[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this for my son who plays 80-100 each year. His other one was a 10 year old hand me down from his older brother that finally cracked after being struck by a pitch. First game second at bat this guard was put to the test and passed with flying colors. My son ended up getting hit a couple of times by pitches ranging from 65-90 mph and had no issues thanks to this guard.