Goggles - mirrored or tinted?

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Subject: Goggles - mirrored or tinted?
I am getting ready to begin competing in open water ("clear" water and murky) and I am trying to figure out what is best: tinted or mirrored? I prefer goggles that have 180 degrees visibility. I currently wear Aqua Sphere Kaiman clear goggles in the pool. The tinted and mirrored are not sold locally so I have to take a risk at buying online. Any suggestions?

2014-08-06 8:21 AM
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For early morning summer races, I highly prefer mirrored (or, 2nd choice, some highly tinted-gray tint) googles. They make it far easier for you to see buoys ahead of you when you're sighting, especially when the early morning sun is low in the sky (and sometimes shining behind a buoy, or shining behind the swim finish).

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2014-08-06 9:09 AM
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Subject: RE: Goggles - mirrored or tinted?
The first buoy on the lake where I train is directly into the sun. I have a pair of mirrored Aquaspheres that I use for OWS.
2014-08-06 9:30 AM
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This is very helpful! Thank you!
2014-08-23 3:31 PM
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Mirrored goggles arrived and I don't know how I swam without them. Thanks guys!!!
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