Full vs. 4 stitch Behind Plate

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Decided this year I was going to try using the full 8 stitch hat behind the plate. Most of the 'elite' blues in our group do it, and wanted to see if I could also.

WELL - I will NEVER go back to the 'little' hat ever again! I found it quite easy to master the twist of the mask to get it off without the hat, and I find it somehow more 'professional' to go up with a regular hat to work the plate - and the shade it provides helps also!
Its funny to see a couple of our real vets who have the teeny TEENY old fashioned looks-like-two-stitch hats behind the dish.

Is this another old vets vs. young 'uns thing??


(heck, we still have one guy who still uses a mattress working the plate!)