I'm from Germany, so pardon me for that naive question - but my American friends couldn't tell me as well. How come QB's are having these black paint underneath their eyes? Is it for the vision or is it just for a gooph, looking cool? I can only imagine that with the black color, light from the beams is not being reflected from the skin to the eyes?! Or is it for the WR to know who the heck has the ball in case anybody has to take off?
2006-11-26 10:24:40 · 12 answers · asked by Bense 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
You're right... the black absorbs light better, so you get less reflected glare in the eyes.
2006-11-26 10:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cruel Angel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its called black out. It reduces glare from lights and the sun.
2006-11-26 12:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you were right when you said it cuts down on glare reflected into his eyes. And it looks cool too.
2006-11-26 10:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by motorcitysmadman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To direct glare from incoming light away from the eyes.
2006-11-26 10:34:25 · answer #4 · answered by shaman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the keep the sun, and the glare of the stadium lights out of their eyes.
2006-11-26 10:28:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is glare and light reflection.
2006-11-26 10:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by mrsliverpool99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to block the sun glare in their eyes.
2016-03-29 10:08:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its eye black and it cuts down on glare from the lights. baseball players use it too
2006-11-26 10:26:36 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan A 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it is to absorb the glare from the lights so they can see without breaking their necks from getting tackled. lol!
2006-11-26 14:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by lkassica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps the light get out of their eyes somehow. It does help.
2006-11-26 10:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by a 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋