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Old Sun Jul 12, 2009, 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
IMO, the choice between the Gold and the Platinum has less to do with fit and more to do with your stance.

The Gold has its protection in front of the shoulders:
So it's better for those with a more upright stance.

The Platinum has its protection on top:
So it's better for those who lean more.

You will notice that the neck is very different, and issues of fit do arise there.
Excellent, albeit wordy, re-iteration of Joe's own words of several years ago:

"The platinum is for the scissors guys, the gold is for the box guys."
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