New from +POS - CP

[Thunderheads]

Just got this email from +POS .............

http://www.pluspos.com/cobra

[gnhbua93]

I don't like it. I would feel like I'm in a GI Joe movie when I put it on.

I like the new Force3 chest protector design, http://www.umpire.org/store/product_info.php?cPath=38_50_55&products_id=178

[NWA_UMP]

I kinda like it, solid front piece with gap coverage. The issue I see is it might take a while to relax and conform to the curve of your shoulders.

 

[zm1283]

I just can't see paying $250+ for a chest protector when a Douglas/Wilson offers the same or better protection. 

[kylejt]

I really like the plate configuration. It's like they fused the Champion P2xx series and a Platinum, and added some extra shoulder protection.

Don't like that the padding isn't velcroed in. Can't take it out and wash it.

There was a lot of thought put into this.

[Umpire in Chief]

Looks very similar to the All-Star System 7 4000...

[Welpe]

I thought the same thing Warren though without as many overlapping plates as the All-Star.

[VAUmp]

11 hours ago, zm1283 said:

I just can't see paying $250+ for a chest protector when a Douglas/Wilson offers the same or better protection. 

It's only $179.  But I wouldn't spend that when you can get a Gold for less than that.

[Dan dada]

short video on the cobra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUtT9hC25k&feature=youtu.be

 

[Thunderheads]

8 hours ago, Dan dada said:

short video on the cobra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUtT9hC25k&feature=youtu.be

 

Wow, that looks really slim!

[gnhbua93]

I don't think is any slimmer than the V2.0 of the Force3 chest protector that I saw in Baltimore.

[gnhbua93]

8 hours ago, Dan dada said:

short video on the cobra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUtT9hC25k&feature=youtu.be

 

Hey equipment man I want a Navy Blue plate coat in 50L. PM me.

[Thunderheads]

5 minutes ago, gnhbua93 said:

I don't think is any slimmer than the V2.0 of the Force3 chest protector that I saw in Baltimore.

start your own thread on it if it's that important to you  

[midtnump]

13 hours ago, Dan dada said:

short video on the cobra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUtT9hC25k&feature=youtu.be

 

Dan, please tell us what is the height of the padding only below the plates on the 13" & 16" models. Thanks.

[Dan dada]

3 inches an5 

inches  the neck is adjustable  as well

 

[midtnump]

16 minutes ago, Dan dada said:

3 inches an5 

inches  the neck is adjustable  as well

 

So the plate is only 11"???  SO your best protection is only 11"?? Not good.

[JoHart10]

Why would any company come out with new equipment for us? All that happens, is critics talk about what we perceive as negatives. What I have seen on this forum: 1. A low profile, adjustable, hard shell protector in multiple sizes.(see likes and dislikes of unequal and they seem to be included in here) 2. We are frugal with our money until others justify it for us. 

I commend Dan and PlusPos for fighting the fight to provide us with new options and technology in spite of the critical nature of his audience.  

[Dan dada]

 

The ribs at the  bottom is a jell foam, With plastic inserts. We made this hybrid design to be a ultra lite form fitted protector. The neck piece is made the same that can also adjust the size to make a custom fit. 

The plastic plates will cover the users rib cage.

 

 

 

 

[Cato the Younger]

Very interesting good to see many choices in chest protectors.

I remember when the +pos and Carlucci were what all the "cool kids" had and there were not really any other top end choices.  

[MadMax]

I, too, commend Dan ( @Dan dada) and others like him who are endeavouring to develop and produce products as alternatives to the status quo and better solve problems we (as umpires) face.

The Cobra looks intriguing, and as Dan relays design particulars (foam-encased plastic sheaves over the ribcage), it is an innovative perspective on the CP. I would certainly give this a try – certainly much more so than a Wilson Gold or Platinum – if I didn't already own and reliably use a Schutt XV. At one time I was going to invest in an UnEqual, but estimated it would invariably be improved, and I couldn't handle the out-of-pocket cost. It does look like, though, that the latest UnEqual version, the V2, now has improved padding, an actual hard-cast sternum plate (for those naysayers) and a brand-new design of harness looking alot like a DeltaFlex.

Back to the Cobra, it looks like a tremendous piece of protection. It's low-profile, but designed to be protective and flexible. There is emphasized protection on the clavicles and shoulders, but not done in the hulking, heavy-handed way the Platinum does it. And, it reads like Dan took a conscious approach to using the latest materials available to him instead of using sofa cushion foam, wrapping it in nylon, riveting it to some plastic shell parts and painting a big gold W on it. $179 is very reasonable when compared to the older, less refined, bulkier Wilsons at $200+ and the more sophisticated, cutting-edge UnEqual at $250+. In keeping with the trend established by All-Star, it even has an "X-harness", something Wilson can't even be bothered to update!

[BT_Blue]

I saw this and all I could think of was the old Dodge Cobra commercials.

However, after seeing the video Dan posted, I am curious about this CP. But it will take a lot to rip my Gold off of my chest. I am interested in reviews when people!e get theirs.

[kylejt]

On 2/10/2016 at 10:57 PM, MadMax said:

I, too, commend Dan ( @Dan dada) and others like him who are endeavouring to develop and produce products as alternatives to the status quo and better solve problems we (as umpires) face.

The Cobra looks intriguing, and as Dan relays design particulars (foam-encased plastic sheaves over the ribcage), it is an innovative perspective on the CP. I would certainly give this a try – certainly much more so than a Wilson Gold or Platinum – if I didn't already own and reliably use a Schutt XV. At one time I was going to invest in an UnEqual, but estimated it would invariably be improved, and I couldn't handle the out-of-pocket cost. It does look like, though, that the latest UnEqual version, the V2, now has improved padding, an actual hard-cast sternum plate (for those naysayers) and a brand-new design of harness looking alot like a DeltaFlex.

Back to the Cobra, it looks like a tremendous piece of protection. It's low-profile, but designed to be protective and flexible. There is emphasized protection on the clavicles and shoulders, but not done in the hulking, heavy-handed way the Platinum does it. And, it reads like Dan took a conscious approach to using the latest materials available to him instead of using sofa cushion foam, wrapping it in nylon, riveting it to some plastic shell parts and painting a big gold W on it. $179 is very reasonable when compared to the older, less refined, bulkier Wilsons at $200+ and the more sophisticated, cutting-edge UnEqual at $250+. In keeping with the trend established by All-Star, it even has an "X-harness", something Wilson can't even be bothered to update!

The West Vests aren't riveted, and you can get a Platinum for $123 from epic sports. Gold's go for $136.

[BT_Blue]

3 hours ago, kylejt said:

The West Vests aren't riveted, and you can get a Platinum for $123 from epic sports. Gold's go for $136.

I believe only the "Charcoal" is rivited if I remember correctly.