Easton Mako II Catcher's Helmet

I'm not sure if these are better than most or not. This was one of the few brands used by my son's school. We are replacing one that cracked after about 1.5 years of use. It was hit on the side by the backswing of a bat during a game. The brackets holding the cage also broke. Easton will not warranty the product if it isn't purchased directly from them and they will only replace it once if it is. I guess they don't expect catchers to ever get hit in the helmet with a bat or ball. We also had problems with the straps not staying in place and it's a pain to try to get them threaded back through once they come out. We ended up duct taping them in place and that seemed to work. I'd try something else if you can. The warranty is garbage and the design is poor. I only repurchased because I had no other option.

This Easton helmet runs small. Especially the sides of the helmet closer to the sides of the jaw. It's a nice looking helmet. I ordered Navy matte finish. Beautiful. Unfortunately my son who's a junior in high school does not fit this Easton. My son wears a fitted baseball cap 7 3/8". I bought him a Under Armour helmet instead.

I haven't gotten to use this helmet yet but it's well made. It's was easy to adjust and the cushioning system makes for a comfortable fit. I bought this helmet because my last helmet had poor vision. It's like night and day, I can see perfectly. I'll be giving this thing a run for it's money this weekend and will update my post. I have to add that I did add a neck guard to it, due to the fact that this isn't a hockey style helmet.

My son preferred the samurai to this option... felt like the sides didn’t have any cushion and hurt his ears coming off and on whereas the samurai had more padding making for an easier and less painful escape... quality wise and durability it was made well just wish there was more side padding which there is none

Helmet is nice with good vision but chin pad fell off after first game. Most helmets have snaps or Velcro but this one was glued. Not happy I have to fix a $150+ helmet this soon.

Delivery was good, but catchers helmet came out of box with chin pad off. Glue didn’t hold. Upon further review there is some pealing of the black area on the top. As well there is two cracks in the hard foam on the head area on the inside. Very disappointed that this product was sold stating NEW

Good quality

Great catches gear...nice upgrade from beginners set my son has had a few years