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Originally Posted by RPatrino
I remember when the +POS SUL came out and everyone was just drooling over it. I have a $80 Honigs single bar, light weight and have been using it for years, and I don't plan to change.
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Brother, when you get drilled, I'm sure it feels virtually the same as when I get drilled. Premium masks of every brand are similar: they all protect; they all perform; they all look good; they all have comfortable pads. It comes down to a shade or a logo or a subtle feature that makes us jump at one mask or another. The Honig's single-bar is a perfectly fine mask.
When I first started out, I picked a mask because it had black leather pads. I wound up being one of those guys who prefers the two-tone or even the tan doeskin look. The silvery (or pewter-colored) bars? (I couldn't bring myself to write
pewtery.) I deplored them at first glance. Mike Napoli of the Angels showed up with a Nike and I couldn't stand it. Then I saw the Wilson titanium umpire version and started to come around to it. Then I put one on and looked through it and I was essentially hooked on the silvery bar look.
So it's really a personal appeal and personal comfort issue. All the good ones protect.