April 28, 2005

Nike MaxSight : Performance-enhancing contact lenses?

I still haven't gotten used to wearing sunglasses while golfing. I've got a pair of Oakley's that I wear in between shots on sunny days, but for some reason I just feel I can't focus on shots with sunglasses on.

I know this isn't a problem for most people because I know all of my buddies have no problem with wearing shades while swinging.

Looks like I may have a solution thanks to Nike who is testing contacts that act like sunglasses. A major feather in their cap is the unreal start Baltimore Orioles leadoff hitter Brian Roberts has gotten off to this season (he first tried the contacts during the O's last spring training game and has been on a tear ever since).

Plenty has been said about performance-enhancing drugs this spring. Well, get ready for a new wave of performance enhancers, only these do not cause side effects and are not subject to suspensions. Known as performance-enhancing contact lenses, they were designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better and to protect the eyes from the sun.

"They're almost like wearing sunglasses without wearing sunglasses," Roberts says. "I could tell such a huge difference right away that I was willing to give them a shot."

Seven years in the making by Nike and Bausch & Lomb, the lenses — which will be known in the retail world as MaxSight — are so new they have made their way only into a few major league clubhouses so far. [The Sporting News]

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