Ok, Guys and girls.I need some opinions or observations actually.Ive been playing for a few years now and ive recently switched to contacts after wearing glasses for years.Its a whole new world.I never realized the balls were round.lol Seriously , for those that have made the switch.How long did it take you to get comfortable with the change? Did you have to change your stroke any? What about aiming? It seems to be a change for the positive so far.Just trying to get some input.Anybody didnt like the change and went back to glasses? Thanks
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I did. I wore glasses first and then went to contacts. The balls seemed a lot bigger with the contacts. I liked the contacts at first. I didn't have to make any changes in my game. It took me a couple of days to get used to them. Eventually, I went back to glasses because there were too many problems with the contacts:
1. My eyes would get dry after playing for a while.
2. I couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to focus on the ob because I'd have to blink all the time.
3. With all the chalk powder, I'd get dust in my eyes and then I'd have to take them out and rinse them.
After a while, I just got tired of all the hassle. Finally, I had the laser surgery and my game jumped up quite a bit. That was about 6 years or so ago and now I'm wearing glasses again. I'm thinking of giving the contact another try only because my eyes are no where near as bad as they used to be. And I'm hoping that wearing contacts with less refraction might be more comfortable.
1. My eyes would get dry after playing for a while.
2. I couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to focus on the ob because I'd have to blink all the time.
3. With all the chalk powder, I'd get dust in my eyes and then I'd have to take them out and rinse them.
After a while, I just got tired of all the hassle. Finally, I had the laser surgery and my game jumped up quite a bit. That was about 6 years or so ago and now I'm wearing glasses again. I'm thinking of giving the contact another try only because my eyes are no where near as bad as they used to be. And I'm hoping that wearing contacts with less refraction might be more comfortable.
Thanks Rick.I did notice that the balls seemed larger.I think i adjusted to that ok.Im in the beginning stages of making the change.so as i go along ill see what things i encounter.You had the laser surgery but you said you are wearing glasses again.Did the effects of the laser surgery wear off? Also what do you mean contacts with less refraction? Thanks for the help
I wear contacts and have very dry eyes. The solution is saline. NOT rewetting drops, as those can be harmful if used excessively, but saline is perfectly safe.
I've gotten quite nifty with the saline dropper; I can drip a drop in my eye while driving, while walking, without missing a beat.
Contacts are lightyears better than glasses, imo. Unless you shoot standing upright.
Roger
I've gotten quite nifty with the saline dropper; I can drip a drop in my eye while driving, while walking, without missing a beat.
Contacts are lightyears better than glasses, imo. Unless you shoot standing upright.
Roger
I too switched to contacts so that I could see a round ball as well as avoid the other problems I ran into wearing glasses. I think I see much better...as far as drying eyes I would suggest a day/night lense, they are thinner and don't seem to cause the dry eye. Good luck
Tony said:
Yes, the effects of the surgery did wane a little. However, my eyes were really bad before I had the surgery. My glasses were getting pretty thick. The surgery not only corrected my vision but also reshaped my eyes a little. Before the surgery, I had to wear special contact lenses, torrick lenses, to fit the shape of my eyes. These lenses didn't fit that well and caused me a lot of discomfort after wearing them for extended periods of time. I'm hoping that contacts will fit me better now. My vision was fine for 5 years following the surgery. I've been wearing glasses now for about a year and a half now or so. I could still play pool without glasses but I just don't see the edges as clearly as I'd like. The last time I took my driver's test, about a year and a half ago, I passed the test without glasses or contact but just barely.
Refraction refers to the amount of correction you need to get to 20/20, or as close to that as you can get.
I like wearing contacts to play Pool in... BUT the smoke is a killer for me. I suppose if I tried to force my eyes to get used to that environment, it would help my situation. My Opthalmologist sufggested taking two extra pairs of contacts & that worked very well. I am doing lots of tedious engineering work on my Pool Training Device... so I can't wear glasses on contacts when drawing on a computer... BUT that project will be over soon.
In the interim, I made myself a very nice pair of shooting glasses, had the lenses coated for ANTI-GLARE, tilted them up 15 degrees & my game shot up. I can play all afternoon at home & all nite now.... By the way, I'm 61 years old.
My vision is 425/20 in both eyes for infinity. My Pool shooting prescription is a bit less than my infinity prescription, because I'm fitted for perfect vision at 10 feet.
NOTE: remember this important info. There is only a nickel size area in the lens to peer thru, before refraction causes you to see something that really isn't there. You have to face the shot head on.
By tilting the lenses out, that gave me a perpendicular view of the balls... no more oval balls in my view!
Hope this helps.... email me if you'd like to see my modified glasses.... cb
In the interim, I made myself a very nice pair of shooting glasses, had the lenses coated for ANTI-GLARE, tilted them up 15 degrees & my game shot up. I can play all afternoon at home & all nite now.... By the way, I'm 61 years old.
My vision is 425/20 in both eyes for infinity. My Pool shooting prescription is a bit less than my infinity prescription, because I'm fitted for perfect vision at 10 feet.
NOTE: remember this important info. There is only a nickel size area in the lens to peer thru, before refraction causes you to see something that really isn't there. You have to face the shot head on.
By tilting the lenses out, that gave me a perpendicular view of the balls... no more oval balls in my view!
Hope this helps.... email me if you'd like to see my modified glasses.... cb
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Great info! I've been shooting with glasses for over 25 years now, and have tried every thing I can think of; big frames, small frames, glare reducing lenses, and everything else under the sun. I've never been able to hit on a combination that works for all the different lighting conditions and cloth colors I run into when I travel. A thin cut on the 6-ball or the 8-ball when it's next to the rail on dark cloth is the worst.
I've been seriously concidering laser surgery. Seems like everyone I talk to that's had the procedure done, raves about it.
I've been seriously concidering laser surgery. Seems like everyone I talk to that's had the procedure done, raves about it.
You know i never really thought about getting a different prescription just for playing.Im using my normal everyday prescription to play in.right now it seems ok, im going to work with it some more before i see about going to the doc and getting something just for pool.