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Here's my dilemma. I can only see the pins on my bow sight if I'm wearing my reading glasses. When I wear the glasses I can't see the target (out of focus). Without my glasses, I can see the target fine, but not the bow sight. Any suggestions on how to see both so I can make a confident shot??
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I have heard other people who wear reading glasses say that they got one of those red-dot sights on their bow and they can see both the target and the sight a lot better. You can check out a few from Cabelas here. (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/subcategory/subcategory.jsp?...)
Maybe you could get some mid-range glasses. Or, try getting a lighted bow sight. You might not be able to see your pin clearly, but I think you would still be able to see a point of light from the sight.
Do you have an old pair of glasses that you can take a lense out of? One eye to sight with and one eye on the target. Works for my dad with his cross bow.
If you can wear those tiny narrow reading glasses, you can see over them when they ride a little lower on your nose. You won't see everything at the exact same time, but close enough if you glance up and down quickly. It may be inexpensive to give it a try if you can get those cheap magnifying glass type reading glasses sold in the supermarket. Hope this helps.
Another option is to shorten your range and practice instinctive shooting. If you can hit an 8in paper plate consistently at 20 yards then you should be pretty good to hunt deer.
You can buy fiber optic sights of a larger diameter which would be easier to see.
You can buy a sight that extends past your bow hand. Much like target shooters use.
I'm not sure what your set up is but if you get rid of your peep and shoot with both eyes wide open it will help you immeasurably.
You can try instictive shooting. It takes some getting use to. I wouldn't switch to instictive shooting until after this season is over. It will take months shooting everyday to get hunter ready.
Try some no line bifocals, you'll see both far and near clearly.
try your local bow shop ask about a clearfire lens pep it works for me alot of 3d shooters use them with magnifier lens made on thier sights so i thought i would try it with my glasses and it worked for me
Cgull is the only one you should be listening to here. It's time for bifocals - even if the long range part of the lenses is just clear glass. Go to your optometrist and tell him/her your problem. But before you go, put the bow in position and have someone measure the distance between your eye and the pins. I'm sure the optometrist can fit you up with something that will work. Actually, I'm thinking that the lined bifocal will work better if eye doctor gets the reading lens set for that distance. This would require minimal motion of your eye to jump from the pins to the target immediately above whereas the no-line bifocals could require more "searching" for the right magnification. It will take you a while to get used to walking in the brush with bifocals though so get used to them before you go out hunting. Another option is to have the old-age thickened lenses in your eyes replaced. Actually, this is not as drastic as it sounds. Literally an outpatient treatment and virtually painless. But it is pretty dang expensive! There are a number of options. Get some real professional advice on this one.
I have the same problem. Are you using a peep sight? Just like on a rifle it should bring the sights in a bit clearer, enough to make the shot.
As important as a good sight picture may be, I would not consider surgery!
I had to have the lens replaced in my left eye as a result of several surgeries and treatments for retina detachments. Lens replacement is hardly surgery in the usual context. The eye surgeon opens a small hole in a corner of the cornea, inserts a tiny orthoscopic machine that injects a fluid to break down the original lens. This is cleaned up with a laser and sucked out through the hole with a tiny vacum. A folded synthetic lens is then slid through the hole into old lens cavity. Another fluid is injected that expands and unfolds the new lens. It's adjusted into place, and that's it. Wear an eyepatch for a day or two and eye drops for a while to ensure no infection. Then you're good as new. People with cataracts have this done every day. It's the only effective treatment these days. Odds are, 99explorer, you will have it done someday. I have never known anyone who had serious complications. In a few cases the cataract comes back but the doctors just repeat the same procedure again. It is a totally painless treatment (as opposed to the laser retina treatments - those felt like a cattle prod going off inside my skull!).
Thank you, Ontario Honker, for a very concise, vivid description of the procedure. I am sure you know what you are talking about. But Andy's distance vision seems to be perfect because he's telling us he sees the target fine without his glasses. I like your idea of the plain-top bifocals however, and for that you get another thumbs up!
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Another option is to shorten your range and practice instinctive shooting. If you can hit an 8in paper plate consistently at 20 yards then you should be pretty good to hunt deer.
You can buy fiber optic sights of a larger diameter which would be easier to see.
You can buy a sight that extends past your bow hand. Much like target shooters use.
I'm not sure what your set up is but if you get rid of your peep and shoot with both eyes wide open it will help you immeasurably.
You can try instictive shooting. It takes some getting use to. I wouldn't switch to instictive shooting until after this season is over. It will take months shooting everyday to get hunter ready.
I have heard other people who wear reading glasses say that they got one of those red-dot sights on their bow and they can see both the target and the sight a lot better. You can check out a few from Cabelas here. (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/subcategory/subcategory.jsp?...)
Maybe you could get some mid-range glasses. Or, try getting a lighted bow sight. You might not be able to see your pin clearly, but I think you would still be able to see a point of light from the sight.
Do you have an old pair of glasses that you can take a lense out of? One eye to sight with and one eye on the target. Works for my dad with his cross bow.
If you can wear those tiny narrow reading glasses, you can see over them when they ride a little lower on your nose. You won't see everything at the exact same time, but close enough if you glance up and down quickly. It may be inexpensive to give it a try if you can get those cheap magnifying glass type reading glasses sold in the supermarket. Hope this helps.
Try some no line bifocals, you'll see both far and near clearly.
Cgull is the only one you should be listening to here. It's time for bifocals - even if the long range part of the lenses is just clear glass. Go to your optometrist and tell him/her your problem. But before you go, put the bow in position and have someone measure the distance between your eye and the pins. I'm sure the optometrist can fit you up with something that will work. Actually, I'm thinking that the lined bifocal will work better if eye doctor gets the reading lens set for that distance. This would require minimal motion of your eye to jump from the pins to the target immediately above whereas the no-line bifocals could require more "searching" for the right magnification. It will take you a while to get used to walking in the brush with bifocals though so get used to them before you go out hunting. Another option is to have the old-age thickened lenses in your eyes replaced. Actually, this is not as drastic as it sounds. Literally an outpatient treatment and virtually painless. But it is pretty dang expensive! There are a number of options. Get some real professional advice on this one.
I had to have the lens replaced in my left eye as a result of several surgeries and treatments for retina detachments. Lens replacement is hardly surgery in the usual context. The eye surgeon opens a small hole in a corner of the cornea, inserts a tiny orthoscopic machine that injects a fluid to break down the original lens. This is cleaned up with a laser and sucked out through the hole with a tiny vacum. A folded synthetic lens is then slid through the hole into old lens cavity. Another fluid is injected that expands and unfolds the new lens. It's adjusted into place, and that's it. Wear an eyepatch for a day or two and eye drops for a while to ensure no infection. Then you're good as new. People with cataracts have this done every day. It's the only effective treatment these days. Odds are, 99explorer, you will have it done someday. I have never known anyone who had serious complications. In a few cases the cataract comes back but the doctors just repeat the same procedure again. It is a totally painless treatment (as opposed to the laser retina treatments - those felt like a cattle prod going off inside my skull!).
Thank you, Ontario Honker, for a very concise, vivid description of the procedure. I am sure you know what you are talking about. But Andy's distance vision seems to be perfect because he's telling us he sees the target fine without his glasses. I like your idea of the plain-top bifocals however, and for that you get another thumbs up!
try your local bow shop ask about a clearfire lens pep it works for me alot of 3d shooters use them with magnifier lens made on thier sights so i thought i would try it with my glasses and it worked for me
I have the same problem. Are you using a peep sight? Just like on a rifle it should bring the sights in a bit clearer, enough to make the shot.
As important as a good sight picture may be, I would not consider surgery!
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