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Originally Posted by LDUB
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.
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.
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I play hockey (mostly as a defenseman but am a backup goalie) The differences are few. The design is basically the same. The face cage is a little different because a hockey puck is a disk and a baseball is round.
Incidently I didn't buy my All-Star HSM form Honigs. I bought both the Easton and the All-Star from a local supplier.
I've rarely had a conventional mask spin when I've been hit. Usually it stays put. Maybe I have the thing too tight who knows. I wear a HSM because my doc wants me in a helmet type protector due to the amount of concussions I've had most of which stemmed from playing sports. The concussion that broke the camels back stemmed from a bad car accident.