Sunglasses

[Monsieurgolf]

I always wear sunglasses as I have pretty sensitive eyes.

The brand I prefer is SMITH.
I have Sliders that allow you to change out the lenses depending on the lighting.
I have the normal lense for the day time.
Amber for the overcast day and the Yellow lenses for dusk, rain, etc.
The Yellow lenses extend your vision a ton in low levels of light and really brighten things up.

Check them out... http://www.smithoptics.com/

[iWALK18]

I wear Oakley half jackets. I'm a huge head-case, and don't like playing with sunglasses on, but these don't bother be because they don't seem to cause any distortion and they are so comfortable i don't even notice them when i'm wearing them. You can change lenses, but i have not picked up the golf specific ones they sell... I will though.

Great for driving as well.

[Brokecollegestudent]

I dont wear glasses, ive tried, but theres just no way. The distortion, the lack of sight and i seem to lose my ball immediately after i strike it. I cant have anything in my pockets besides a tee and a divot repair as well.

[DJYoshi]

Lasik surgery forces me to wear sunglasses since i've had it.
The only sunglasses that work well real well from all the pairs are oakley. they're even more expensive now that they're owned by Gucci. a

[ripsid]

I wear my Oak's when I have my contacts in and I mainly wear them to help protect them from drying out... otherwise, I don't need ANY distractions to hinder my already tore up swing..

Pete

[DDBowdoin]

m frames (blue iridium - heater)

on pretty much most of the day, they dont affect the way I swing or any of my perceptions

[meeks7]

yes i do where them but i do take them off to putt....i try to wear them mostly when hitting just into the sun but find myself to wear them more and more

[OrlandoGolfBlogger]

I've got the 1/2 jackets with the golf lenses. I like wearing the rose lenses for most of the round, if it's a later round I may switch to the yellow and if it's a very bright day, polarized brown tint all the way :)

I'll wear my shades the whole round, but every few holes I've got to remove my hat.

[WilsonWill]

  OrlandoGolfBlogger said:

I'll wear my shades the whole round, but every few holes I've got to remove my hat.

Thats funny as Im the same way. I wear my sunglasses the whole time, but I have to let the head vent a little every once in a while. Ive got Oakley Crosshairs in Pewter/Black.

[QWKDTSN]

Oakley flat black / iridium polarized Gascans have been on my head pretty much nonstop for the past 2 years, golf or no. :)

[Dub]

  walk18 said:

If so, what kind? Do you wear them the entire round, or do you take them off to putt?

I can't wear them when I'm actually swinging or putting. It gets hot as heck down here and having sweat dripping down the lenses is too much of a distraction. I do try to wear them between shots. Nothing real expensive...just a pair of polarized Bolle's. I'll take 'em off and hang them on my bag when I'm drawing a club....put 'em back on when the glub goes back in the bag.

[roverT7]

I've always worn sunglasses, and frankly I can't understand why anyone would not. Sure they may distort your image some, but I'd rather protect my eyes than play perfect golf...not that I've got that problem, anyway. I used to buy expensive models by brands such as Maui Jim, Ray Ban, Oakley, etc...my last purchase was a cheap pair of knock-off ray ban aviators. Got them from this website: http://www.thesunglassmanonline.com/

For the price, they are pretty hard to beat. I'll never spend more than $15 on SG's in the future. But as far as top of the line sunglasses, I think Maui Jim's (with real glass lenses) provide the most clarity and color of any SG's I've ever worn.

Rob

[ChiChiIsMe]

I'm nearsighted, so I wear my glasses. All my glasses are photo-grey so they change with the amount to sunlight.

That being said, the pair I wear for golf and skeet are aviator style with large lenses. My daily glasses are more rectangular and I would get distracted by seeing the frame in my swing.

[countrydirt]

I always wear either my prescription glasses with photogray lenses or contacts and sunglasses. My biggest issue is not the light, but the wind here in the panhandle.

[shortgrass lover]

I don't. The other day I tried wearing em, and my first tee shot they fell off and i nailed em with the Squatch. haha

[eyedoc]

I wear my Maui Jim's whenever golfing in sunny weather.

As an optometrist, I cannot urge you guys/girls enough to wear proper UV eye protection. Proper UV light protection can greatly decrease your chance of developing Macular Degeneration later in life.

[tigerwoo]

I wear them now more than ever since both my parents and parents of friends have had cataract surgery recently.

Wearing protective sunglasses apparently helps prevent cataracts from developing.

[Jeepthrills]

I have tried in the past, but often took them off to chip and putt. I would occasionally forget they were on top of my hat for several holes. I almost lost a pair when I was hitting out of some trees and caught them on a branch. I will occasionally put them on if it's really bright out or if I have to watch a shot that is directly into the sun.