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Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE
Decided this year I was going to try using the full 8 stitch hat behind the plate. Most of the 'elite' blues in our group do it, and wanted to see if I could also.
WELL - I will NEVER go back to the 'little' hat ever again! I found it quite easy to master the twist of the mask to get it off without the hat, and I find it somehow more 'professional' to go up with a regular hat to work the plate - and the shade it provides helps also!
Its funny to see a couple of our real vets who have the teeny TEENY old fashioned looks-like-two-stitch hats behind the dish.
Is this another old vets vs. young 'uns thing??
(heck, we still have one guy who still uses a mattress working the plate!)
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Though my FP experience has faded tremendously over the years (like, to zero), I never wore anything but a full-brimmed hat. And John is correct, if the hat comes off with the mask, the mask is too tight.
When ASA went to the Pro-mesh, the mask came off even easier than with the wool. I see no reason to have multiple brimmed hats just for different positions.