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6 hours ago, bluetick48 said:

It’s the Majestic “done right”!!!!

Having owned a “General Issue” Majestic convertible – famously / notoriously (eh, @Stk004?) – you’re dead-on correct. From the moment I opened the package, the GDS BX Convertible is the right choice. Thin-yet-tough ripstop fabric allows this thing to be the proper weight for the conditions, yet maintain the ever-important breathability. This alone would utterly trounce the Smitty “trash bag”, but it doesn’t stop there, because it is so well-cut and styled, it’s a very flattering shape. It’s not cavernous through the shoulders, it doesn’t have great flaps of material hanging off the arms, and it doesn’t have this draping tail to it. In fact, because it doesn’t have a bulbous, draping tail, it doesn’t need an elastic gather cord – it simply has two flanking split-zips at the hips. The Majestic was this good, but the Smitty that “copied it” is that… woeful. 

The GDS BX also has thumb loops on the sleeves, a very sleek collar, and a vertical chest-zipped pocket… like a jacket should, not a horizontally-arranged pocket which is awkward to access. I mean, a vertically-arranged pocket? Chapstick, gum, cough lozenges… those sort of things a BU needs! Those horizontally-arranged pockets are a holdover from putting lineup cards and folded up papers or a kerchief into… and that’s a PU’s domain. When or why would you ever wear a convertible jacket on the Plate?!?! 😲🫨😬🤨

Do note, I said I had a GI Majestic convertible – past tense. Yup, I gave it away to a new umpire, this GDS BX Convertible is that good. 

7 hours ago, bluetick48 said:

Lightweight, Breathability, Comfort, and Look

Everything the Smitty doesn’t do. And ta think 🤔… college baseball is typically about “the look”. 
 

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Never fear, I still have an Official Issue Majestic convertible, that did time in The Show, on my rack. I’m mad, not crazy. 

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@MadMax, I haven't read EVERYTHING you've ever written about gear but, this is as close to a "glowing review" of a piece of equipment or apparel as I have ever seen you post. (Ok, Champro Rampage comes to mind...)

Brothers, if you need a black light weight jacket? This is the jacket to get. On Max's review alone...

~Dawg

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25 minutes ago, tpatience said:

Too bad we can’t wear this style anymore on the west coast for college 

NCAA and MLB w/ charcoal shoulders will hit the line up in Q4. Both in this variation and with the BFX Soft Shell Full Zip as well.

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3 hours ago, tpatience said:

Too bad we can’t wear this style anymore on the west coast for college 

You can in Gary's games. I still have my Majestic, but it's showing its age. Might have to partake in this as a replacement.

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13 hours ago, DerekGDS said:

Both in this variation and with the BFX Soft Shell Full Zip as well.

This one’s a showstopper. Much like its Convertible sibling, the SoftShell is cut and styled sleek and trim. There isn’t all this additional, superfluous material in the shoulders, under the pits, or down the flanks. It doesn’t have this long drooping, drop tail. It’s almost as if, this jacket is not intended for the plate! 

Instead, it’s styled so well to be the ultimate base jacket, that it could – provided it’s not over-embellished – also go out and blend-in off the field. The only distinguishing mark is the same-color silicone branding mark on the forearm. Otherwise, this looks like any other Marmot, The North Face, Columbia, or LL Bean “urban” softshell jacket, and therein lies its strength. 

I will continue to advocate for patches to be removable and attachable via magnets and Velcro, instead of embroidery or adhesives, so as to truly make a jacket like this versatile to be used on field in any game, regardless the level or association. 

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20 hours ago, grayhawk said:

You can in Gary's games. I still have my Majestic, but it's showing its age. Might have to partake in this as a replacement.

Very true. I still have a few good quality majestics that’ll last a while now that I can only wear it in two conferences 

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