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Old Sat Mar 03, 2007, 09:16pm
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I have defended the Zero Gravity mask for over two years now. It was sent to me to try out and I bought it after using it in just one game. I loved the view and the weight.

Over time, people kept complaining about dents and dings and, while my mask had taken several hard hits, it was holding up fine. Nothing to report, and I was confused by the all negative comments from others.

This past week, I was working an scrimmage and took two fouls to the mask. When I got home, my son looked at the mask and asked, "What the hell happened to you?"

I examined the mask and saw that the two hits, nearly in the exact same spot on the vertical supports to the upper horizontal bar, had pushed the support inward and the horizontal bar downward, squeezing it towards the bar below it and reducing the major view opening by over 1/4 inch.

I wouldn't trust it in another game.

I've ordered the new Wilson on line and will be wearing my old West Vest mask until it arrives.
Mine dented on the first foul ball. In the first game (a JuCo) I worked.

Which Wilson? Be sure to post a review.
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Old Sun Mar 04, 2007, 12:17am
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Mine dented on the first foul ball. In the first game (a JuCo) I worked.

Which Wilson? Be sure to post a review.
The Wilson Chrome Moliben Alloy mask.

The one negative I see so far, is that it appears that the throat guard is angled forward far more than my Zero Gravity. I may have to wear a dangler as a result.

I was tempted to try the Schutt, but I couldn't find enough information on it or anyone with direct experience with it, so I chickened out.
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