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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
I did get blasted a couple of times last year...
do you have a link of the mask that you claim is lighter than this one...I'd be interested in getting one of those...
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Be careful. Light is good to a point, but so far, each of the popular "ultra light", "feather light", "Zero Gravity", etc masks have been found to have weaknesses.
Most are made of aluminum alloys, or are constructed with hollow metal tubes, or both, and have had issues.
A possible exception may be the Nike titanium mask, which so far, has only been made available, I believe, to MLB umpires.
I have owned the Plus Pos Zero Gravity, (bent to hell the third year) and the flatter profile lighter Wilson mask that was the rage last year (a couple of headaches...the flatter profile doesn't deflct the ball or spread the impact as well). I went back to my old West Vest midway through last year.
As backwards looking as it may be, the best combination of safe, light and accessible might be that old West Vest.