Sunglasses

[Wookie]

Just curious what the opinion is out there on sunglasses.

Coach wants them off while batting, but is ok with them in the field. My thinking is that they should keep them on if they had them on in the field since their eyes may not adjust to the bright sunlight to hit. I told them, against his opinion, that they should do whatever they want as long as they are comfortable in their choice.

And how effective is eye black? I never played with either sunglasses nor eyeblack so I'd be interested in the opinion of the masses.

 

[George R.]

If you need to wear sunglasses to cut down glare and improve eyesight in the field, then it stands to reason that you should wear them when batting.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Well, I haven't thought about this.

If you are wearing prescription sunglasses, you certainly don't take them off to bat. But, I don't see many MLB players batting with sunglasses on. I never batted with sunglasses on and I don't think DD did either.

If a girl can hit, with them on, I wouldn't care, though, or if a parent told me that they wanted their DD's eyes protected from the sun, OK.

Now, I am off to look for pictures.

 

[SoftSocDad]

If the sun is in your eyes when you're in the field, then more often than not, the sun will NOT be in your eyes when you're batting.

That said, I don't know what everyone else's experiences are, but when I've gone shooting, I've found that glasses helped to 'quiet' my eyes allowing me to focus in more easily on the target. So, for me, it's a comfort measure.

 

[Hollyrockartist]

My dd wears the eye black stuff most of the time - if not, then sunglasses. The team has visors, but can't make her wear her's! Don't think we've ever seen a player bat in sunglasses...

 

[Goobie]

And how effective is eye black?

Just saw them test Eye Black on "Myth Busters." They found that it worked, but only if you were wearing a baseball cap. Without a cap the eye black actually made it worse. With the baseball cap there was a measurable difference.

Here is a link to the segment on You Tube. YouTube - MythBusters - Eye Black

 

[George R.]

My best hitter wears them all the time for the mid-day games and she's hitting about .425 this season.

 

[stephanie]

We sometimes wear sunglasses when batting because it gets windy here, and the dirt will blow up aroung them...
I have no problem with them in the field....I'm curious what you guys think of PITCHERS wearing them....

Eye Black: my team likes to wear it because they think it makes them look tough...(they're 10)

 

[3'sDad]

DD wore mine this past weekend to cut down on the glare....played the field and pitched with them but took them off to bat as I recall.

 

[wcsoftball]

DD wears Rip It mask while pitching, so she does wear sunglasses since her visor will not fit. She doesn't wear them to bat, says helmet plus sunglasses is too dark. Any sunglasses worn during softball should be shatter-proof. DD glasses have padding along the brow line and on lower edge of lenses also.