Wilson A5510 Pro Shock FX helmet
 

The PU in today's Yankees-RedSox game is wearing a Wilson A5510 Pro Shock FX helmet. I started googling it and found it on Honig's for $259.95 and at a place called Discount Sporting Goods for $92.95. Honig's only has it in black and the other place as it in black and navy blue.

1) Does anybody out there wear this HSM and if so how do you like it, where did you buy it and for how much?

2) Does anybody know who besides Honig's carries this HSM?

Thanks.

MTD, Sr.

I think there is a difference between the Wilson featured in Honigs and the other. The Wilson in Honigs has a titanium mask while the other does not.

Ice:

Thanks, you are correct. I did some research after I made my OP and the umpire's model does in fact have a titanium cage while the catcher's model has a steel cage.

MTD, Sr.

1) Yes, I bought one, tried it and sold it to another umpire. Bought it locally for $199.95 in the Spring. I got rid of it because, to me, the view was terrible.

2) Don't know.

that hsm does work ... the shocks really only come into play when the actual cage is hit the view out of that hsm isnt as bad as quite a few others

Not Very good?
 

Recently, I had some repair work that had to get done on my All Star SUL 2000 (whatever the model # the MLB guys use) and talked to a bigwig at All Star about "buckets". He told me that from All Star's testing of a couple of Wilsons and the feedback he had heard from guys at Spring Training the Wilson bucket was universally panned.

Now the source is not totally objective here, but the mask looks like a gimmick to me. But if you use it and like it good for you.

Déjà vu all over again!
 

It was déjà vu all over again tonight in the second game of the World Series game between the Devils and the Phillies. Does anybody know who the plate umpire was? He was wearing this HSM with a funky looking ice hockey goalie neck protector. I think that there has been a thread this year about this type of neck protector.

MTD, Sr.

It was Kerwin Danley. It's good to see him working after his scare earlier this year. I think Wilson makes a throat guard designed for the Shock FX. It also could be a throat protector for a hockey goalie mask.

And he fit a cap under the helmet, too.

Hey, they got rid of that word for a reason, you know. Now you're going to summon Mephistopheles, and it'll be all over for the Rays.

I tried one out and had a pitcher throw a straight shot, high-80s, and it took it as well as any mask or bucket I ever tried. The shock absorbers definitely work. It also has a better view than any bucket when it is worn properly. For the few times I get drilled straight between the eyes, it's probably overkill, but if I ever got a concussion, I would turn straight to the Wilson for added protection. It's lighter than the others as well.

And this site is a good place to find it and $199 is about the best price you'll find.

http://www.hq4sports.com/wilson-umpi...-a5590bla.html

I was not aware that the Phillies were playing ice hockey in the NHL last night.:rolleyes:

OOPS!! Me bad. :D I meant Rays, not Devils (Devil Rays).

MTD, Sr.

Again,
 

As with another of my posts take this with a large grain of salt:

The same study done by the MiLB showed that umpires that wore the Wilson A5510 Pro Shock sustained not only MORE concussions but they were of greater severity.

Remember this is a very small sampling the I would guess you CANNOT extrapolate any definitive final judgement from the study.

Just wanted to share the MiLB review.

Regards,

Logic would dictate that only straight on, middle of the mask shots would allow the shocks to actually do their job.

http://www.baseballsavings.com/image...5320/thumb.jpg

Also, the sound inside these contraptions is really LOUD. I've got an All Star helmet that I wear on certain fields, and blows to that make my ears ring. That may play a role in concussion. The percussion + the blow can't be good for your noggin.