Protective gear product recommendation: Field tested!
This is going to read like an ad, but it's not. If anyone is refreshing their gear this season and is considering upgrading their cup, I can whole-heartedly recommend the Shock Doctor. https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctor-.../dp/B009A0FFYC This cup is like a giant steel soup bowl, but it does a hell of a job protecting your beans.
In my opinion it is as good or better than the Nutty Buddy. I took a direct shot yesterday from a pitcher who throws low to mid 60's and quite literally did not feel a thing. You know it's a solid shot when the coach that has been riding you like a rented mule all game suddenly wants to know if you are OK. The only clue I had that I had just been hit in the crotch was a bit of burning where the cup gel cushion pinched my inside thigh against the ball. A+, would take one in the pills again.
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Last edited by teebob21; Sun Feb 05, 2017 at 12:31pm.
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