Wwelcome to I Tried, a GOLF.com series about golf articles – clothing, equipment, accessories, etc. — that we recently took out for a spin. We’re here to give our honest and simple opinions on the latest and greatest golf or golf related articles. So scroll down to read about what we love about the newest (or new to us) golf products.
Readers of this space know that I often use my husband, Paul, a Phoenix-based club pro, as a type of guinea pig. He’s a frequent sounding board for me on golf topics of all kinds, but is especially helpful in the equipment space, where he can provide commentary and insight on and array of men’s products and other equipment that I haven’t used.
Last test case: Scheyden sunglasses. Scheydens are made in Japan and designed with high performance in mind for pilots, anglers and golfers, with lenses that feature a multi-layer coating process for superior optical clarity and comfort.
Scheydens are outfitted on tour by Paul Casey of LIV Golf, and Scheyden’s golf line made an immediate splash when it was introduced to the PGA Champions Tour. Now, more than three dozen players and caddies wear Scheyden sunglasses — more than in any other tournament.
While Scheyden’s glasses are not gender-specific, the sample I received last year—of the brand Looper model — was a little big for my face, but a perfect fit for Paul.
As an Arizonan, sunglasses are life – essential for driving and basically any outdoor activity. So I asked Paul to give Loopers a test run and let me know what he thinks.
Spoiler alert: Months have passed and Paul’s previous glasses have been tossed aside, with the Scheydens taking up the mantle as the new ones. What do you like so much about them? It came down to three main factors.
Scheyden Looper
The Scheyden Looper is made in Japan and features an ultra-strong TR90 featherweight frame.
They look cool. Loopers have a large rectangular frame that looks sporty yet refined, enabling you to wear them anywhere. And if you flick through photos of players and corpses wearing the Looper, you can see that the style is pretty universally flattering.
They are comfortable. No tinnitus and no feeling of heaviness in the bridge of the nose or the top of the ears. Paul said the goggles also fit seamlessly under his hats.
You can read green with them. Before the Scheydens, Paul said he didn’t wear sunglasses while playing golf. But now, he puts them on in the morning and wears them all day – and can easily read the color green in them too, which was not the case with previous pairs. Apparently, this is all part of Scheyden’s design, with the brand touting the fact that they’ve found the perfect level of contrast and lens color to allow users to wear the glasses all the time outside.
