BT_Blue Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, MadMax said: For our readers, this is where Max pushes back from his desk and goes on one of ranting marches around his house, muttering something along the lines of why “we’ve had nothing but piles of cheap “umpire starter kit” bullish!t for years when we could have had these all along??!!” What the readers are doing is taking bets on whether or not you will transition into a rant about Wilson and their refusal to innovate in the slightest. Lol 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Scissors said: They're nice but kind of bulky. The protection is worth it in my opinion. I wouldn't suggest them on your Nike though because I feel like the top pad is too small for such a light mask. That's why I stick to steel. The thickness of the top All Star pad is approximately the same as the Team Wendy or Wilson memory foam pads. They just look smaller because of the over stuffed bottom pad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Short Umpire Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 11 hours ago, BT_Blue said: The thickness of the top All Star pad is approximately the same as the Team Wendy or Wilson memory foam pads. They just look smaller because of the over stuffed bottom pad. Thickness is about the same; however the top pad of the allstar is not as long as TW and Wilson memory foam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissors Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 12 hours ago, ousafe said: I went to the cobalt skully to help distribute the impacts. Not a lot of headshots so far, but it's not not working. TW pads fwiw. I've mainly noticed headshots in the jaw area. I figure the skully fives me a blast plate of sorts up top, and the mag pads would match that at the jaw. What do you think? I'm a bit in trial and error mode. In the adult league I have the potential to see 90s, but haven't yet. 80s for sure. I think the skully will help a good amount. From what I understand light masks distribute more force to your face because they don't absorb as much. Maybe I'm more old school, but I sold my All Star mag because I thought it was too light. I took a LL pitch to the head and it actually rattled me more than a men's league or 18U foul. I think masks have gotten a little too light for safety without a skullcap or one of those Gerry Davis con cushions. However, the Mag pads are really, really good for jaw impacts. I can say that the difference between them and Honig's on a jaw shot is night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpstu Posted November 25, 2021 Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 11/22/2021 at 9:47 PM, BT_Blue said: What the readers are doing is taking bets on whether or not you will transition into a rant about Wilson and their refusal to innovate in the slightest. Lol Nothing like a good MadMax rant 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stratorious UMP Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Thought my set up was nice until I found this thread… need to up my game Champro Rampage Magnesium Silver TW Pads, Wilson Harness, 4” Rawlings TG, Champro Visor Thoughts? Suggestions? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 4 hours ago, The Stratorious UMP said: Thought my set up was nice until I found this thread… need to up my game Champro Rampage Magnesium Silver TW Pads, Wilson Harness, 4” Rawlings TG, Champro Visor Thoughts? Suggestions? Only thing I can come up with is maybe a longer tg and a neoprene harness. Beyond that... nice rig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stratorious UMP Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, BT_Blue said: Only thing I can come up with is maybe a longer tg and a neoprene harness. Beyond that... nice rig Any suggestions for a longer matte black tg? Not a fan of how the glossy ones look. All star cobalt from ump attire might look good Thanks for the kind words and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Stratorious UMP said: Any suggestions for a longer matte black tg? Not a fan of how the glossy ones look. All star cobalt from ump attire might look good Thanks for the kind words and help Pretty much where I would go. All Star also has other ones you can find on ebay and such that are not glossy. I might actually lean towards the Mizuno one on the market. The vents kind of remind me of the Rampage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatsnotyou Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 5 hours ago, The Stratorious UMP said: Thought my set up was nice until I found this thread… need to up my game Champro Rampage Magnesium Silver TW Pads, Wilson Harness, 4” Rawlings TG, Champro Visor Thoughts? Suggestions? Love this look. As minor as this is (from someone that used to have this) I’d replace the “strings” holding your throat guard on with some snap ones. Won’t stand out as much. It’s the only thing that doesn’t look clean. I think that would take it from an A to an A+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Thatsnotyou said: Love this look. As minor as this is (from someone that used to have this) I’d replace the “strings” holding your throat guard on with some snap ones. Won’t stand out as much. It’s the only thing that doesn’t look clean. I think that would take it from an A to an A+. Good call! Those leather straps get brittle and will break. Is also doesn't allow the tg to move. If you are going for the "stuck in place" (think mask set ups like the one Adam Hamari uses), then that is fine. If you are wanting it to move some. The leather straps won't allow that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Most recent request of MaskIt, take a wretched Wilson WV-Platinum edition "Billy Goat" DynaLite mask – with the stupid black vinyl dip – and turning it into this: Black vinyl blasted off, and powdercoated Tony's signature Liquid Gunmetal. WestVest black buckskin pads and a spare Adidas harness, and this one's good to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, MadMax said: Most recent request of MaskIt, take a wretched Wilson WV-Platinum edition "Billy Goat" DynaLite mask – with the stupid black vinyl dip – and turning it into this: Black vinyl blasted off, and powdercoated Tony's signature Liquid Gunmetal. WestVest black buckskin pads and a spare Adidas harness, and this one's good to go. I just love the Gunmetal color. Much more than I thought I would! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissors Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 2:41 PM, MadMax said: Most recent request of MaskIt, take a wretched Wilson WV-Platinum edition "Billy Goat" DynaLite mask – with the stupid black vinyl dip – and turning it into this: Black vinyl blasted off, and powdercoated Tony's signature Liquid Gunmetal. WestVest black buckskin pads and a spare Adidas harness, and this one's good to go. Max, I see you have a couple new masks this year. Care to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe_man Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 30 minutes ago, Scissors said: Max, I see you have a couple new masks this year. Care to share? He’s not ready yet, but he will when they’re done! I see he has updated his signature info though with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderheads Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 4 hours ago, wolfe_man said: He’s not ready yet, but he will when they’re done! I see he has updated his signature info though with them. LOL! What's a CanaryCage?! 😝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe_man Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Thunderheads said: LOL! What's a CanaryCage?! 😝 A MadMax-themed umpire mask. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Thunderheads said: LOL! What's a CanaryCage?! 😝 In this thread: https://www.umpire-empire.com/topic/76732-wilson-umpire-mask/ @Kelly McNary introduced a "new" eBay find he discovered, and he couldn't quite identify it. It has the planform of a Wilson – that much he knew – but it was unlike any other mask in Wilson's lineup. Its flat-bar, aluminum construction was more indicative of All-Star, UnderArmour... or Diamond. In fact, there is a patent number silk-screened on a bar, and @Matt investigated it to find the patent is owned by... Diamond. Obviously, they don't market it here in the US, otherwise we'd know of it! Well, Kelly offered it for sale on eBay, and I bought it. So, since I/we can't call it a DynaLite Aluminum – because that's not what it is – then I'll give it its own name. Since Kelly's eBay handle is "Canaryscage", I thought that kinda catchy, so I'm calling it the CanaryCage AlCsd. "Al" = Aluminum "Csd" = Chemical notation for diamond, which is Carbon in its 2nd of 3 solid states - Carbon, solid, diamond 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I remember that thread. That was a lot of fun trying to figure that whole thing out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe_man Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Adidas, TW, Diamond silver visor, Slugger TG 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe_man Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Adidas, Evoshield pads, Samurai Gears TG, UL harness Adidas - when you have Nike taste, but Champro funds! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 6 hours ago, wolfe_man said: Adidas - when you have Nike taste, but Champro funds! … or if you have barbaric tendencies to chop the chin off, alá @tpatience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 2 hours ago, MadMax said: … or if you have barbaric tendencies to chop the chin off, alá @tpatience. I can regretfully be added to that list. Wish I had done it to the other Nike rather than the TI. But all was well that ended well. I've had thoughts of doing it to my rawlings. But the throat guard is what it makes that mask unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyinr Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 20 hours ago, wolfe_man said: Adidas, Evoshield pads, Samurai Gears TG, UL harness Adidas - when you have Nike taste, but Champro funds! Champagne and beer. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT_Blue Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 I keep seeing an Adidas on ebay for around $35 and have come OH SO CLOSE to buying one. It usually has red pads on it so whatever. But I never get around to pulling the trigger on it cause I do not need a 3rd mask. Heck... I barely need a second. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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