goggles good for open-water sighting?

Quoted message said:

are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
perimiter of the lens is.

anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
help w/ sighting?

ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
look dorky.

Barracuda Standard for you mate.....

Hi...we are a swim shop based out of Colorado. We have people that ask
this question all of the time. We have found that the best selling
goggle for open water swimming is the TYR X-Sight. It is slightly
bigger than a "normal" size goggle but does not look ridiculous on the
face. I hope this helps. Here is a link to the goggle I'm talking
about.

http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=13&PID=67

Jared

didgerman said:

Quoted message said:

are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
perimiter of the lens is.

anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
help w/ sighting?

ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
look dorky.

Barracuda Standard for you mate.....

[email hidden] schreef:

Quoted message said:

Hi...we are a swim shop based out of Colorado. We have people that ask
this question all of the time. We have found that the best selling
goggle for open water swimming is the TYR X-Sight. It is slightly
bigger than a "normal" size goggle but does not look ridiculous on the
face. I hope this helps. Here is a link to the goggle I'm talking
about.

http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=13&PID=67

Jared

didgerman said:

Quoted message said:

are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
perimiter of the lens is.

anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
help w/ sighting?

ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
look dorky.

Barracuda Standard for you mate.....

Ever thought seriously of using scuba gear?

In article <[email hidden]>,

lambert agneau said:

[email hidden] schreef:

Quoted message said:

Hi...we are a swim shop based out of Colorado. We have people that ask
this question all of the time. We have found that the best selling
goggle for open water swimming is the TYR X-Sight. It is slightly
bigger than a "normal" size goggle but does not look ridiculous on the
face. I hope this helps. Here is a link to the goggle I'm talking
about.

http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=13&PID=67

Jared

didgerman said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
> forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
> cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
> see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
> perimiter of the lens is.
>
> anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
> help w/ sighting?
>
> ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
> look dorky.
>

Barracuda Standard for you mate.....

Ever thought seriously of using scuba gear?

A scuba mask won't work in a rough water race. The waves will pull it
off.

Martin Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

A scuba mask won't work in a rough water race. The waves will pull it
off.

Not to mention a good elbow or foot to the face...

I've heard good things about TYR goggles, but definitely stay away from
big masks and swedish goggles.

http://www.cashcrate.com/index.php?ref=70566

Quoted message said:

are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
perimiter of the lens is.

anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
help w/ sighting?

ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
look dorky.

lambert agneau said:

[email hidden] schreef:

Quoted message said:

Hi...we are a swim shop based out of Colorado. We have people that ask
this question all of the time. We have found that the best selling
goggle for open water swimming is the TYR X-Sight. It is slightly
bigger than a "normal" size goggle but does not look ridiculous on the
face. I hope this helps. Here is a link to the goggle I'm talking
about.

http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=13&PID=67

Jared

didgerman said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> are there any goggle designs out there w/ a design that lets you see
> forward w/ lifting all of your head out of the water? seems in most
> cases, a slight lift of your head gives your eyes enough clearance to
> see where you need to go except that's right where the seam around the
> perimiter of the lens is.
>
> anything w/ a clear, slightly upward facing supplemental lens area to
> help w/ sighting?
>
> ideally in a "normal" sized goggle...i've seen those big ones, and they
> look dorky.
>
Barracuda Standard for you mate.....

Ever thought seriously of using scuba gear?

No. I did used to finish in the top 5-10% of my swim leg though. I'm
guessing it wasn't the goggle's fault I didn't come out of the water
first....

Quoted message said:

Hi...we are a swim shop based out of Colorado. We have people that ask
this question all of the time. We have found that the best selling
goggle for open water swimming is the TYR X-Sight. It is slightly
bigger than a "normal" size goggle but does not look ridiculous on the
face. I hope this helps. Here is a link to the goggle I'm talking
about.

http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=13&PID=67

Jared

I've never seen those goggles before. Are they new? We tend to have
different ranges of products available in New Zealand, so they may not
be available here.

They look well worth a try. I think the neoprene foam gasket is a
greta idea, both for fit/comfort and also warmth in colder water.

Liz D