Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

Former Member — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:27:35 GMT

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

orca1946 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:31:43 GMT

I prefer amber and polarized for the better sighting of bouys and landmarks.

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

airborne18th — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:39:18 GMT

Thank you airborne! That is just the kind of feedback I was looking for. I had no idea that the underlying lens color was different between the polarized (amber) and the mirrored (grey) coating. I have never used any lens tints other than clear and grey in either my goggles or my sunglasses, so I didn't even consider buying amber lenses. I can see how using a grey/mirrored lens would be more comfortable when doing the backstroke. I mostly swim the breaststroke, so I guess I should go with either the amber or the amber/polarized lens. Can anyone else share their experience on the benefits of polarization in a swim goggle? The polarization will only be in effect when your head is out of the water, right? So do you notice that much of a difference during the actual swim event, or is it mostly for the benefit of glare-free vision on the surface before/after? You should go try on sunglasses and test out an amber lense. Since it blocks a part of the light spectrum it creates a high contrast visual and improves visibility. Amber is good in many light situations where dark grey is not.

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:31:35 GMT

I have both the mirror and the polarized in the Kayenne. My vote would be for the polarized. The mirrored are a dark grey lense vs the polarized with the amber lense. The filtering of the amber vs dark grey makes for better visibility. I swim the ocean doing backstroke, and sometimes I prefer the darker mirrored, but overall I prefer the polarized. Thank you airborne! That is just the kind of feedback I was looking for. I had no idea that the underlying lens color was different between the polarized (amber) and the mirrored (grey) coating. I have never used any lens tints other than clear and grey in either my goggles or my sunglasses, so I didn't even consider buying amber lenses. I can see how using a grey/mirrored lens would be more comfortable when doing the backstroke. I mostly swim the breaststroke, so I guess I should go with either the amber or the amber/polarized lens. Can anyone else share their experience on the benefits of polarization in a swim goggle? The polarization will only be in effect when your head is out of the water, right? So do you notice that much of a difference during the actual swim event, or is it mostly for the benefit of glare-free vision on the surface before/after?

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

Sumorunner — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:51:15 GMT

I had dark grey which were OK outdoors but terrible in a pool. I also had the cobalt blue ones, even liked them indoors. Then last week the nose bridge broke on the blue ones, so I pulled an old pair of clear lenses out of my bag and I was almost blinded looking toward the sun.

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

flystorms — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:04:28 GMT

Take a look at this link from Roka to see how the different lens colors work (you'll have to scroll down a bit). www.rokasports.com/.../r1-goggle I've been really happy with my Rokas (light grey). They give a slightly wider view and the tinting helps with sighting quite a bit. We have MP/AquaSphere rep on our team and she gave me a set of the AquaSphere Kayenne polarized goggles to try out. I've used them for 2 races and like them even better than the Rokas for comfort. They made sighting of the orange buoys super easy. www.aquasphereswim.com/.../women-goggles

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

airborne18th — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:06:14 GMT

RE: Mirrored vs polarized | First open-water goggles for the Sun

Former Member — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:37:08 GMT

I just started using the Kayenne for OW - I like them better than the smaller 'pool' goggs, as I feel I can sight better. I like the comfort from the larger eye surround as well. I went for the non-polarized, smoky grey version, mostly due to cost and having never used them before - didn't want to spend the extra cash in case they didn't work for me. I had a pair of polarized goggs a few years back; can't remember the brand, but they sure help cut the sun glare off the water. 'tuna