A CLOSER LOOK
Methow Kits
A wide view with interchangeable lenses for outdoor adventures and the range. Lens options for your eye color and changing light.
Explore Methow Kits
SSP EYEWEAR
Find your view.
Practical guidance shaped by customer feedback shared with Mike and the SSP team—from the range, the field and the water. Find a starting tint, then let your eyes decide.
Build your Methow kit →FROM THE RANGE • CUSTOMER INSIGHTS
Make the clay stand out.
Your light. Your background. Your eyes. Start with a tint below, then compare it where you shoot.
Choose the lightest tint you can wear comfortably without squinting. Watch a clay break: look for clear edges, visible dimples and fragments that stand out like fireworks.
In conversations with customers, Mike hears a range of tint preferences: some with lighter eyes prefer darker tints, while some with brown eyes prefer lighter ones. Eye color is a starting clue, not a rule. Individual sensitivity, lighting and background matter more.
Desert, sagebrush & hunting
Copper Bronze
- Background
- Open country and muted desert backgrounds.
- Light conditions
- Outdoor daylight; compare with Kiwi in very bright conditions.
- Eye-color starting point
- Start with the background you shoot against, then choose the lightest comfortable tint.
What Mike hears from customers
Mike has heard from multiple customers who appreciate Copper Bronze for contrast while hunting in sagebrush and desert country. Originally developed for pilots, this tint is listed as Bronze or Belgium Bronze in some Methow options.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Blue sky & dark green trees
Dark Purple
- Background
- Dark green vegetation beneath a bright blue sky.
- Light conditions
- Bright, sunny days.
- Eye-color starting point
- A starting point for light-sensitive blue, green or gray eyes that prefer a darker tint.
What Mike hears from customers
Customers have told Mike that Dark Purple helps them pick out targets against dark green trees under a bright blue sky. Compare it in your own light, especially if you prefer a darker tint.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Overcast skies & dark green backgrounds
Pomegranate Vermilion
- Background
- Dark green vegetation and changing sky.
- Light conditions
- Slightly overcast outdoor conditions.
- Eye-color starting point
- A starting option to compare for light-sensitive blue, green or gray eyes.
What Mike hears from customers
A vermilion option for target contrast. The idea came from a New Zealand importer whose customers liked a similar dental-lens tint; SSP developed it at their request.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Orange clays & autumn leaves
Tangerine Orange
- Background
- Yellow and red fall foliage behind an orange clay.
- Light conditions
- Changing fall light; compare it on your own course.
- Eye-color starting point
- Useful across eye colors when orange targets blend into autumn leaves.
What Mike hears from customers
Mike has heard from customers who find Tangerine helpful for separating orange clays from yellow and red autumn foliage. Try it against the leaves and light on your own course.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Fog & very dim conditions
Low Light
- Background
- Foggy, cloudy backgrounds where the clay is hard to pick up.
- Light conditions
- Very low available light.
- Eye-color starting point
- Choose for the available light and your ability to pick up the target.
What Mike hears from customers
Developed for conditions common in the Northwest. Compare target definition when the day is heavily clouded or available light is very low.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
A step up from Low Light
Medium Light
- Background
- Cloudy or foggy backgrounds with a little more available light.
- Light conditions
- Low to moderate light; slightly darker than Low Light.
- Eye-color starting point
- Compare alongside Low Light for the clearest comfortable view.
What Mike hears from customers
A slightly darker alternative when Low Light feels too light. Let the actual background and your comfort decide.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Snow & bright desert
Kiwi Bronze
- Background
- Snow-covered ground; also a starting point for desert terrain.
- Light conditions
- Bright surroundings and reflected light.
- Eye-color starting point
- A starting option for brown-eyed shooters to compare in desert conditions.
What Mike hears from customers
Customer feedback shared with Mike points to Kiwi as an option for snowy surroundings, including reports from Alaska shooters. Compare it for comfort and target definition in reflected light.
Watch the clay
Silent excerpt from SSP’s lens demonstration. Camera and screen colors vary; this is not a calibrated optical preview.
Archive footage labels this tint “Kiwi Brown.”
A brown-eye starting point
Huckleberry Purple
- Background
- Compare against the actual background at your range.
- Light conditions
- Choose by comfort and target contrast in the day’s light.
- Eye-color starting point
- A popular choice among SSP customers with brown eyes; individual preferences vary.
What Mike hears from customers
Try Huckleberry and Grapefruit side by side. A customer favorite is a starting point; your eyes and background make the final decision.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
A brown-eye starting point
Grapefruit Pink
- Background
- Compare against the actual background at your range.
- Light conditions
- Choose by comfort and target contrast in the day’s light.
- Eye-color starting point
- A popular choice among SSP customers with brown eyes; individual preferences vary.
What Mike hears from customers
A popular alternative to Huckleberry for brown-eyed customers. Watch a clay break and choose the tint that makes the pieces stand out.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Green targets under lights
Lemon Yellow
- Background
- Green targets, including an illuminated skeet field.
- Light conditions
- Artificial light and indoor range conditions where a tint is helpful.
- Eye-color starting point
- Start with target color and available light, whatever your eye color.
What Mike hears from customers
Customers have told Mike that SSP’s Lemon Yellow helps green targets stand out. Some traditional black-powder customers also report improved target visibility through residual smoke; conditions vary.
Watch the clay
Silent excerpt from SSP’s lens demonstration. Camera and screen colors vary; this is not a calibrated optical preview.
Indoor pistol & rifle
Crystal Clear
- Background
- Indoor ranges where you want an untinted view.
- Light conditions
- Indoor or low-light settings.
- Eye-color starting point
- An untinted option for any eye color when darkening the view is unnecessary.
What Mike hears from customers
Included in the Methow kit because many clay shooters also shoot pistols and rifles indoors, especially through northern winters.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
Compare a deeper orange tint
Dark Orange
- Background
- Try against your usual outdoor target background.
- Light conditions
- Compare with Tangerine for your available light.
- Eye-color starting point
- Choose by comfort and target separation.
What Mike hears from customers
A deeper orange option in the Methow range. Compare it with Tangerine against your usual background, and choose by comfort and target separation.
Lens photograph; appearance varies with your screen and lighting.
FROM THE RANGE • CUSTOMER INSIGHTS
One prescription. More ways to see.
A prescription insert sits behind your interchangeable Methow lenses, so one prescription can work across up to 12 outer lens colors.
Get the fit right
The adjustable nose bridge helps position the insert for your face. Supply your prescription and pupillary distance, and have the optical fit checked so the lenses are centered correctly.
Single vision • clays & distance
Single-vision distance correction is a starting option for trap, skeet, sporting clays and hunting. It keeps the viewing area dedicated to the target. Discuss your prescription and shooting needs with the SSP optical team.
Bottom bifocal • near tasks as well
A lower reading segment can help instructors score, read or handle everyday close work. SSP also offers this option for rifle shooters and outdoor use; choose the design around your actual sighting and reading needs.
Progressives • personal preference
SSP can make progressive inserts, and some customers prefer them. Discuss your prescription, sighting needs and intended use with the SSP optical team.
Top Focal® • pistol & AR iron sights
SSP asks for your dominant hand and dominant eye to customize the insert. The dominant eye has distance correction with a lined near segment at the top; the other eye remains distance. A small downward head tilt brings the iron sights into the upper segment. This design can support both-eyes-open shooting; fit and results are individual.
RedEye • eye-dominance support
RedEye is a separate magnetic aid that attaches to the lens to help manage competing sight pictures. SSP offers it for shotgun and pistol shooters working toward both-eyes-open shooting. It is sourced from another manufacturer. Setup, practice and individual eye dominance affect the result.
Beyond the clay course
Why Copper Bronze?
Developed for pilots looking across a blue horizon, Copper Bronze has also drawn positive feedback from customers talking with Mike about hunting and contrast in desert terrain. For flight use, check the eyewear requirements of your aircraft, displays and operator.
Boating, glare & screens
Polarized lenses can reduce reflected glare from water and are useful for shore fishing. They can also make some electronic displays harder to read at certain angles. Mike has heard from customers who prefer a non-polarized copper tint when reading boat electronics is the priority. Tint color and polarization are separate choices; test your actual screens.
What about blue-light filtering?
Tint alone does not tell you which wavelengths a lens filters or by how much. Ask SSP for transmission data for the specific lens if blue-light filtering is important to your choice.