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I need a new chest protector, but that helmet looks great and I'm not trying to dish out 300 bucks for both. Does anyone wear the helmet? Is it comfortable?
Helmet vs mask should have been the question! Your thoughts please!
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I went with the Gerry Davis Diamond Chest Protector 2 years ago mainly because of the cost difference.
What are your thoughts on this chest protector? Did I waste my money?
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I, too, got nailed with the same protector. I didn't go to the hospital, but I felt goofier than ususal for several day. In retrospect I should have been checked out.
I've got a standard WV, and a platinum I rotate with now. A hard shell it the only way to go, IMO. Helmets are different. Better vision, hotter, louder when you take a shot and you can't hear as well. I only use mine with clam-shell type back stops, where balls can knonk you you on the top of your head. I've got the All Star that's made of fiberglass and Kevlar. It's ok, and like I said, different.
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I took a foul ball straight to the chest and the plastic ribs gave way and I ended up on the ground and the EMS had to rush me to the hospital.
Ozzy: Please just lie still and don't move until an attorney acquaintance of mine arrives. Where are you exactly? He thanks you in advance.
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Tue Mar 01, 2005, 07:48pm
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It's hard to say which one you should get first. Both are important; I would lean towards the chest protector first, and then the helmet soon thereafter, depending on the level of baseball you are working and the quality of your existing equipment. I can't put a price on my own safety, but if you're working higher level baseball, you may want to seriously consider the cost as an investment in your own health. Good luck.
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$300 will be a lot cheaper than your hospital bill.
Are you sure? I'm looking at a bill of mine from Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City: 4½ days semi-private care @ $10.50: $47.25 Laboratory services: $11.00 Drugs: $1.65 Penicillin: $2.20 X-Ray: $15.00 Total: $77.10 This figure represents the entire cost of the treatment. No co-pay, no insurance, no HMO. Four and a half days in a rather famous hospital, and for $77.10 I was paid in full. Let's see. The date on the bill is . . . February 4, 1953.
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When I started college baseball three years ago, I had to upgrade my equipment. I used the standard mask for a long time, but made the switch to the All-star mask. BOY..what a difference. The fit between the mask and the WV took some time to get familiar with, but now I move with greater ease and trust in my equipment.
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What's that come to, about ten grand? Experiencing that "hospital fresh" smell? Priceless.
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