Reply to "Chest protectors-UPDATE, changed his mind again. looking at the Rawlings 950x.Anyone?"

piaa_ump5,000+ posts

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Originally posted by rsn_mw:
The chest protector you linked to is designed for umpires, not catchers. It might protect your son well enough, but it doesn't look like the design would allow for the full range of motion that a catcher would need (such as throwing down to 2nd base).!

That is correct, the protector in the link is an umpire model....it is a knock off of the Honigs K-1 model. I do not know many serious umpires who do anything above rec ball that would wear Champro gear.

also because of the hard plates, It would not be good for a catcher to wear umpire gear as the ball will rebound a good ways...I have had a ball fouled off my Wilson Platimum chest protector that was caught by the third baseman.....on the fly....

12/28/109:48 AM

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