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Exploring the Types of Football Visors: From Tinted to Mirrored and Beyond

Exploring the Types of Football Visors

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Football visor, also called a shield, is a protective shield attached to a player’s helmet that enhances visibility and safety on the field. Made from durable polycarbonate materials, visors provide a clear view while shielding players’ eyes from glare, debris, and potential impact.
We have complaint with CE, UL, ASTM standard. The football visors are designed to improve impact resistant, optical clarity and abrasion resistant, anti-fog performance, allowing athletes to maintain focus during gameplay.
Excelite custom available in various visor styles, including tinted polycarbonate and mirrored sheet options, football visors cater to individual preferences and specific requirements, making them an essential accessory for players in both football and other sports’ visor.

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Key Features of Polycarbonate Football Visors

  • Made from high impact polycarbonate
  • UV protection
  • Anti fog
  • Scratch resistant
  • Ease of fabrication, machine and thermoforming
  • Universal fit most youth and adult football helmets
  • Optical clarity
  • Easy to install
  • Compliance with CE and ASTM standards

Football Visor Material

Imagine playing under the bright stadium lights or battling the sun’s glare,

You want to see the field with clear clarity,

You want to easier to spot the football,

You want to get a durable, impact resistant quality,

With customizable options to suit your personal style.

Great, let me give you a good option for the football visor-

 

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Football Visors are typically made from solid polycarbonate material. You may know Makrolon®, Lexan® these brand. It offers excellent optical clarity and are designed to withstand impacts, ensuring player safety during games.
Additionally, we feature anti-fog and abrasion-resistant coatings to maintain visibility and durability in various weather conditions.
Polycarbonate is indeed suitable for thermoforming and machining due to its versatility and strength.
However, football visors are typically produced using injection molding.

Here is the briefly introduction for what is the injection molding.

This manufacturing process allows for the creation of complex shapes and designs while ensuring high durability and optical clarity.

Injection molding also enables mass production, making it efficient for creating visors that meet the rigorous standards required for sports equipment.

Types of Football Helmet Visors

  • Color:

Normally, the football helmet visors are only clear color.

The NFL allows tinted visors for players with a medical exemption, but dark sunglasses-style visors are still not permitted.

The NFL made an exception to its rule after a sponsorship agreement with Oakley, which allows players to wear lightly tinted visors. The visors have a slight tint to help players recognize details on the field.

First and foremost, they just look cool. 

Tinted Football Visors are available in various shades (e.g., smoke, amber) to reduce glare from sunlight.

But except the professional games, we have more options for routine training.

Mirrored Football Visors: Offer reflectivity that helps reduce glare and improve visibility against bright lights.

Iridium Football Visors: A specific type of mirrored visor with a unique finish, popular for aesthetics and functionality.

iridium visor
  • Design Features:
  1. Full Face Visors: Cover the entire face area of the helmet, rider safety gear.
  2. Half Visors: Cover only a portion of the face, usually protecting the eyes while leaving the mouth and nose exposed.
  3. Vented Visors: Incorporate ventilation to help reduce fogging and improve airflow.
  4. Anti-fog/Anti-scratch Coated Visors: Include specialized coatings to maintain clarity and reduce surface scratches.
Abrasion Resistant Polycarbonate sheet
  • Application:
  1. Youth Football Visors: Specifically designed for younger players, often with safety features and lighter materials.
  2. Professional/College Level Visors: Higher performance visors that meet specific league standards and regulations.

 

FAQ:

How do Football Visors Enhance Vision?

On top of reducing glare from stadium lights and sunlight, football visors come in a variety of colored tints. A tinted shield lens enhances depth perception, colors, and contrast. These features are a huge advantage on the field because it helps you to spot and track a football easily.

Football visors are designed to reduce glare from stadium lights and sunlight, while also offering various colored tints. These tints enhance depth perception, color visibility, and contrast, providing players with a significant advantage on the field by making it easier to spot and track the football.

But in before, it was forbidden to use tinted visor. But recently the NFL allowed an exception for Oakley’s PRIZM lens technology.

“Tune In Colors, Tune Out Distractions​.”

FAQ:

Can Football Visors Be Customized with Team Logos or Names?

Yes, Football Visors can often be customized with team logos, names, or other designs to help players showcase their team spirit and support. Excelite offer customization services, enabling you to choose from various design options or even create your own unique design.

 

FAQ:

What is the Cost of Football Visors?

The cost of football visors varies based on quality, materials, and features. Basic entry-level visors typically range from $20 to $50, while high-quality, premium options can cost between $50 and $200 or more. Price factors include the material, size and coverage, additional features like air vents, and the extent of certification and testing the visor has undergone.

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