Do you think your gogs are safe

[Beemer]

tell me your not serious......Please

I've played w/ a crack in my lense for a long time now. I don't mind it. I think the lenses are really really really strong. I go to fields and see lenses as shooting targets that will never break.

Please change your lens. How would you feel if you woke up and could never see the sun the moon and the stars again??????????????????

I understand the safety aspect, and in fact replaced mine on one of my masks a month or two ago, but personally I think the replacement guidelines are utter BS. If they really believed the mask had a chance of failing from 2 shots at 10 feet, they wouldn't dare market it for fear of liability. I strongly suspect it to be a way of getting more $$$ from the replacement lenses, and maintaining their business. Realistically, they can probably survive an awful lot of paint, and if used wisely could likely last several years. However, if people only replaced their lenses every 3 years, JT and the rest wouldn't be making nearly as much as they do now.. Each time you buy a replacement, that's half the cost of a new mask..and those lenses are probably dirt cheap to

It wont fail 2 shots at 400fps on a new lens but after that it could or might because of stress effects. A failure is a crack or damage you might not even see. The lens is lexon and will detereate with time that is why they say replace after 1 year

Realistically, they can probably survive an awful lot of paint, and if used wisely could likely last several years.

This is not even close to true. Please read this whole thread again and get informed. Your EYES are worth it.

[Methylphenidate]

I hope my goggles are safe . I have taken some close hits and its held up so far. Has a lense ever given out on someone?

well i ref at my local feild twice a week just about every weekend, and try to play at least once a week over the summer as well. in the coarse of 1 year i think i generally have to change my lenses about 3 times because they develop cracks in them. but that is alot of use compared to most people.

i have had lenses crack on me after a hit to the lens.

edit: forgot to mention that the gogles i use are the jt flex-7 i dont know if that matters at all but i thought i would mention it

[bryceeden]

I know my V-force lenses are safe, the curved design is actually made stronger for a few milliseconds by the impact. And I change lenses once every two months.

[~WarpedRT#2~]

Spectra lenses are most definitly safe. I love JT masks.

[Wes Janson]

This is not even close to true. Please read this whole thread again and get informed. Your EYES are worth it.

In a typical year of playing (assuming I keep the same mask for an entire year, which isn't likely as I alternate between several depending on weather), I may take a dozen shots to the lens, at *most*, and none from less than 30 feet or so. I've never seen cracks yet in my gear, although I have seen the plastic start to peel from paint left too long on one mask's lens (which I subsequently replaced).

[NoJoyPunk]

I do see a problem here, I know a guy who has had his Spectra over 5 years I believe and I dont think he has ever changed his lense. Infact he has made fun of me for changing mine every few months. The thing is there are people out there who never change their lenses and probably wont.

[smilestyler]

Many years ago at a pump game there was a guy wearing shop saftey goggles with the flat front. Everyone told him they weren't safe, so I leaned them up against a tree and my first shot went right through. Never compromise your choice in masks. Luckily this guy learned his lesson the easy way.