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Old Fri Jan 23, 2009, 09:25pm
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Originally Posted by etn_ump View Post
I am constantly amused when we umpires talk about a LIGHT mask. Come on, guys!

The Wilson Titanium weighs 1.10 lbs, the Davis Ice Gray weighs 1.45 lbs., the Wilson New View weight 1.45 lbs., the Wilson Dyna Lite weighs 1.98 lbs., and the Wilson Shock FX helmet weighs 3.50 lbs.

If your neck can't support ANY of these, don't worry about the mask, work on the strength of you neck!
I've been around long enough to remember the days before the lightweight mask. After using my first lightweight mask I couldn't imagine how I ever used the old clunker.
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