To determine what was required to meet the demands of the competitive and casual sports person, a large amount of research and development has been conducted by manufacturers of sun glasses to help them create the best sun glasses to meet these demands.

Four main feature requirements came out of the results:

Manufacturers have designed sport specific sun glasses that meet the sometimes high demand of specific sports. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Fishing has created a high demand for sunglasses that will add visual enhancements to assist the fisherman during various weather conditions. The most demanding feature is polarized lenses. Whether fishing off-shore or in-shore, polarized lenses eliminate the glare produced by the suns rays reflecting off of shiny surfaces such as water and chrome boat accessories. Get sunglasses designed for fishing.

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Golfers have a need for great optical quality in the lenses they select. Because of the no-impact aspect of this sport, glass lenses are preferred because they offer some of the best optical clear capabilities than other lens choices such as plastic or polycarbonate. Get sunglasses designed for golfers.

Hunters and Shooters have specific needs for features that allow for the best performance during recoil. Features like spring hinges and temples that wrap around the ear help keep the frame in place. The lens choices for this sport are usually lightweight and scratch resistant polycarbonate and sometimes offer interchangeability for varying lighting conditions.
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There continues to be a debate about the best type of lenses for skiers. Some prefer polarized lenses while others feel their lack of contrast restrict the skier to differentiate ice patches or moguls. In any case, they all insist on lenses that offer high Ultra Violet protection and recommend those that block at least 95% of these harmful rays. Get sunglasses for skiiing.

Sunglasses are always favored by driving enthusiasts because of the glare reduction and comfort during harsh driving conditions. If you haven’t used polarized sunglasses while driving, you are missing out on the number one fatigue reduction and comfort feature sunglasses have to offer. The minor disadvantage they might have when looking at some digital dashboard gauges more than out weights the many advantages drivers gain when using them.
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