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Originally posted by TexBlue
I have a chest protector, but I just never wear it. Sometimes you get hit and it hurts like crazy, especially off foul balls, but it's just too hot down here to wear one. I'd rather get a bruise, than melt down from the heat. That's just me. I have a lot of fellow umpires who wear one all the time.
Rick
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Just a bit of unsolicited advice....
A bruise is one thing, but a broken collarbone is another. It does not take much force to snap the collarbone and it can put you out of action for a long time. I work in Phoenix, so I know about hot also. I wear the Honigs K2..good protection for the collarbone and sternum, very lightweight and much less hot than the full chest protectors.