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Originally Posted by pokeefe45@aol.com
Fascinating topic-great heads up about the amber, non-polarized lenses being better at vision distance-I struggle with seeing my drives as well these days-I lost site of 2 drives yesterday that ended up in the middle of the fairway (where I wouldn't usually look). Anyone have any recommendations for best golf sunglasses to wear for every shot? I've read about Oakley Prizm's-but not sure I want to spend a couple of hundred dollars without really knowing if I'll like them-I do NOT wear sunglasses now while golfing, as I always feared it would effect my depth perception and the Ray-Ban's I have are dark smoke and prescription. Ideas for more budget friendly options?
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Never pulled out sunglasses in recent decades unless the sun was low in the sky whilst driving the minivan, though still tended to try to make do with the visor. No idea whether they affect my depth perception. But, this cheapo golf range-finder I ordered is absolute *magic*! Totally new since I gave the game up. Fun, too. :-) Don't need no stinkin depth perception. And, the flip-up aspect handles things around the green.
I tried to stick to the physics in researching this issue. Kinda helps one to be a bit more immune to brand name marketing hype. Just ordered a second pair of those "tall" (47mm), amber, clip-on, flip up, non-polarized sunglasses. About 12 bucks. Goofy looking as hell. Go perfectly with my now 70 year old countenance.
I guess the non-polarization aspect is of kinda questionable value. When I got the first pair, I ordered both an amber and a "dark". Testing at the range suggested the amber was a bit better - for me.
As to advice for distances beyond a hundred yards or so, I've got nothing. Heck, I seem to see everything *else* satisfactorily at *any* distance - it's just that dern golf ball in a bright sky! It was *shocking* when I first visited a driving range back in March when first pondering a move here.
Still only see "some" of the shots. No problem seeing the low, thin ones, whether pulled or pushed. :-) When the 8 iron I hit to 4 feet today flew there without my seeing it, I was reminded of what I used to love most about the game - watching the flight of an iron shot that I *finally* hit just the way I had intended. All I got with this one was the wifey cackling about it possibly going into the hole. At least I got to repair the nearby ball mark. :-)