Eyesight

i think an eye doctor would be able to give more educated advice than any of us would.

I am a catcher but let me tell you, my contacts help me immensly. After i got my contacts, my batting average went up at least 150 points and it allowed me to react much quicker to pitches in the dirt and stuff. Definately go see your eye doctor ASAP so you can see properly for the begining of the season.

yeah i am def getting contacts in like 1 week before the season starts, i have touble seeing at distances like from the pitchers mound to home. . . sort of blurry and not crisp and clear, who else uses contacts for baseball and has seen the effects of better eyesight???

Get those contacts ASAP. The difference should be amazing. I have terrible eyesight, but was able to get my vision to 20/15 with the right contacts and the right vision drills.

Here's an interview that I did with the authors of the book Sports Vision. They have some great ideas on training vision and my guys love competing with the drills.

Here's the interview (about 40 minutes long so you may want to download it to an mp3 player): http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/Whg7RWHQ

Coach Dan
www.baseballstrength.com

contacts coming in on 2/23, my vision was 20/50, and ive been playing like that for years, i am hoping with better vision this season i will perform even better

you def will. My freshman year (w/o contacts) I only batted like .375 but my soph year(w/ contacts), i batted .519. You will be surprised as to how much they really do help. Also, during the season, its better to use the dailies b/c the others that are 2 weekers or w/e, get dirty and sandy fast and ruin quickly/

check out www.gentlemolding.com

Armor nice site thanks maybe someone in the northeast will open one up

BMX, My son is using the gentle molding. We are in Northern VA. Loves it! There are many more doctors than listed on the site. I will find out who is in your area if possible.

Before I got contacts playing outfield was really hard. I couldn't judge the ball and sometimes I couldnt see it at all. Right now I can't wear contacts anyway because I had bleeding in my eye and fractured my nose, but hopefully I'll be able to wear them by the time the season starts. Once I got contacts it was so much easier to see the ball not only in the outfield, but also at the plate. They really help a ton and they're not a big deal once you get used to them.

All good posts. Wish there were more Gentle Molding practitioners.

1. Check with your doc.
2. Nike marketed an Amber colored contact last year specifically for baseball players. The Amber color helps decrese glare and some report being able to see the ball more crisply.

i just got contacts today and theyre amazing!!! my vision is now 20/20 and i cant wait for this seasons start

Is it normal to go from 20/25 vision to 20/70 in about one year??

I dont think it is and having bad vision sucks!

eye doctore appt tomorrow, baseball tryouts wednesday, I dont think I'll get the glasses/ contacts in time!!

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AR,

Your doctor should have a 'loaner' pair of contacts in your prescription for you to have in the interim until yours come in. Be sure to ask if they do not readily give you some.

Jason
www.360performance.net

I remember ripping a contact on a Friday night on the road without a backup pair ( I know, but I forget to pack one).

Called my eye doc and he had a pair Fed-Ex up (I was 8 hours away) and I had my contacts for 9 Am Saturday morning!

Take away message: You can get the contacts just ask...no, demand them!

im only like -50 in each eye. . . but man these make everything so crisp and clear it is 100% worth it to get them

Players can play with contacts without any problems. My son has worn contacts since he was 11 and was a catcher/pitcher. I don't ever remember him having to come out of a game because of a problem with his contacts. He did have to put drops in one time. He just recently had the LASIK surgery and has gone from a near blind 20/400 (-8.50 contacts)to a perfect 20/20 and they expect his vison to continue to improve to 20/15.
Fungo

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Originally posted by GoBackToWood:
im only like -50 in each eye. . . but man these make everything so crisp and clear it is 100% worth it to get them

Trust me, it will not last. Beginning of soph year, i got contacts. Started off at -.50. End of soph year i went back and found out i was know at -1.25.