Does anyone know what the best combination of frames and lenses would be best for a 10 year old little leaguer who plays day and night games?
Does anyone know what the best combination of frames and lenses would be best for a 10 year old little leaguer who plays day and night games?
Rec-specs type frame and trivex transitions?
Wesley S. Scott, MBA, MIS, ABOM, NCLE-AC, LDO - SC & GA
“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” -Albert Einstein
Thanks, Wes.
Don't go thick bridge rec specs.
Harder to hit without an open stance.
Use a rec spec style similar to Nike sun frames and def go with Trivex transitions
Aquity has some great sport frames, ProGear. They fit great under helmets. Trivex Transition AR lenses.
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Kat, AR greatly reduces the impact resistance of lenses. The fact that it's a hard, thin layer of glass that can easily crack gives the material a focus to rend apart when force is applied. Interestingly, scratches and cracks on the back are much more detrimental. As these were to be used for baseball, I wouldn't recommend it.
See the following thread, especially the last few posts. ;-)
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...500#post408500
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Wesley S. Scott, MBA, MIS, ABOM, NCLE-AC, LDO - SC & GA
“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” -Albert Einstein
Pro-gear is ALL (ALL,ALL,ALL) we use!
Did I mention it's all we use?
Oh, and Mountainheart...when did they start playing baseball up there in the hills?
Ophthalmic Optician, Society to Advance Opticianry
I'd go with AR regardless of affect on impact resistance
Or ask parents how many balls to the face he takes on average
I heard it as I wrote it, but seriously it'll be plenty impact resistant for baseball.
Bolle has a really cool tint they call tennis tint, kind of an aqua that has great contrast for blues and greens. If you can replicate it in your lab Ive done it for golf as well and checked it out at baseball its awesome
Wesley S. Scott, MBA, MIS, ABOM, NCLE-AC, LDO - SC & GA
“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” -Albert Einstein
Thanks Wes - I learned two things today:
1) AR reduces impact resistance
2) Owning the book without reading it doesn't help. (I think I have some new reading material for this week). :)
William Walker
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Me too. However, the glare from the lights if you ever play night games (which I did occasionally) can be murder. AR decreases impact resistance, but not so much that an Avance-level poly safety lens doesn't meet impact requirements. Kudos to you for your professionalism and insistence on greatest safety, and I would likely do the same for glasses worn in a metal shop or on a construction site. But I believe Little League baseball-scale velocities are perfectly safe for an AR poly or Trivex safety lens.
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