My partner came to my game last night with a brand spankin' new HSM. He praised the comfort, the larger cone of vision, and the coolness. He didn't quite have the technique down, as he tried to pull it off in situations where he should not have. However, in the seventh inning of this 16-17 y.o. game, he took a shot to the helmet. I never thought I would see this before -- but the ball somehow hit the wrong spot of the HSM and the mask dropped to the ground. He was hurting the rest of the game. I won't be switching anytime soon.