The Holy Grail of umpire gear

[johnnyg08]

I have this mask and personally love it. Yes, the sight lines could be better, but you can't beat the weight...I think I paid $100 for mine on Ebay too...but that was 6 years ago...you can't get the replacement pads anymore either...sweet mask...if you're looking for a lightweight mask, this is your answer.

[MadCityRef]

I got one. No problems.

[greymule]

I have one of those +POS masks, though the pads don't look as new as the ones in the e-bay picture.

I liked that +POS mask and was surprised they discontinued it. (Some defect?) If I didn't have the All-Star kevlar helmet, I'd still be using it. I think getting replacement pads is a problem, though.

Guess I better set up an e-bay account.

[BigUmp56]

Wasn't the carbon-fibre mask pulled from production because some of them shattered?


Tim.

[Emperor Ump]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Wasn't the carbon-fibre mask pulled from production because some of them shattered?


Tim.

That's what I was thinking.

[mrm21711]

Originally Posted by Emperor Ump

That's what I was thinking.

And Kyle admitted he got a concussion while wearing one.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by mrm21711

And Kyle admitted he got a concussion while wearing one.

Two successive blasts during a game. The flatness of the mask didn't help either. Instead of deflecting the balls, it absorbed them. It went up for sale the next week.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

...if you're looking for a lightweight mask, this is your answer.

The new Schutt/Diamond mask is even lighter, and has better visibility. The SUL is just a collectors item now.