Mask Fitting Help with Pics

[Axxion89 32]

Ok so long story short I currently wear a Small Reebok 3K Mask and decided to buy a Used Itech 4000 Goalie Mask size Small. My head circumfrence is 22" which is the max size listed on the mask. So I get it and try it on and its fits really tight around my ears, specifically my left ear. I cannot slide my mask over my head like my 3k and I have to stretch the mask far out to get it over my ears. I COULD cut some foam but if I do this, it would be more difficult to resell the mask. So I am asking, should I keep the mask or resell it? here are pics of it on my head along with pics of how my 3k fit. Thank You!

Links to additional pics:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h214/SonicDiarrhea/100_0943.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h214/SonicDiarrhea/100_0940.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h214/SonicDiarrhea/100_0938.jpg

[vision 0]

It doesn't fit you. Sell it and get a mask that does or risk permanent damage.

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[SWhaley30 0]

Agreed (I am just starting posting here, but I co-own a goalie school and have been involved as a goalie for over 20 years); the main shell is way too short for you and you can definitely run the risk of injury with that bucket.

[Justin Liedloff 13]

The Reebok fits better than the Itech. A mask should fit snug, not tight, and should have no gaps between the padding and your melon.

[Harv 86]

Way too small.

There shouldn't be that huge of a gap between the backplate and the mask.

[Axxion89 32]

Thanks for all the replies, turns out the problem was the strapping, chin cup, and believe it or not the sweatband that was really think at the ends. I swapped in a new sweatband, loosened the cup, adjusted the straps, and shaved 1/8" of foam around my ear and it fits perfect with no gaps!

[RonLopez 0]

I'm glad your mask fits you now but going forward, if you need to shave some foam and get a different sweatband, you really should try to see if there's another size that will fit you better.