Shooting With GLASSES?! | Peepless, Verifiers, or Achor Change?

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[georgehahn]

I honestly can’t thank you enough for this video. As a new archer with glasses, I’ve struggled to sight in and get consistent groups. It never occurred to me to change my anchor point to the side of the nose but once I did it was night and day. Thank you!

[cwenger]

Been wearing glasses forever. The key is to practice a lot. The biggest issue I have is on sunny days, the lenses can shine and give away my location. Having a ground blind helps to eliminate that issue. Great video as always. Keep doing what you do and God bless you brother

[jamesforest]

I’m surprised no one has started a company creating prescription-peep sights to install on a bow. Would love to see it someday

[orrybettker]

My dad had the optical center of a pair of glasses moved to the inside edge of his dominant eye and it helped him a lot

[edmartin]

Wow great topic. I never knew there are so many issues in shooting with glasses. This made me realize that I have been very blessed. I have been bow hunting for 40+ years, using glasses for about 20 and have not really seen any of these issues. The only problem I really encountered was the glasses slipping out of position. Croakies makes a retainer called “endless arc” that allows me to really tighten them on my head, I cannot recommend them highly enough.

[ExperiencedNovice]

THANK YOU for this video. Never imagined this would be a problem when I decided to get into bow hunting. But when I went to get my bow adjusted, I discovered I had trouble lining up with the peep.

[endlesshorizons]

VERY important note... Anti reflective lenses are a must for Hunting... If not, reflective glare can be seen by a deer a mile away.

[robertdeis]

Thank you for the info on the nose button. I was considering that for a peep substitution to combat peep rotation.

[garyjones]

If you decide to get contacts or switch back and forth from glasses to contacts or bare eye, be aware your point of impact will be different. Mine was. About 12 clicks on my target sight as I remember. The curvature of the lens changes things. It’s not a lot, but enough to be aware of. Again, I noticed it during my 3D competitions

[roncoderre]

Thanks for covering this common problem.
My progressive lenses were problematic since focusing involves varied head tilts...(all of the issues you mentioned). I got a pair of regular bifocal glasses for shooting and the problems cleared up.

[ARcreates]

Thanks for the video. This year is my first time ever bow hunting and I was frustrated trying to find an anchor point like a lot of videos show. My glasses kept getting in the way but this video had some helpful tips.

[ValarAmstaffs]

Enjoyed this video. I tried shooting with glasses on earlier this year, and I couldn’t figure it out. I I’ll definitely be trying again!

[deanehuff]

I started in archery a couple of years before the compound bow was patented, so shooting with both eyes open is natural to me. The whole time I have had to wear glasses because I am severely near-sighted. With a compound bow I anchor with my face more square to the target preventing me from using my nose on the string as a reference point. Otherwise, the lens distortion doesn’t allow me to get a clear enough picture of the pins and target. I tried not using a peep, but accuracy goes to pieces past 20 yards. Adapting to changes in your body as you age is challenging. Not ready for a crossbow yet!

[JW-ujwe]

I lost the peep years ago, started using the Peep Eliminator bow sight and shoot with both eyes open. Increased sight picture and much more forgiving when your form is challenged when you twist or bend. I have astigmatism in both eyes and am 65yo. The rear rifle style sight works so well for me. Thanks for the great vids.

[mattg]

Thank you for the awesome information. I ran into the issue close to 6yr ago. I actually got so frustrated I put my bow away.

[nybbhUSA]

Randy Ulmer did a great video on this. I was able to use a 2x lense and a verifier lense and still be able to see close and farther away. It was recommended by Specialty archery to try this as I already was using a verifier to clear up my pin. I also added a nose button which helped me keep my anchor. It’s hell getting older.(63)

[charleswykoff]

I've had my glasses since before I started shooting bow so I learned to shoot with them. Ive never tried contacts when shooting because I have astigmatism in both eyes and the contacts make everything slightly fuzzy

[funkytruckermarkstre]

Interesting video. I shoot with glasses and I can still put the string on the end of my nose but my daughter uses a longer draw than she needs and anchors on the side of her nose with the peep up close to her glasses. It works really well for her.

[sarafayelawton]

I got contacts for bow hunting. When I got my eyes checked, I asked the doctor for a contact for my aiming eye for distance only (my glasses are bifocal) so I can sight better. My other eye has both. It works great!

[c.garris]

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