My new stuffesses!

[Armgdnman]

Came home from baseball practice last night and guess when i found on my door, my umpire equipment.

Here's what I got:

Champro Pro-Plus Chest Protector (w/ biceps & ab extension)

Diamond iX3 Shin-Guards

Diamond iX3 Featherlight Mask (grey bars w/ mirrored sunvisor)

I'm hoping to find my red shirts and black shirts on the doorstep when I get home today!

I've got 2 games tonight and I just might do both of them behind the plate!

[DirtyDawg]

Congrats, bud.....I remember how excited I was when I came home to see my new stuff at my doorstep!

[Umpire in Chief]

Getting a package of ump gear is just like a visit from Santa.

[Armgdnman]

I'm just astounded at how light the mask is! I didnt think I had been out of the game that long. I had some good catching gear when I played that was the lightest they made but this thing is ridiculous.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Armgdnman
After proof reading this, I feel incredibly old.

[Thunderheads]

I'm just astounded at how light the mask is! I didnt think I had been out of the game that long. I had some good catching gear when I played that was the lightest they made but this thing is ridiculous.

Champro-Pro Plus...is that the hard-shell Wilson Gold mock?

PICS!!!!! :HD:

[Armgdnman]

the only pics I have of the vest are the ones from online.

Seems like a very light vest put feels sturdy. We'll find out tonight, I have to umpire LL 10U. The last time I was behind the plate, in the course of a 28 minute half inning the catcher caught 2 pitches. The rest pretty much bounced off of me either on the bounce or ON THE FLY!

I'll take some pics tonight so you guys can see it on and under an umpire jersey

Edited May 20, 2010 by Armgdnman

[Mike Prince]

the only pics I have of the vest are the ones from online.

Seems like a very light vest put feels sturdy. We'll find out tonight, I have to umpire LL 10U. The last time I was behind the plate, in the course of a 28 minute half inning the catcher caught 2 pitches. The rest pretty much bounced off of me either on the bounce or ON THE FLY!

I'll take some pics tonight so you guys can see it on and under an umpire jersey

Welcome to 9U/10U ball

That vest looks more like a Diamond iX3 copy than anything Wilson makes

[Armgdnman]

Welcome to 9U/10U ball

I umpire travel baseball 14u and younger and these kids seems to know baseball pretty well. The baseball here in this particular little league is just BAD. I have been brainstorming on things that could be done to improve the caliber of baseball. Might be an idea for another thread.:HD:

[Armgdnman]

That vest looks more like a Diamond iX3 copy than anything Wilson makes

I looked at that vest as well and I decided I liked the Pro-Plus better because of the added protection on the collar. Reason being, I took a foul ball off the top of my left shoulder last weekend and made up my mind that this would not happen again.

[dleavitt39]

I had this CP, it was a fairly good vest, I wore it through 13u travel ball, felt some shots that I shouldn't have, but nothing TOO TOO bad...the one caution I will give is this...wear this CP as close to your throat as you can. I had it to what I "thought" was snug. Got ready for a pitch, foul ball, straight into that collarbone protector...or at least I thought I could call it a protector...went down like a ton of bricks. Thankfully nothing broken, but was sore, and bruised for 2 weeks.

Moral of the story...wear this thing TIGHT...fit it to where you think it's good, and then tighten the top straps by another 2 or 3 inches.

DL

[Armgdnman]

DLEAVITT39 I really appreciate the advice on the CP! I did exactly that. (The military side of me said wear it good and snug) I wore it last night in a 12U game and liked the flexibility and protection. All in all, a pretty good purchase I feel like. I'm going to be calling some summer 18U baseball and we will see how it holds up there.

The shinnies took a couple good shots and I didnt feel a thing! Very light and fit well under my plate pants.

The mask was incredible! Took a good foul ball and didnt feel a thing. Now I just wish I knew someone here willing to trade my Royal Blue colored All Star 1pc mask for a black one. Variety being the spice of life and all.