Certified vs. Non-Certified Half Shields

[traquino98 0]

I have been playing hockey for two years now. I am tired of having a full cage on and want to switch to a half shield. However, I know nothing about them. I have been to ITECH's site and also many others, and am not sold on any particular model. It seems they try to pass off the certification on the shield as a "smarter", more protective option or something, but I can't find any real documentation on the benefits. To top it off, the models that come in certified don't look like most of the shield I see on people locally, and even on NHL players. So are they mostly using non-certified shields? Is it just a cost issue, or a preference, or what? I noticed that they do seem larger for the most part. Is that the main benefit? What shield do you use? Why? Have you tried different shields? I could really use some advice from some more experienced players.

Thank you,

Scott

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A certified visor is something you'll see a lot more among young Jr. A tier 1 and 2 hockey players such as the OHL, WHL etc... These visors are mounted or screwed into the sides and the front of the helmet thus making it impossible to tilt it or alter in any kind of way.. the most popular ones I have seen are the Itech DLX 100 or just the plain X100. The non certified ones are the ones you see mostly in pro leagues and certain other leagues. Most of these visors just screw on the sides of the helmet.. usually with some spacers and so on. You can tilt and adjust the height of the visors on your helmet.. they also come in a lot smaller dimensions then the certified ones and different colors etc... This is what i know im sure some other can elaborate on this.

[traquino98 0]

I see what you are saying now with the mounting of the visors. What is the advantage to moving/tilting the visor? I would assume they are manufactured for the most optimal air flow to reduce, eliminate fogging. Is that not the case?

[myelinsheath 0]

another thing i have seemed to notice with certified visors is the ability to flip it up much like a cage, or remove the visor without having to unscrew it. i wonder if this is something in place for safety if there is an injury so they wouldnt have to take the helmet off.

i dont know but it seems to be something that almost all of them have.

[phunky_monkey 6]

I see what you are saying now with the mounting of the visors. What is the advantage to moving/tilting the visor? I would assume they are manufactured for the most optimal air flow to reduce, eliminate fogging. Is that not the case?

My Itech still fogs up as it's quit long, so sometimes during a game I'll have to tilt the visor up to stop it.