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My son was wearing a pair of wrap around safety glasses for shooting. He complains of them fogging up.

I was told to get the type with the open sides. What type of glasses do you recommend? Do you prefer colored glasses (yellow etc. )

Looking for a fairly reasonably price pair. He just began shooting.

Pull the glasses away from the face slightly so air can circulate behind them. Young kids almost always pull the lenses tight to the face. Flat lenses are best as curved glass has a small amount of distortion.
Happy shooting !

Don't go with a color, as it invariably won't be the "right" color at some point - clear is best for all seeing conditions.

Look for a pair that does not have a heavy brow bar across the top of the lenses. It's the thing that will set against the forehead and prevent any air from circulating. We do the same thing as the previous poster recommended - pull the glasses slightly away from the face. Also make sure that long hair (bangs) are not flopped over the top of the glasses, again preventing air flow.

Good types to look for are Fectoids, Smith & Wesson Mini-Mag. Good source for safety eyeware (including small glasses that actually fit junior shooters) and advice is Lab Safety Supply (aka LSS) www.labsafety.com

We've had good luck with the Uvex Protege model. These glasses have offset lenses with a gap between the lenses and the frame allowing for air to circulate. Our BB rifle, air rifle and air pistol teams practice indoors and fogging of lenses was a problem but since we switched to these glasses we have not had a problem.

On the down side is that they do not come in a child size and are too big for some of my younger 4-H kids.

Good Luck,
David Haire
Tift County Georgia 4-H Shooting Sports