Alex wearing his Polaroid Venture P7000C sunglasses in the red frame colour way.
In 2008 Alex Flynn was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 36. So he decided to do something positive and inspirational with the hope of finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Alex has a goal to race 10 Million Metres before December 2014 wearing Polaroid’s excellent sports sunglasses, aiming to raise over £1m for Cure Parkinson’s Trust.
Polaroid Eyewear is supporting Alex’s 10 Million Metre challenge, by providing him with sports sunglasses to protect his eyes as he takes on his exceptional challenge. Alex was recently featured in Running Fitness magazine which featured his epic journey running from London to Rome in his Flynn’s TransEurope challenge.
Alex dropped us a note: “Just a quick email to say how spectacularly the sunglasses you supplied were. Thank you and the rest of the Polaroid team for the support this year.” There’s only one reply to this. “We’re glad to help. And Alex, you are a true inspiration.”
My name is Mark Wharton and I’m a club coach working at the Culford Sports and Tennis Centre. I’ve been playing tennis for 40 years and have never found a pair of sunglasses that work for me. Have you noticed that practically no tennis professionals wear sunglasses? Andre Agassi famously had sponsorship from a different brand, but I can’t remember him wearing sunnies when he won Wimbledon.
For me, any sports glasses need to avoid my “must not” list. That is, they MUST NOT
Be uncomfortable, irritating or a nuisance in any way
Be heavy
Steam up
Let light in from the sides/top/bottom
Interfere with my vision in any way – particularly when the frame intrudes in the periphery
and, most importantly, they must not introduce any optical defects/wobbles/spots, etc.
So you can see why I struggle to find glasses that work for me!
This morning I tried out the Polaroid Streak P7963B during a normal individual tennis lesson. Perfect morning for the test: bright, sunny, cold (no steaming up, remember) with a low sun and wet astro-turf for lots of glare. Going through the warm-up with my pupil I was aware of the glasses and then gradually I forgot about them (1 point – not irritating). After the warm-up I had to take the glasses off to remove my sweater and then I noticed how much glare there was from the wet astros (1 point – reducing glare off the court surface).
During the rest of the lesson, I hardly ever had to fiddle with the glasses to reposition them and they only steamed up a tiny bit and that went pretty quickly ( minus half a point for steaming up briefly, plus 1 for not having to reposition them every 2 minutes). At the end of the lesson playing points is the biggest test of tennis glasses – serving. When you serve you have to look almost vertically upwards. This is a perfect time for most glasses to slip, or the frames to intrude on your vision.
The Streaks were fine. I was aware of them, but I could see the ball was in the centre of the lenses as I looked up and very little light sneaked in from the edges (plus 2 points, no interference, no light sneaking in).
So, all-in-all a very successful test, 4.5 points out of 5. Crystal clear optically with just the right amount of tint. I’d definitely wear them for coaching again. Read more…
The crew from PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar powered boat, stopped off in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour as part of their 18 month journey around the world on their mission to promote renewable energy. Polaroid Eyewear is PlanetSolar’s exclusive sunglasses supplier, giving the crew glare-free vision as they sail.
The catamaran set sail from Monaco in September 2010, and has so far travelled more than 35,000 kilometres across Atlantic and the Panama Canal, and is currently sailing the Pacific heading for Singapore. It’s due to complete its mission and dock in Monaco in May.
The great thing about Polaroid sunglasses is there’s a pair to suit the whole family. Mum, Dad, the kids – they can all benefit from the stylish designs, full UV protection and hard-wearing materials on offer.
If you start your kids wearing sunglasses early, you stand them in good stead for the future. Children’s eyes are more vulnerable to light, so UV damages their eyes to a greater extent than adults.
But we understand that children are more up to date with the latest fashions than we ever were! So Polaroid’s kid’s sunglasses come in a wide range of styles, colours and materials to suit even the most fashion-conscious youngster. Read more…
Keeping fit is part of my job. As a Police Officer I need to be alert, active and ready to tackle any situation. So I keep to a programme of weightlifting and running which keeps my fitness levels where they need to be. I prefer to run outdoors through the countryside where I live, so I always have a pair of running sunglasses on me to keep the sun out of my eyes.
I tried a pair of Polaroid Rush XT P7124B and was pleased with how they performed. The rubber ear grips and cushioned frames made them comfortable, and they didn’t fog up even during the muggy weather I was running in, because of the ventilated brow.
The Lake District boasts some of the most famous walking routes in Britain, so it’s the perfect place for a walking holiday. My favourite walk is the Western Shore of Coniston Waters, as it includes paths and tracks through the fells and woodlands around the lake. So whilst I’m taking a break this week in [...]
Frontier magazine is the longest-running magazine serving the travel-retail industry. In every issue of their travel buyer’s guides – Frontier Brands and Frontier Brands Reports, they invite three senior buyers to assess five products that are new to the marketplace. And Polaroid’s sunglasses Equilibrium P4034A have been crowned joint winner in the May 2011 Buyers [...]
Alex dropped us a note: “Just a quick email to say how spectacularly the sunglasses you supplied were. Thank you and the rest of the Polaroid team for the support this year.” There’s only one reply to this. “We’re glad to help. And Alex, you are a true inspiration.”
