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02-13-2009, 10:31 PM
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Ultimate Pro Style Umpire Ball Bag
The new Ultimate Pro Style Umpire Ball Bag from Ump-Attire.
Next time I need to get new bags I will get these. I loved my old Ultimate Ball Bag, but stopped using it because some of the older and influential guys didn't like them...
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Warren
" I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. " - Thomas Jefferson
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Im looking forward to putting it through its paces and seriously hoping that it is black rather than blue.
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look at the zipper that will help you tell.
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Game Use Review 2-21-09
Put the new Ultimate Pro-Style Ball Bags (black) to use today. Actually my partner did. I wore my plate coat for game one. He wore them in game two in the rain. He had the original Ultimate Ball bags and said he liked them but also thought the material looked a little faded on his older ones and that the waterproof lining was a good idea along with losing the elastic top. He said he was ordering them next week or he would get over to Ump-Attire's business site personally and buy them. We live in KY near the HQ for Ump-Attire. My partner, Cedric, gave them a full endorsement and said they worked great!
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Darn you Jim!:notworthy:
This rating is at first look. I just picked up my new ball bag from my inlaws and so far like what I have seen. The stitching looks great just like Warren and Dave have said. Also the lining looks like it will work great, especially since it gets warm here in SoCal during the summer.
It does have a tapered top much like the Honigs K41 bags. I have always used the normal K40 bags without the tapered top but I am willing to give these a try.
By the way. Thank you Jim for paying attention to our emails and conversations back and forth about me working only college ball this year and sending the black bag rather than blue. That kind of attention to detail really brings customers back (I for one have been impressed by this honesty and attention to detail and will be making sure to spend my money on equipment with Ump-Attire in the future... sadly clothing in SoCal is Honigs so one has to do what one has to do).
I will make it a point to use this for my next plate game on this upcoming Saturday as my right side bag (see my response on the ball bags and what I put in them... I believe it is on the other site) which is the one I use the most as I am right handed.
I will modify my rating and evaluation of the product then.
So in ending, darn you Jim  .... and thank you.  |
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By
Bigdog
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03-14-2009, 01:14 AM
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Hey all,
Finally I have the chance to give my review of the ball bag. It will be in comparison to the Honig's bags that I currently use.
First things first - the quality of construction seems to be very good. I did like the "lining" on the back side of the bag that would prevent sweat, water , whatever, going through the back side of the back and getting baseballs or lineups wet.
Unfortunately, my list of likes must end there. I will admit that I never did use this in a game, and here is why.
The bag is about 1-1.5" smaller than the Honig's bags and the fabric does not stretch, therefore it is difficult to get my meat hooks into the bag easily. This might not have been as important if the material on the front side of the bag was a little more stretchy, but it wasn't. So, it was either have it lay flat on my belt so it looked appropriate or bunch it up so it could be PARTIALLY functional.
This will not make it into my normal bag rotation.
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I like them. Only issue is for me at least it's hard to get my hand inside, otherwise, all the look of a normal bag with all the features.
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OK, I finally got a chance to use the new "Ultimate Pro ball bag" last weekend when I worked a college double header.
Straight away, the zippered pocket came in very handy, as I was on the dish during the afternoon game. The skies were mostly cloudy, but we had periods of sunshine during the game. The zippered pocket allowed me to carry my sunglasses safely (Oakleys are expen$ive!) until I decided to wear them, so that feature alone makes the Ultimate Pro worthwhile.
I normally don't like (or use) the inside pockets, so I was a bit concerned that the inside pockets might make it difficult in retrieving a baseball when I needed one. However, the material of the Ultimate Pro that makes the pockets is sturdy enough to prevent the 'floppiness' that some ball bags have on the inside.
Overall, I rate the Ultimate Pro ball bag as a "Must Have" in any umpire's kit.
Thanks again to Jim Kirk and www.ump-attire.com
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I have not been able to wear them yet...
as I wear a black plate coat whenever I can. I worked one plate in Navy when my partner did not have black and he was too big for my black jacket.
I loaned them to my partner, Harvey, last night for a game and he LOVED them. He tried to get me to give them to him. No chance.
I offered him my Jim Kirk/Ump-Attire 10% discount code from the Chicago NCAA clinic but that's as far as I go.
Beautiful mid 70's weather here today and tomorrow so maybe tomorrow afternoon I will wear them on the plate when I finally get to work a game in SHORT sleeves for the first time this spring.
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As I have said before and told Jim personally, I use the bag he sent me in the mail exclusively when I am working a game where I wear a black ball bag.
I still wish the bag was a little wider since I like to have three baseballs on my right side where I used the ultimate ball bag.
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By
LMSANS
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06-29-2009, 01:15 PM
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I used the previous version of the Ultimate Ball bag and was happy with it except for the color fading over the course of one season.
I ordered the new Ultimate ball bag a couple of weeks ago and started using it last week. The inside pockets are large and handle my brush easily. I didn't have much to do with wet baseballs so I can't speak to the waterproof inside. However when I tried to get baseballs out during a game, I had a lot of difficulty. There was not enough room to efficiently reach in and grab a new ball and take it out.
I normally only use one ball bag, but for one league that I do, I need 2. I will use the Ultimate ball bag on my left side to handle the overflow. I will not use on my right side because it takes too long to get the ball out.
I also had difficulty aligning my belt with the loops.
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