Clear case for glasses

We all know the type: he usually shoots a Perazzi or a Krieghoff and unfailingly has a pair of those ludicrously expensive coloured sunglasses on his head. Those of us who’ve been around long enough will note that such eyewear is a relatively new addition to the flash shooter’s wardrobe. In one way, their ubiquity has come about because ‘safety glasses’ are now mandatory on clay grounds.

I can hear some of you scoffing but a shard of clay to the eye really leaves you missing many more birds than you already do. But a pair of those clear plastic numbers that used to be handed round in chemistry lessons before you fired up the Bunsen burners would perhaps serve the purpose. So why do people spend three days’ wages on purple Pilla jobs and could they improve