Pants: Sansabelt vs. Smitty

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by constable

Why do you say that? I have both and prefer the flat front.

There's always the one odd bird.

[Freddy]

Just got a new pair of flat-front Smitty's in last week. Went to a larger waist size, 36, and was surprised how baggy the legs were. A few bucks to the local tailor lady, and overnight she brought the legs in so that they're just right now. She also let out my Sansibelt to give them a little more room, so my back up pants are even better than before.
First experience with Smitty's, but I like 'em. Though I alternate between them and my Sansibelt every other game now.
Thanx for the tip for officialschoice.com's sale last week. Nice shirt for 10.00. Postage was 8.61, but still a good deal for the price.

[kgeorge0263]

I guess I should do the same as Freddy...I don't like how baggy the Smitty's are. They are also lighter in weight than Sansabelts. I feel when I run that the bottom of the pants come up above my socks, so I need the legs taken in, which I really don't want to pay for. I may just spend the $40-$50 for Sansabelt pleated and get them hemmed.

[tjones1]

I wear Sansabelts.

However, I've seen the Smitty's up close and they look very close to the Sansabelts.

[Welpe]

Same complaint with the Smittys, legs are too baggy. I like em otherwise.

[bigbeardedbryan]

My new Smittys have very little elastic in the waistband, they almost feel like cardboard compared to the old Sansabelts. I was told it's a new waistband construction and it's not going to change going forward. The Smittys also seem to have disproportionately wide thighs. I really prefer my Sansabelts.

[constable]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

There's always the one odd bird.

Pleats are goofy looking. all of my dress pants are flat front.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by constable

Pleats are goofy looking. all of my dress pants are flat front.

My pants have a very obvious, large, bulge in the front. It's to attract hot, single moms. For some reason, the pants don't seem to be workng. Must be my tailor's fault?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by constable

Pleats are goofy looking. all of my dress pants are flat front.

Flat front pants scream out (to me) the same way that a belt does. Other regions and viewpoints may vary.

[mbyron]

Like all matters of style, this wheel continues to turn. Right now, to advance and to look proper you wear pleats and no belt. If you stay in it more than 20 years, you'll see it change. :shrug:

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

If you stay in it more than 20 years, you'll see it change.

Yeah? Right? In twenty years I'll be so old that I'll be wearing my belt up around my nipples.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Yeah? Right? In twenty years I'll be so old that I'll be wearing my belt up around my nipples.

That will work out, if your nipples are down around your knees.

This does mean one thing, though -- you should stay with the latest trends for wherever you are. If you're the only one wearing a belt or flat front pants or using a pea whistle, why be that guy?

[Bad Zebra]

Bought my first pair of Smitty's earlier this season. Honestly, I don't see a big difference with Sansabelt in terms of quality or fit, so I'll probably stick with Smitty's at the lower price. The Smitty's seem to run a little smaller in the waist so I didn't have to have them taken in this pair (saved $$$ there too).

I'll look at them at the end of the season to see if they held up as well after the repeated laundering.

[tjones1]

Are there still officials who use a pea whistle?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Using a pea whistle.

Hey. Let's not encourage Mark Padgett. Let's have no posts about the first rule of officiating.