Originally Posted by
Edventurous
My problem, wearing glasses with progressive lenses, is that the pin is sharp but the target is not in focus (at 40 yards). I tried using my contacts instead (which are for distance only). I can now see the target clearly, while the pin is somewhat fuzzy. The end result is, I can now put a slightly fuzzy pin on a target in focus. My groups at 40 yards are much better now. I'd rather see the kill zone of an animal in focus, with a slightly fuzzy pin, than the other way around.
Edventurous,
After reading the above posts I had to go check my bow sights to see which part of my bi-focals I was using; found that I was using the distant portion.
My first bi-focals were "progressive" and I totally disliked them; I seemed to only have clear (distant) vision when looking straight ahead through the center of the lenses.
My next pair were the old Ben Franklin type (basic old bi-focals). As mentioned above I have the reading lenses slightly below the center of the lenses and I can see my sights and target very well (can't hit it, but that's a different story! LOL)
I also found that my bi-focals helped my golf game too; when my ball looked blurry I knew I wasn't keeping my head down.
Hope this helps some.