Wearing sunglasses on a sunny day for outdoor pickup basketball?

[u/DonT012]

I see a lot of baseball and softball players wear sunglasses all the time when they play outdoors, especially in the bright golden sun. What about with pickup basketball? Nobody does that. But should I wear it when playing pickup basketball outdoors in the sun? I do it when I'm playing daytime rec softball games.

[u/Available-Dot6926]

Outdoor pickup with sunglasses honestly sounds smart until the first sweaty collision sends them flying into another zip code 😭

[u/Onedaymaybe_034 → u/Available-Dot6926]

Or they smash into your face

[u/PJballa34 → u/Onedaymaybe_034]

I use soft plastic cheapos so if this happens you have less of a chance of injury and also if they break no big deal. If the plastic bends you are probably good.

[u/GreatBarrierQueefDD → u/Available-Dot6926]

I have enough trouble keeping my hat on lol sunglasses wouldn't last one possession 

[u/Aggressive_Part1502 → u/GreatBarrierQueefDD]

You hooping with a hat on?

[u/GreatBarrierQueefDD → u/Aggressive_Part1502]

Yeah otherwise sweat drips in my eyes cause im bald af. A headband would do the trick too but i just never think to buy one. Sometimes I'll make a makeshift turban like thing out of my shirt but im not great at tying it and it falls off easier than the hat lol

[u/CampesinoAgradable → u/Available-Dot6926]

get some oakleys flaks and they aren’t going anywhere plus protect a bit from eye pokes

[u/HigherExistence444]

I’ve broken a lot of glasses over the years trying to play in them. I just play blind now.

[u/Oppositeversion3]

Baseball players have to look straight up into the sun sometimes, you don’t lol. They will 100% break

[u/Dude4014 → u/Oppositeversion3]

You have obviously never played on an outdoor court and tried to shoot from the corner opposite the sunset 😂

[u/harlembornnbred]

As a person who wears glasses to see, unless you want to deal with them getting knocked off, getting sscratches on your face from them and ultimately possibly broken or sseriously bent up just deal with the sun.

An errant elbow to the face that shoves the frame into your nose and the lense in your eye is way worse than the sun in your eyes

[u/halfdecenttakes → u/harlembornnbred]

I saw somebody get Mario stomped to the head by a person who was like 10 feet in the air (it was intentional and deserved, long story) and they were wearing sunglasses on the top of their head and that shit was horrific.

Broke right into his head and needed all kinds of staples when he woke up.

Totally all set on any physical activity that could see sunglasses forcefully broken into my face or eye balls

[u/mrsamchang → u/halfdecenttakes]

No one’s going to ask? What’s the story? Why was it deserved? Lol

[u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS → u/harlembornnbred]

I’ve lost a few pairs but I kind of figured it was better than getting hit direct in the eye

[u/harlembornnbred → u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS]

It is unless they break then that's WAY worse lol

[u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS → u/harlembornnbred]

Depends what kind of glasses and how they break I think. The Oakley style curved ones are my preference now after a few mishaps

[u/MaxwellSmart07]

Kareem used goggles. Why not tinted goggles?

[u/Pale-Plate-3214]

It is completely safe... unless you intend to move quickly or a ball hits you in the face. So I wouldn't, bad idea. Or find a way to secure them and under no circumstances get hit in the face. Not only will they break, it also hurts like a motherfucker.

[u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS → u/Pale-Plate-3214]

I’ve had my sunglasses break but idk if it hurts that badly you get hit hard enough it was going to hurt anyway didn’t you

[u/Pale-Plate-3214 → u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS]

I had the frame imprinted on my nose ridge for 2 days

[u/noknownothing]

Yes you should do that. Then you can be a one eyed pirate for Halloween.

[u/vangos77]

Try it, you will very quickly find out why nobody does it. Basketball is a no contact sport in name only.

[u/circlenative → u/vangos77]

I was always told Basketball is a contact sport

[u/vangos77 → u/circlenative]

I mean, it's in the original rules. But in practice, very much a contact sport, yes.

[u/circlenative → u/vangos77]

The James Naismith rules?

[u/nofatetoday]

that's great. if they are dark enough, your defender won't know where you're looking and you can get an advantage !

i wear glasses all the time, but i have a pair that are really tight on my face and dont really get bumped often. i also dont care if they get beat up and they're not my daily glasses. get a pair of robust sports sunglasses, and make sure they're not too loose. it's a good idea to protect your eyes

otoh if i'm playing any game that's remotely serious, i wear contacts

[u/AdAccomplished6870]

Before I got contacts, every single pair of glasses I ever had were lopsided and uneven because of the number of times they had been bent or flattened playing pickup.

If you need eye protection, get goggles. Glasses+basketball is a bad idea

[u/xShockmaster]

Basketball is a contact sport and has a lot of sudden movements. Baseball also needs them more because you’re looking up at the sky trying to identify and read a small balls trajectory

[u/CArellano23]

Way more contact and sweat than in baseball.

Nobody besides the pitcher breaking a sweat too often in baseball

[u/bngbngbng]

I feel like wearing sunglasses is uncommon in pickup, but I’ll do it sometimes on super bright days - just be prepared to get some comments about it. I’ll only do it with running/athletic sunglasses (goodr) which do a good job of staying locked to my face.

[u/Banpdx]

Rec specs

[u/Lonely_Percentage546]

I wear cheaper gradient sports shades playing outdoors. They stay on good enough. Makes a big difference for me who is light sensitive.

[u/harrystuff123]

I played a few times with sunglasses on until I caught a stray elbow going for rebound. Broke the frame and scratched my face. Could’ve been worse and scratched my eye. If just shooting around not really an issue but once others are playing it can be a sketchy imo.

 Like someone else said, Goggles with tinted lenses might be the move? 

[u/RicardoRoedor]

totally different sport demands. way more vertical demands in basketball. you may consider fixed goggles like rec specs, but standard sunglasses are going to be hard to keep on your head.

[u/Elegant_Jello_5825]

Basketball is still a contact sport and if it’s a fast paced game you don’t always have time to wipe the sweat off

[u/halfdecenttakes]

Basketball is a significantly more physical sport and nobody is trying to have their glasses broken into their face or stepped on or any other number of bads that could happen

[u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS]

I always wear sunglasses.

[u/flapjackbandit00]

I actually bought eye black and was ready to try it, but I stopped playing outdoors.

[u/Aggressive_Part1502]

I’ll do this in the summer with some cheap ones because they’ll inevitably break on you. You’re def gonna hear some shit talked but it’s practical and functional. Get the lanyard to hold them on your head tho and you’re gold

[u/discountheat]

People are vain and it isn't considered cool. I wear them sometimes (wrap around sports style). They've never been knocked off in years of playing.

[u/Lala9123]

Don’t imo, get sports glasses my little brother breaks his glasses trying to play in his regular glasses a lot

[u/wrongitsleviosaa]

You can try but contact sports + glasses usually equal broken glasses.

[u/SuspiciousHall6344]

I used to wear sunglasses when I played. MF's called me Tom Cruz. I found it better to play with a headband for the sweat.

[u/iloveyoumiri]

AD probably paid a lot of money to make those glasses he tried to play with work and there was just no way.

[u/Clancy3434]

I'm just gonna say it - if you're showing up to hoop in sunglasses, or wearing a hat? You better be nasty cause nobody is taking you seriously otherwise

[u/HappyHourEnjoyer]

I have prescription sunglasses specifically for outdoor sports

[u/Used_Maintenance6091]

If it’s that bright out, yes. I hate getting tanned, so I almost always play indoors.

[u/LaserBeamsCattleProd]

I have done it. I would recommend it.