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Originally Posted by IceGator8
HSM was designed for hockey goalies. Would you take a conventional catchers mask out on the ice and say it was equal in protection? What about if someone ripped a 120 mph slap shot directly at your face? It goes without saying that the helmet portion of the mask is more protective.
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I think you are wrong. The All Star helmet you bought from Honig's was designed for baseball. The idea for the design was copied from hockey helmets, but I would assume that there are differences.
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Originally Posted by IceGator8
The facemask (and the helmet for that matter) of an HSM was designed in a wedge shape for a reason. The wedge allows a puck to glance off the mask in a way that minimizes direct force. A conventional catchers mask is somewhat flat in it's design and the impact from a direct shot is much greater.
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But a mask will spin allowing some of the force to be deflected to the side. It would be interesting to see the results of a test of the protection of various masks.