Here's a silly question-- what color are your goggles? I've had a blue tinted pair for a long time, this morning the strap broke and rather than take the time to fix it I grabbed my back up pair. Same brand and type only the tint is 'smoke'. It was weird but I found them totally disorienting for the first couple of hundred yards. They were fine after that but it made me wonder anyone else has a color preference or loyalty.
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It took me a while to figure out, but I seem to do better with light colored goggles. It was a challenge to swim outdoors when you need tinted goggles and most seem to be dark (Tyr has some great close to clear ones though). Dark goggles not only disorient me, but they also give me headaches. And after a 2h practice I don't usually feel very good if I have to wear dark goggles. My sister however is the opposite, she cannot wear clear/light color and only does well with dark tinted. I guess I just need the light :D
It took me a while to figure out, but I seem to do better with light colored goggles. It was a challenge to swim outdoors when you need tinted goggles and most seem to be dark (Tyr has some great close to clear ones though). Dark goggles not only disorient me, but they also give me headaches. And after a 2h practice I don't usually feel very good if I have to wear dark goggles. My sister however is the opposite, she cannot wear clear/light color and only does well with dark tinted. I guess I just need the light :D
