durham city
hockey club
SportsFocal Lenses
What are they: Multifocal spectacle lenses designed specifically for individual sports
The lens designs are sport specific and will generally mean altering the bifocal positioning
and/or changing the optical centres of the lens depending on the demands of the
particular sport.
For example:
SportsFocal for Golf
The Current problem
Standard bifocal and varifocal spectacle lenses are optimised for everyday
living. They are designed to have the distance prescription at the top of the lens
and the reading prescription at the bottom of the lens.
The compromise for a golfer with this arrangement is that when looking down
through the reading portion of the lens you cannot see your feet, or a golf ball.
Varifocal lenses also introduce distortions into the outside part of the lens so
often your eyes are not positioned in the correct part of the lens for playing golf.
Single vision lenses do solve these problems but this means changing glasses
to comfortably read or fill in a score card.
The Solution
Sportfocals for Golf are multifocal lenses optimised for playing golf and they
incorporate two special features:
The reading segment is placed where it does not interfere with either putting or
driving, but where the score card can still be easily filled in.
Generally this means for a right handed player the right lens will be single
vision and the left lens will be a bifocal. The bifocal segment is smaller than
normal and is generally placed at a 45 degree angle from the bottom of the
frame. This enables the golfer’s down gaze to be unaffected by the bifocal
segment, but the score card can be filled in by moving slightly to the left.
The optical centre of the lenses are placed where needed to optimally see the
golf ball rather than for everyday viewing.
Who would benefit from Sportfocals for Golf
Sportfocals for golf are designed for golfers who need a different prescription
for distance and reading. They would suit any existing bifocal or varifocal
wearer.
Last season it would be fair to say that the
men’s first team did not put together the
campaign that they would have liked as
they compiled a record of four wins, six
draws and twelve defeats. This saw them
finish near the bottom of the table with
eighteen points on the board.
They have been working hard during
the off-season and were able to start with
a convincing victory in their first game of
the campaign. As long as they can retain
their current group of players they should
be well set up for a successful season.
Their women’s first team faired a lot
better last time around as they ended
with ten wins, two draws and six defeats
from their eighteen league matches. They
claimed a top half finish with 32 points.
This should provide them with the perfect
platform from which to build as they
look to the new campaign and there is a
confidence amongst the players that they
will be able to mount a title challenge. It
will certainly be interesting to see how
they get along.
Durham City is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section however and
this is reflected by the fact that they also
have a number of youth sides. These
teams look to provide youngsters with an
oppo