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Catchers - cup recommendations?
My soon-to-be 13 year old son has been wearing nutty buddy cups since he was 8. Sadly, they have been unavailable since March '18, with no sign of being back any time soon, and he really needs a new one. Any cup brand recommendations? I saw that "Nutshellz" are popular with pros, but they are also crazy expensive ($100!!??). Thanks in advance for your help.
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See The Gear
I'm starting something new and I figured I would invite all of you to watch...I'm starting a social media business called "See The Gear". STG is built by and for those people who LOVE gear. Our channels will appeal to those people and players who want to know what type of glove a player uses. As of today, we are on instagram as SeeTheGear. We are launching our YouTube channel in the next few weeks. Our YT channel will have videos, product reviews and some features on rising prospects in...
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Time for my son to get a bigger size. He's been using Nutty Buddy also. I also noticed that I can only get it direct from Nutty Buddy now (can't find it in other place). Wondering if that is still the best option or it's unavailability from other vendors means it's falling out of favor. If so, what is the best option out there? Shock Doctor? Some other brand?
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Son (15, C) has been using Shock Doctor for 3 years now and likes it just fine. He used to use the slider w/ a cup, but around 16 mos ago changed it up. He now uses a jock strap w/ cup (integrated cup or slide/in) and then wears sliders over that. He says he gets better protection, as the sliders moved the cup out of position most of the time, but the jock doesn’t. He does say the integrated cup jock from SD brand chafes more than the slide-in. But YSMMV.
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My son is now 20 and uses the Nutty Buddy, probably for 5-6 years now. He plays summer wood bat baseball and otherwise is enjoying life at Virginia Tech.
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Sooo...this is getting really cool. Our Instagram following has grown to 9200+ followers in just 2 months. We have shot a few videos which we are in the process of editing them for YouTube. We show the best gear from the top players and teams at all levels of baseball. Some really big names in baseball have contacted us so we have some neat things in the works. We have started a website - seethegear.com. As of right now, it resolves to our facebook page but that is changing soon.
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My son has used XO cups for a while. They're cheap but he's been catching for 10 years, and taken quite a few direct hits, without significant issues. Shock Doctor also looks to be fairly decent but I don't have firsthand experience with them.
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My kid switched from the nuttybuddy to shock doctor last year as the the NB tail end nearly "impaled" him during a head first dive. The SD cup failed on a missed foul tip but I suspect all cups would have failed on a skipper like that.
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I’ll admit that’s hard to watch. Everyone knows that catcher’s take a beating but when they drop like a sniper shot them, you know it hurts. So many foul balls go off the arm or some part of the body that would stop the game for any other position player to get checked out. Often times, the catcher just ignores it and throws the ball back to the pitcher. My son has had his share of “cup shots” behind the dish. I would say I feel your pain but that wouldn’t do it justice. I hope he was able...
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Nike and Adidas Catchers Gear
Hello, I am going to start catching and need some gear. I am looking at both Adidas and Nike catchers gear. Does anyone have experience with any of these? The Adidas leg guards and chest protector are each around $40. Nike leg guards are around $120 and chest protector is $40-50. Planning to get an All Star mask. Should I go for one of these two or try other brands like Under Armor, All Star, Easton, ETC? Only thing holding me back with some of the other brands is the price. If I go with...
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Good point but I think I am going to have to buy my own gear. It would be pretty hard and time consuming to be borrowing the gear during practice and I wouldn’t have any to use when I’m practicing on my own.
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Thank you. Local Play It Again Sports doesn’t have much catchers gear in my size. On Ebay, the Adidas shin guards and chest protector would be $60 in total. This would leave me enough money to get the hockey style mask and traditional for summer.
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If you are just going to start catching I would say borrow for as long as possible. Even if you buy your own helmet, borrow the rest for a while. If you stick behind the plate you will have had the opportunity to try a few different brands and will maybe have gotten closer to your final height which will make whatever you buy last longer.
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See if you have a Play It Again sports nearby. Maybe try grabbing the chest protector and shin guards there. Also, try ebay maybe. Also, check the various discount baseball websites. You may find something on clearance that can work for you,
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Never mind, after in depth research, found that the Adidas Chest Protector is NOT Nocsae certified.
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I'm a big fan of All-Star, but they are expensive. Their customer service is incredible. You may want to try looking on SidelineSwap and make lowball offers to see if you can get the gear you want. I posted a link in another thread about catcher gear. There are a ton of older CP's that are NOCSAE compliant, they just don't have the fancy "certified" tag on them. You may want to cross reference the Adidas protector to see if it is there.
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I echo @9and7dad -- especially if you're just starting out catching, not sure why you'd want to have the hassle of two different facemasks? My son catches, and many (most?) of the summer catchers wear the hockey-style mask. The all-star leg guards are very comfortable compared to other brands he's tried. (He's not as fond of the All-star nocsae chest protector).
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If you are 5'3", you might get by with the intermediate size gear for at least a year. It costs a lot less than the Adult size gear. My son started with a used set of All-Star intermediate. He has gone through Mizuno and now back to All-star. He loves the All-Star hockey style because he can see better.
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Gotcha, before, I caught in 12u and my 12.5 inch youth chest protector doesn’t fit me. Can’t even get into it. My head is too big lol. Has your son used the Nike shin-guards? Thank you
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Not too sure yet. After class I will look into it more. I’m starting to think I should get just the traditional mask, and wait until high school starts to get the hockey style. By “better chest protector and leg guards”, what do you mean? I know All Star and other brands have great gear, but I’m curious as to which series, etc. Thank you
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UA is made by All-Star. If that falls through let me know. You can PM me and I’ll ship this to you for free.
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Thank you. The Under Armour set I was going to purchase on Ebay sold. Check PM.
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Looks good. I am now planning on getting something somewhat similar. Under Armour gear in navy blue and gray. Would cost $230. I believe I heard that Under Armour is made by All Star.
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@2025prospect what do you think of this CP? It is graphite and an intermediate size. It is on the NOCSAE list of approved legacy CP’s
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Could you afford the better chest/leg guards if you only had one helmet. I don't see why you think you need both hockey and traditional. I'd just get the hockey and get the better chest and leg. For what it's worth, it's been 5 or 6 years but mine loved the All Star.
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Agreed. That’s kind of why I was trying to get the gear cheaper versus spending more money since I figure I will grow out of it quickly.
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"Better" = quality is greater. Will last you longer. I'd rather pay $200 annually than $120 twice a year for legs, for instance. I would go with any of the All-Star gear (doesn't have to be Series 7/Axis) or Mizuno. Wilson also makes a solid set, but are harder to find. Rest are meh. They'll work for the short term. Look on eBay for used equipment, you can often find some item there that work. Also, make sure you're getting the right size for everything. Intermediate and adult are the two...
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My son was about your size at that age. Intermediate did not fit well so he used youth chest protector for a while... then he found out that the youth version didn't protect much against a HS spiked fastball. Our solution was to get the intermediate size but his mom had to shorten the straps (i.e., a sewing project). It provided much better protection when blocking. For what it's worth, my son used All-Star helmet and shin guards but really liked Nike chest protector.
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I looked around on the NOCSAE website and saw it was not certified. I also saw Amazon reviews and a couple people asked if it was certified in the questions. Answer was no, but you can buy a NOSCAE certified shirt with chest guard, but that would cost another $60-90. That extra money would sort of kill my deal.
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Catching Gear Survey
This is a survey I made to try and see if there are any improvements that people think should be made on catchers gear. Its only a few questions and shouldn't take much of your time. To access it please click the link below. Google Form