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Old Wed Feb 11, 2009, 09:47am
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Did you control the possible variables such as speed of the ball, where it contacts the mask, position of the head....? If not then you can't say that any mask is better as each blow to your head was different. I could take 50 blows to the mask by pitches moving at the same speed but only be injured by one of them. The fact that you haven't got hurt yet using the HSM doesn't actually mean anything.



What about the PBUC study saying that the Shock FX users were injured more often than other HSM users? I know that study has a small sample size but the fact that you reached the conclusion that it is the best mask and PBUC says it is the worst proves the point that one cannot judge a mask by only how often its users get hurt. One must control the variables in order to reach a definitive conlusion.



If the odds of getting injured by a baseball hitting you in the mask are 1 in 50 then you saying you were hit dozens of times doesn't really matter. 36 shots to the face without getting hurt doesn't mean that your mask is super awesome when the odds of getting injured with the average mask are 1 in 50. Everyone on here knows that the HSM may be safer but no one knows for sure. It is weird that you fail to see what is obvious to many others.
I have to say that this last part--and the first part too, really--is some of the most ridiculous crap I have ever read.

I almost can't believe you are serious.

"Did you control the variables?"
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Old Wed Feb 11, 2009, 10:09am
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Come on guys let's not fight. If you want the mask then buy it, if you don't want it then don't buy it. If we disagree about its quality fine, but it seems silly to make things personal over a mask.
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Old Wed Feb 11, 2009, 10:16am
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Yeah, I know. He should have never made this personal.

Why did he pick me to disagree with no matter what the subject, whether he's right or wrong?

I have to go. There are some variables that need controlling.
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Old Wed Feb 11, 2009, 10:20am
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Yeah, I know. He should have never made this personal.
Based on my recollection of the thread (and I admit not going back to read it all) he didn't -- any more than you did.

Knock it off. Both of you.
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