colour lenses ??

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Ok I bought a set of Radians this year for trap shooting. They came with clear, grey and yellow lenses. Well I get to my first competition this past weekend and I score 25 straight at trap one, 23 at trap two and then 18 at trap three....I couldn't see the frig'in targets (I shot 24 at trap four for a total of 90 ). This was unreal. It was quite sunny but with a little cloud and the background was grey ( trees without leaves). The targets were orange.

I was wearing my yellow lenses since the grey never really seem to work ( even on the bright days) and the clear don't enhance the target. Other people were wearing yellow and some red or vermillion ?? Even on the next day it was really bright and sunny, lots of people were wearing light purple or vermillion ?? What the hell, yellow is no good ?? It made everything brighter even the targets. What is that vermillion or purple supposed to do ?? I guess I need another set of glasses ??

Jacky
 
Yellow is good for overcast days with flat lighting. On Sunny or partially overcast days, vermillion highlights the orange target well.

Seeing the targets is one of the skills that a trap shooter builds - you get better at reading the flight of the bird with practice.

Sharptail
 
If you can, see one of the guys in the USA who sell shooting glasses. The advancements in lenses have been amazing recently. I can't remember the names of the colours, but I tried a few out, and they are very cool. They bring out the orange in the targets like you just can't believe.

In my pack, I have 4 colours (again, as to what the real colour names are, I can't say);
One dark brownish red one (90% of the time)
A lighter version of pretty much the same (9%)
A light yellow colour (1%)
And a clear set for shooting under lights (very rare).

Brad.
 
bmcrae said:
If you can, see one of the guys in the USA who sell shooting glasses. The advancements in lenses have been amazing recently. I can't remember the names of the colours, but I tried a few out, and they are very cool. They bring out the orange in the targets like you just can't believe.

In my pack, I have 4 colours (again, as to what the real colour names are, I can't say);
One dark brownish red one (90% of the time)
A lighter version of pretty much the same (9%)
A light yellow colour (1%)
And a clear set for shooting under lights (very rare).

Brad.
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Can you post a picture or provide a link to that dark brownish red one colour ??

Jacky
 
Lens preferences can differ among shooters. One of the neatest gadgets I saw at a shoot in the U.S. was a colour wheel. The various lenses were set into wooden wheel and the rig was set up behind the traps. You looked through a lens at the targets and turned the wheel it until you found the right colour.

For me a light target orange worked on the overcast day and in the sunshine a dark vermillion was best. Under the lights the yellow seemed to help although the target orange was good too. I've found the vermillion seem to be good against both the open sky and a green background and only use the target orange when it's very overcast or at night.

Another side benefit of the shooting glasses is that when hunting they really make the other guy's blaze orange vest stand out.
 
Jacky:

I have maybe 8 or 10 different lens colours. Most are in the orange/red/purple hue.

The 3 I use most are Medium Target Orange, Target Sun 80 and Royal Bud.

I seem to be a little "light sensitive" ( a day out fishing in the bright sun without sunglasses is a guaranteed Headche ! ) ... accordingly, I choose a lens colur about one hue darker than most. My wife uses a Light Medium Target Orange and Bronze Medium 2 most of the time. Decot's "Blue Ice" is a great lens if your ever up against chartreuse ( flourescent lime green) sporting clay targets. I find the "orange" and "purple" tints ( both have red in them) a big help in seemingly "lighting-up" typical orange targets. Don't own a pair of "yellow" lenses - don't find them of much value compared to a light orange.
 
I think I need the orange for overcast days and the vermillion for sunny days.
That web site has a lot of good info on it, do you own those glasses ??

Jacky
 
I've been using a pair of prescription Decots since the early 90's and they are still going strong. Over a year ago, I took a very large clay target chunk in the face which knocked the lens out of the frame and left me with a nice shiner. The only damage to the lens was a barely noticeable scratch. I am a Decot fan needless to say.
 
Love my Decots. Mostly use the Plum color in a very light tint. All our targets are against a dark green (Black Spruce) background.
 
Jacky:

Yes, Decot all the way.

Bright sun - use a dark purple - "Royal Bud" or Target Sun 80.

Overcast - Light Medium Target Orange. Those 3 are a very good start - you can add from there.

If you need prescription lenses, I would boil it down to just 2 - LMTO & Royal Bud - those 2 will cover 95 % of your needs.

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