Best goggle system

[FSU_Paintball]

I think invisions are pure crap. Little to no bounces, very limited protection (you can see inside the person's mouth when they open it), little peripheral vision, warping effects on the lens, and the lenses are harder to change out than even a JT. It also doesn't fit my head at all, but that's a personal thing.

Best masks on the market are the Profiler and Pro-Flex, no question about it IMO.

[PumpPlayer]

I toss my vote in for JT

First mask I had was an old-school Z-Leader (single lens, foam rubber outter) and they were pretty much the stand-by because it's what K-mart sold. I pumped money into markers and upgrades, but never realized how crappy my mask was. I thought everything fogged up no matter what. Then I got a JT. It was when they first introduced the Flex-7's and it cost me about $80 at the time. I have never had it fog up, and I've still got it (6 lenses later...). Comfortable to wear, easy to clean and very light weight.

I've got a Proteus Sportz-Comm on order at my local store simply because I really like the built-in speaker feature. That, and my old mask is starting to get some serious UV fading. Reffing, scenario ball or just if I want to listen to my iPod, it'll come in much handier than the rig I had before: I chopped up an old set of headphones and zip-tied the speakers inside the mask.

As a parting thought about an earlier comment about non-foam cussioning:
The early masks (pretty much what was used after UVEX) made of foam rubber had a low-density foam rubber around the goggle section and it sat on the border around the eyes. From my experience, it seems that it WAS a little bit less chaffing and more comfortable than the current open-celled foam, but it had a particular drawback. First, being closed-cell, it wouldn't wick moisture. So if your eye area sweats, it get really humid inside the goggles. Second, I've found that a lot of people are actually mildly allergic to the foam rubber. Much the same way some people are allergic to latex, foam rubber poses the same problems. It's not as pronounced in cold climates, but when it's hot and your pores open up to sweat, some people have a tendancy to come off the field with a red, bumpy ring around their eyes.

Hypoallergenic construction probably explains the move from foam rubber to the new low-density foam.

[REDRT]

Have been using the same flex 7 for years I was looking to get something new this year. Hands down my choice is the proflex. Same great mask, but even more comfortable. Wish it had a game timer option like the the Proto/Dye goggle systems though.

Well I just got the proflex in the mail today. Love it! It feels very comfortable. I like it even better than the Flex 7. Main difference of the ear piece at first glance. I noticed the visor is more flexible and is vented, maybe even better cooling? The added feature that I didn't see at the store was the chin strap. Many of times I had to dive into a bunker only to have the googles shift some and had to adjust quickly. No more with the proflex. A good safety feature and it is easy to use even with gloves on. Seems to be yet another great goggle system from JT.

[Ryan C.]

Well I just got the proflex in the mail today. Love it! It feels very comfortable. I like it even better than the Flex 7. Main difference of the ear piece at first glance. I noticed the visor is more flexible and is vented, maybe even better cooling? The added feature that I didn't see at the store was the chin strap. Many of times I had to dive into a bunker only to have the googles shift some and had to adjust quickly. No more with the proflex. A good safety feature and it is easy to use even with gloves on. Seems to be yet another great goggle system from JT.

definatly think that it is worth the price, and it has great quality. Thank goodness you bought that instead of somthing junkie like the scott mask.

[andreb]

[germanman]

I'm oldskool...I use my dads old SCOTT.