co.uk/career.htmlberlowmj said:I have some oversized frames. If I put my distance lenses in those frames, would they be equivalent to the pool glasses advertised?
Depends on your prescription. How is your vision from ~3 feet to ~14 feet away? If you need correction, then you would do better getting new lenses that are designed to correct over that range.berlowmj said:I have some oversized frames. If I put my distance lenses in those frames, would they be equivalent to the pool glasses advertised?
av84fun said:Here is Dr. Harrison's website. He's a great guy who does LOTS of these glasses. They TOTALLY changed my pool life.
With normal glasses, you are A) looking through the top edge which is somewhat distorted and B) there is an area of peripheral vision that is not corrected at all because you are seeing over the top of the lens.
That creates a sort of dual vision where you are seeing corrected objects on the bottom but blurry objects over the top.
By, in effect, turning the lens blanks upside down, these lenses create what I call a "wall of vision" that is extremely beneficial.
They cost about $175.00 and I think you would be LUCKY to find a local man to duplicate them for much less...as Cigardave was fortunate enough to do.
Regards,
Jim
http://www.billiard-eyeglasses.com/
Flex said:Here's an idea for those who, like me, just want their lenses to ride higher on the bridge of their nose, thereby lifting the lens up higher, and thus better for pool.
These nose pads are available at Walgreens, and cost 1.99 for a package of 10.
http://www.walgreens.com/store/prod...rgl_502789&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku2997164#
For me, one one each side raises my glasses up just enough to see properly.
If I wanted to really raise my glasses higher, I could just add another or perhaps two of them.
After putting a set on my glasses, they are fine for pool.
Flex
robertno1pool said:Here are some pool glasses at Randy G's Pool School.
www.poolschool.info/poolglasses.htm
They do look promising.
ceebee said:I have made my own. They work great, I could NOT play as well without them.
The frames are modified (angled out at the bottom by some 20+ degrees) to allow me to look through the lens at a normal (90 degree) angle, that eliminates any distortion.
The nose pads are lowered by almost 1/2 inch & extended back.