Helmet v Mask

[LMan]

you have an endorsement deal there, Nick?

[Kaliix]

ill tell you why i dont think it will "improve my game," because i have no problems with vision right now.

If you have never called a game in a HSM, you have no idea whether or not your vision will be improved by it, or as you say, whether you have a vision problem. You have no basis for comparison. All you know is a traditional mask. I've tried both and I can tell you there is undoubtedly a difference. I have lent my mask to a partner and I have listened to him rave about the difference in the view.

If you're not prepared to try a HSM, no problem. Stay with the traditional mask. All we are trying to point out to you is that for people who have tried both, HSM users feel there are significant advantages to the HSM.

you have an endorsement deal there, Nick?.

No he doesn't. He is the owner of the company. I'm honestly a little surprised you didn't figure that out?

[nickrego]

I just got tired of reposting the same info over and over.

[kylejt]

If you've tried a helmet and didn't like it, fair enough. But there seems to a bunch of you that won't even consider it. And the folks that claim "I can see fine, there's nothing else I need to see" are just plain dopey. You are going to be the same guys watching the World Series on the 27" tube. Like it, or not, you're missing something.

"Them HDTV sets are just too much picture for me. I'll stick with the ol' Philco."

It's different. I don't care for the sound inside it. Way too loud for me. But I'll use it once in a while. But if you haven't tried it, don't dismiss it.





[Edited by kylejt on Oct 10th, 2005 at 10:45 AM]

[umpandy]

I thought that everyone would enjoy some real statistics, so I've included the umpire mask summary from yesterday's (Sunday Oct. 2, 2005) baseball games.

TM = Traditional Mask
HM = Hockey Mask

TOR v KC - TM
CH v CLE - HM
PHI v WSH - TM
ATL v FLA - TM
COL v NYM - TM
NYY v BOS - TM
LA v TEX - HM
DET v MIN - HM
CHC v HOU - TM
LAD v SD - HM
ARZ v SF - TM
OAK v SEA - TM

[nickrego]

33.3333333333333333% Helmet Usage.

Pretty impressive for a piece of equipment so many think isn't even worth considering !

[Edited by nickrego on Oct 8th, 2005 at 03:29 AM]

[umpduck11]

Tonight on ESPN Classic.....an ESPN
original film......"The Thread that Wouldn't Die".

[SanDiegoSteve]

Duck, don't kill the thread just yet!

Mizuno Tsunami for 2 years.

Love it. Such great vision, I can see Uranus!

Here in San Diego, we have many leagues and schools with the dorky rec center style overhanging backstops, and last year was glad to have the HSM when the foul ball came down on top of my dome!

No problem in this association with helmets, or the umps that wear them.

[BigUmp56]

Steve,

If you're seeing someones anus through your helmet, your obviously more interested in the MILFS than tracking the pitch!! <(:>

Sorry, but you did leave me an opening to take a shot! LOL

Tim.

[nickrego]

Maybe he had one of those really big catcher's, where the only way to track the ball is from down below / between his legs.

We get them that big where I work all the time.

(justing fun'in ya Steve)

[SanDiegoSteve]

Yeah, I was shooting for that kind of response anyway. Anything to lighten up a thread!

[LMan]

Originally posted by nickrego
I just got tired of reposting the same info over and over.

well, how about giving this a rest, fuhgawdsake? You *should* get a marketing fee for all this wasted bandwidth...... *eyeroll*