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I just picked up my second Wilson ChromeMoliben mask (got a reasonable deal on eBay, new, not used), as my teenage son began boosting my original one last fall to umpire LL games. My first has the original mask pads, the new one has the wraparounds.

My first impression is that the old pads are more comfortable, also. I will, however, give the wraparounds a fair trial.

One thing that I notice about the wraparounds is that, on the lower (chin) pad, the groove in the front of the pad that the cage is supposed to seat in (it is supposed to do that, isn't it?), does not seem to be contoured to match the corresponding wire of the mask. When the mask arrived, the cage was not seated in the groove, and the pad felt much bulkier. After considerable tweaking of the Velcro fasteners, I got it close to being seated, and the pad was more comfortable after that.