I’d like to start out by thanking y’all for the wealth of knowledge that you’ve shared throughout the years. I’ve taken what I’ve learned on here and have been helping my daughter find her first set of catcher’s gear.
I could still use some help dialing it in though. My daughter is 10 years old, tall but all legs… and thin. And I mean thin…athletic and healthy, but we have a hard time buying pants that don’t look like she is getting ready for a flood, so catching gear is a challenge. I’ve taken full advantage of Amazon and other’s return policy and have a good idea of what doesn’t work, but we’re still struggling with finding a set of leg guards of the correct length that don’t look awkwardly wide on her (and will let her run/move better).
If my measurements are correct, she is a hair shy of 14” knee to ankle.
In terms of leg guards, the youth Allstar S7 (13.5") is close, but seems wide (she looks awkward when she walks). The Schutt S3.2 and s4.0 (both in 14) are a bit better, but I cant seem to adjust them down to the point where they stay in place properly. (In the few minutes spent walking around the livingroom and popping up from her stance, they seemed to twist a bit on her). Wilson Pro Stock (14.5) and Jenn Schro (14”) swallowed her. She didn’t care for the Diamond ix5 legs (14.5) or the Mizuno 14 youth ( due to fit). I have a pair of Schutts in size 13 on order just to try.
On the chest protector side, she measures out just shy of 13” and she liked the Diamond 14.5” iX5, mainly because its soft enough to mold around her. I found an Allstar Vela in 13”…the length was ok but we couldn’t get it cinched around her properly…seemed to always sit far away from her chest in her squat. The diamond wraps her waist well, sits close to her chest and is flexible enough not to ride up too bad in the squat even though it is probably an inch too long. She looks like a linebacker with the wide chest and cinched in waist, but its as close as we have come. The others we tried were all too big, a bad fit or some combination thereof.
Good news, the All Star helmet is a winner so we’re a third of the way there!
So, for the Dads out there with thin catchers…what are your go to options? Are there other brands/models/sizes out there that I’m missing, or do need to dial in the adjustments on either the S7 or the Schutt leg guards and call it a day?
I could still use some help dialing it in though. My daughter is 10 years old, tall but all legs… and thin. And I mean thin…athletic and healthy, but we have a hard time buying pants that don’t look like she is getting ready for a flood, so catching gear is a challenge. I’ve taken full advantage of Amazon and other’s return policy and have a good idea of what doesn’t work, but we’re still struggling with finding a set of leg guards of the correct length that don’t look awkwardly wide on her (and will let her run/move better).
If my measurements are correct, she is a hair shy of 14” knee to ankle.
In terms of leg guards, the youth Allstar S7 (13.5") is close, but seems wide (she looks awkward when she walks). The Schutt S3.2 and s4.0 (both in 14) are a bit better, but I cant seem to adjust them down to the point where they stay in place properly. (In the few minutes spent walking around the livingroom and popping up from her stance, they seemed to twist a bit on her). Wilson Pro Stock (14.5) and Jenn Schro (14”) swallowed her. She didn’t care for the Diamond ix5 legs (14.5) or the Mizuno 14 youth ( due to fit). I have a pair of Schutts in size 13 on order just to try.
On the chest protector side, she measures out just shy of 13” and she liked the Diamond 14.5” iX5, mainly because its soft enough to mold around her. I found an Allstar Vela in 13”…the length was ok but we couldn’t get it cinched around her properly…seemed to always sit far away from her chest in her squat. The diamond wraps her waist well, sits close to her chest and is flexible enough not to ride up too bad in the squat even though it is probably an inch too long. She looks like a linebacker with the wide chest and cinched in waist, but its as close as we have come. The others we tried were all too big, a bad fit or some combination thereof.
Good news, the All Star helmet is a winner so we’re a third of the way there!
So, for the Dads out there with thin catchers…what are your go to options? Are there other brands/models/sizes out there that I’m missing, or do need to dial in the adjustments on either the S7 or the Schutt leg guards and call it a day?