I didn't know you were in to tattoos Chris!
Varifocals
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I didn't know you were in to tattoos Chris!
chrisd
Major Champion
Yep Brian, i had the enigmatic smile of the Mona lisa tattoo'd on my bum - when i sit down she breaks into a big smile!
Beedee
Assistant Pro
I'm slightly long sighted and slightly short sighted so I love my varifocals with a passion. Cost a fortune but worth every penny.
As others have mentioned tho, I wear distance glasses (normal or sunglasses) for playing golf. In a normal posture the ball is in the "reading" bit of the lens at address. Couldn't get used to that so just use single vision for golf.
In terms of price, the way my optician explained it to me was not so much that the gradients of the vision changed with price; but that the width of the bit in the middle of each lens that had the gradient changed. So cheap glasses have a useful gradient in a narrow strip with big blurry bits at the side. Expensive glasses have a wider gradient bit, so less blurring at the sides.
As others have mentioned tho, I wear distance glasses (normal or sunglasses) for playing golf. In a normal posture the ball is in the "reading" bit of the lens at address. Couldn't get used to that so just use single vision for golf.
In terms of price, the way my optician explained it to me was not so much that the gradients of the vision changed with price; but that the width of the bit in the middle of each lens that had the gradient changed. So cheap glasses have a useful gradient in a narrow strip with big blurry bits at the side. Expensive glasses have a wider gradient bit, so less blurring at the sides.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I switched a few years ago to varifocal glasses. I get on fine with them though don't wear them for golf (contacts still). I do find that I can't be bothered with the lower part for reading and often just take them off for close work
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I have been wearing varifocals for a good few years now. As others have mentioned, they do take a bit of getting used to and I found the worst part about them was when you got on the green and tried to line up a putt.
Because of the way the lens works, you are limited on how shallow a frame you can have. My first couple of pairs had the shallowest frames I could choose, and they were almost impossible to wear for golf. When I bought some more a few years ago I chose one pair with narrow frames, and one pair with wider frames specifically for golf. Not quite Deidre Barlow ones, but wide enough to make a difference. These seem to have eradicated the problem and are fine.
Because of the way the lens works, you are limited on how shallow a frame you can have. My first couple of pairs had the shallowest frames I could choose, and they were almost impossible to wear for golf. When I bought some more a few years ago I chose one pair with narrow frames, and one pair with wider frames specifically for golf. Not quite Deidre Barlow ones, but wide enough to make a difference. These seem to have eradicated the problem and are fine.
