BRINGING CLARITY TO COLOURED LENSES
“With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60.”
I’m sure most of us side with Jack here. Shades are cool. They make us look hip and they make us feel happy. But is there more to choosing shooting eyewear than making sure the lens colour co-ordinates perfectly with your new skeet vest and shoes?
“Yes!” says Denzil Lee, managing director at Evolution Eyewear and its sister company Sunglasses for Sport. “There are three considerations. The number one reason is to protect your eyes from shards of clay.
“Secondly, shooters are outside for long periods, invariably spending much of that time scanning the sky for clay targets,” says Denzil. “If you don’t protect your eyes from UV radiation you run the risk of developing cataracts and other eyesight issues.”
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