The anti-fog coating of goggles seems to work only for a few weeks. Even if you are careful not to scratch it off, it seems to attract dirt and make the lens "foggy" anyway. So, soon you better end up scratch off all the coatings. I just wonder if it makes much sense to get anti-fog goggles unless it's just for a short period of time? I use soapy water to rinse goggles before putting on, and it has worked better without a single fail instance. I'm debating to myself whether to scratch off the coating of my new goggles which have already become "foggy" because I can't touch the lens to clean the dirt that's been attracted by the coating.
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With a bit of work I've taken the coating out with alcohol and then I sray with a baby shampoo/water mix just before swimming. stays crystal for the whole workout.
I mean i know its baby shampoo, but that doesn't bother your eyes eventually? Heck I still wear the old $4 sweedish clear goggles that fog like crazy. Do you really need to see whats underwater in hi-def anyway? (avoid perverted comments here). If your clock is so far away you can't see it with some fog, move it closer. I slightly break the goggles seal off my face and dunk my head between sets, (or intervals if they are long enough, like sprints/Vo2max type thing.) and is plenty.
I kind-of find goggle fog to be nice. It helps cut down on visual distractions, like.... and keeps my focus on my feel of the water and stroke/kick/breathing cycles. I would swim with my eyes closed most of the time(LCM especially!) if I could. When I get my own lane I sometimes try and close my eyes a stroke cycle after breakout for the next 3 cycles, focusing on balance/feel; but it feels a little unnatural to swim blind 80% of the lap. Maybe i'm just crazy wasting time, but I still enjoy trying it
With a bit of work I've taken the coating out with alcohol and then I sray with a baby shampoo/water mix just before swimming. stays crystal for the whole workout.
I mean i know its baby shampoo, but that doesn't bother your eyes eventually? Heck I still wear the old $4 sweedish clear goggles that fog like crazy. Do you really need to see whats underwater in hi-def anyway? (avoid perverted comments here). If your clock is so far away you can't see it with some fog, move it closer. I slightly break the goggles seal off my face and dunk my head between sets, (or intervals if they are long enough, like sprints/Vo2max type thing.) and is plenty.
I kind-of find goggle fog to be nice. It helps cut down on visual distractions, like.... and keeps my focus on my feel of the water and stroke/kick/breathing cycles. I would swim with my eyes closed most of the time(LCM especially!) if I could. When I get my own lane I sometimes try and close my eyes a stroke cycle after breakout for the next 3 cycles, focusing on balance/feel; but it feels a little unnatural to swim blind 80% of the lap. Maybe i'm just crazy wasting time, but I still enjoy trying it
