Rawlings | MACH HI-VIZ Fastpitch Softball Batting Helmet | Face Guard Attached

Rawlings is one of the best known manufacturers of baseball products. The company goes back to the 1800's. They make well made reliable products that are high quality. You can trust their products and this includes this helmet that protects your noggin. The shell is rigid with perfect padding to help absorb impact. There is a cage in front that has excellent visibility while offering solid perfection. There are open spaces in the helmet to help with airflow, overheating in the summer. This fit my 5'10" inch good size melon perfectly. I love the matte green finish, it is stylish and sophisticated. I honestly couldn't find anything I did not like about this helmet including the price, so 5 stars.

Reading the other reviews about getting a senior size for a 10-11 year old, I figured I would go that route for our daughter and ordered the senior size. It's larger that I expected, even being maybe slightly big on my own head. I don't suspect I just have a family of small headed people. If you have a younger daughter and are looking for a helmet, get the junior size for a better fit. I'm rating it 5 stars because the quality of the helmet is definitely there. The padding is great, the face guard is sturdy and the finish on it is fantastic. Just be aware that a senior size will fit an adult perfectly fine so if you're looking for something smaller for a younger person, please go the junior route to start so you don't have to deal with returning a product for a different size.

This helmet is nice. It’s well made and durable. It’s too large for my 6 year old, but fit my 14 year old well. There is plenty of space in front. The helmet looks like the listing pictures.

The sizing is slightly smaller than their other helmets and so I sized up to a senior helmet for a 10 year old girl. The helmet is just slightly to big and so my advice is to by the youth size until age 12 and then at age 12 size it up to senior. The look of the helmet is great and the face guard is fantastic. The interior protection is nice but if the helmet is sized a bit too big the padding will land directly on the ears causing discomfort and folding them over. The interior foam is upgraded from there other helmets, but I'd call it a slight upgrade with some graphics. The chin strap is kind of annoying as it is stiff, although nice, the standard nylon chin strap is better as it lays nice and where you want it. Overall I am happy with the appearance and finish of the helmet but am a little disappointed in the chinstrap. 4 Stars.

This is a well designed batter's helmet. The face guard really doesn't impede vision as much as the typical ones. I'd say I have a pretty average sized head for an adult woman, and this fits comfortably and securely. I have no issues wearing this with my glasses. There's a chin strap included in case you need to adjust the fit or are required to use one by league regulations. This isn't the most ventilated helmet out there so it might get a bit warm on hot days. The matte navy blue looks really sharp.Overall, this looks and feels like premium gear, and it has a premium price to match. I like this a lot, but I don't think I like it twice as much as the more basic Rawlings models that sell for around half the price. A more serious athlete, however, might appreciate the improved visibility enough for this to be well worth the cost.