Being old and decrepid, I wear the strongest reading glasses you can get…im in front of computer all day long…not to try to use this as an excuse, but could I be having trouble judging distances because of my eyesight? Maybe I should wear my readers and see if that helps? I noticed they DO help me when Im putting, so I am just wondering…forgot my “g” in readin(g)…told you I was blind…
Reading glasses are for reading which is done at arms length or closer so no it would not help. Prescription glasses would likely help somewhat.
I don’t know about reading glasses, but prescription ones would be good. When I was in the sixth grade, my vision became pretty suddenly awful. I went from being able to see perfectly to being unable to read what the teacher wrote on the board even if I sat in the front row. I didn’t tell anyone, though, so I didn’t have glasses yet. When I rode, my distances to jumps became worse and worse, even on my experienced pony, along with my vision. My trainer told me I probably needed glasses, I adamantly said “no!” (why? I have no explanation beyond “6th grader logic”), so she said I just must not be paying attention and letting my pony do all the work. She had someone stand at the edge of the arena and hold up their hand, and told me to say how many fingers they were holding up. Needless to say, I ended up crunched up over my pony’s neck, squinting, and almost bowled the person over trying to count their fingers. At that point I admitted something was not right, and the first lesson I had with my new glasses, my distances came up again. It was like night and day.
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I don’t know about reading glasses, but prescription ones would be good. When I was in the sixth grade, my vision became pretty suddenly awful. I went from being able to see perfectly to being unable to read what the teacher wrote on the board even if I sat in the front row. I didn’t tell anyone, though, so I didn’t have glasses yet. When I rode, my distances to jumps became worse and worse, even on my experienced pony, along with my vision. My trainer told me I probably needed glasses, I adamantly said “no!” (why? I have no explanation beyond “6th grader logic”), so she said I just must not be paying attention and letting my pony do all the work. She had someone stand at the edge of the arena and hold up their hand, and told me to say how many fingers they were holding up. Needless to say, I ended up crunched up over my pony’s neck, squinting, and almost bowled the person over trying to count their fingers. At that point I admitted something was not right, and the first lesson I had with my new glasses, my distances came up again. It was like night and day.[/QUOTE]
Are you me?! This was pretty much exactly my experience. Except for the part where I got brand new glasses and then crashed into my pony’s neck at the very first show I wore them for. :lol:
Getting Lasik surgery was the best thing I ever did for my riding. Suddenly I could see a distance. I needed reading glasses after that, but I don’t mind the trade-off. I see better to ride, ski and drive, but only need the glasses for things when I’m not moving quickly. I wear sunglasses with a reader section (progressive) when I drive so I can see the dash, and readers for the computer/magazines.
I wear contact lenses with one eye set for reading and the other for distance. Have worn these for years, and they are terrific for riding–I hated wearing glasses under my helmet.
I remember in my junior years I couldn’t read a sign that was across the indoor at a horse show.
My trainer was like, “YOU CAN’T READ THAT?! GET GLASSES SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR JUMPS.”
Somehow when the trainer says, you listen.
I had been secretly holding out for a while too.
