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From what I understand, the All-Star kevlar super $400 hockey-style, titanium-cage mask that some MLB umps use is computer designed to deflect balls. Supposedly, no matter where a pitch hits, it cannot jolt you; there's no surface that it can catch "square." Don't know about that in practice, though.
I've had my mask spun many times and have never really felt a neck jolt, so I must be wearing my mask loose. I know that if a pitch hits your hand, it's far better to be holding that hand loose than tensed.
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