Ditto here. I'm also 5'11" and have the 11" Madstad and a Russell Day-Long. At the lowest, I see over it. At the highest, no problem. The plus is the angled "degree" adjustment besides the height movement. The "vent" that isn't there is always open due to the design. I put a Baggershield on last week for comparison and will test it out soon. It might be the winter shield, although we rarely have any winter here, ever.