This pant is good quality and very lightweight. It has solid protection up front, although the lower 5 hole pads could be bigger. I like the 2 belts and the extra front protector. Kidney pads are also good and solid. There are 2 areas I would like to be better. There is no hard tailbone protector built in which can be a problem if you get bowled over in a game. Also, there are no extra soft sliding pads for the hip bones for those of us who still do the double pad stack. I have had some hip bruises already because of this. I would assume that the upper level Bauer pants do have these features. I was disappointed that these did not. I would recommend these for a 'C' league level goalie or maybe a pure butterfly goalie. If you are a hybrid or play at a higher level, I would spend some more and get the better pant.
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