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Originally posted by bluehair
I've measured the vertical view of each mask against a batter. With a normal stance (without moving my head), I can see from batters front foot to the top of his head, with HSM. With cap/conventional mask, I see batter from his shoulders (upper bar/cap) to front knee (lower bar). I can see his front foot under the bar, but it is not a continuous view. My "perception" is that this is a significant view improvement.
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i believe that you would get this better view, but why do you need it? i still fail to see why. i havent worked in maybe two months, but i remember being able to see everything i needed. being able to see the batters helmet isnt necessary. i can see the top of the zone and the bottom of the zone, as well as enough slack on the top and bottom to do my job well. maybe this has to do with the GD stance and being backed off the plate that i have a taller view, but this is starting to fall into the horizontal view situation where i dont need to see planes flying above and what color belt the catcher has.
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But since my observations are measurable, I think they have validity.
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your observations are valid, but i just dont see the need for the supposed benefits. you can in fact see more of a vertical range, ill buy that, but what for? i dont need to keep tracking a ball that i know is going over the batters head. i do keep tracking, but once its out of my visible range the batter must be out of his mind to still even be looking at it.