batting with sunglasses??

[fisher01hunt]

I haven't been seeing the ball well lately and I think its becasue of me squinting because the time of day my pratices are during. I always see players wear sunglasses during fielding but have never seen players hit with sunglasses on. Have anybody tried hitting with sunglasses during morning or day games??

[flea45]

tried it...didnt make much of a difference...they did come loose when i started to beat out a grounder though. i'm more comfertable (spellcheck - too tired to find out the right spelling) without them but i cant see why it wouldnt be worth a try.

[CanadianKid]

Ya I'm more comfortable without them. When I sweat they fog up and I have to clean them. I rarely even use them when I play 3rd unless the sun is directly behind 1st.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

I think it affects your depth perception. In the cages one time, the sun was behind clouds when I went in the first time, but the second time it was out. So I put the sunglasses on, and whiffed at the first 6 pitches before I started making contact. Maybe it was a fluke, but I think it really affected the way I saw the ball.

[dead_head_dad]

Try the Nike amber contacts. I used them over the summer, and they do a great job of cutting the glare without being really dark (you can still see fine if the sun goes behind some clouds).

[fisher01hunt]

Just an update....last week I played in two scrimmage games and also took batting pratice with my sunglasses on. Overall, i think it helped me, i was able to identify pitches a lot better and tagged a couple hits. I did however foul off some pitches I thought i should have hammered. I'm going to continue hitting with them this week and see what happens.

[XFactor]

Have you gone to an eye doctor recently?

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

You just need to adjust. It's the refraction of light that makes things seem to be where they're not. But once you get used to it, everything is just like normal. If you keep the glasses on before the game, and take some cuts with them on before the game you should do fine.

It's all to do with the brain, and perception.

[Padday]

I wear normal glasses for being shortsighted and I don't wear contacts so I've always worn my glasses when batting. If you get them to fit right they should be alright. As with sunglasses, I've never tried (but then again It's very rare that there's going to be any sun out anyway). I don't think that the tinted glass should have any effect on your sight other than everything being darker.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

If you wear typical sport sunglasses (Oakley wrapaound type), they're curved. This refracts the light at a different angle. This makes the ball appear to be somewhere it isn't. After a few at-bats with the glasses on, you'll get used to it.

I learned this last year in physics.

[scrface744]

I would say try those Nike Contacts although i havent tried them i am dieing to!......If anyone has tried them where can you buy them and for how much money?

[fisher01hunt]

this past friday i went to an eye doctor to have my hard contacts polished because I was having problems with one and asked about the nike contacts...they said it would be $90 dollars for a box of five pairs plus the cost of the eye appt for fitting.having my contacts cleaned may have also contributed to me seeing better but for now i'm sticking with the oakley's.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

I always see players wear sunglasses during fielding but have never seen players hit with sunglasses on. Have anybody tried hitting with sunglasses during morning or day games??

Update: Russel Branyan was wearing them at the plate today in SD.

[keystone12]

Ryan Klesko has used sunglasses for ages.
I personally love the nike contacts. Help see everything, especially rotation on the ball.