Shock Doctor 221 Compression Short with BioFlex Cup Shock Doctor

★★☆☆☆ The compression shorts are comfortable, fit well, and keep everything together nicely. You know, where it all should be. The cup is solid, but flexible, and breathable. But when you actually put the cup inside the pocket on the compression shorts... you have to wonder what the people at Shock Doctor were thinking.First of all, the pocket for the cup is OUTSIDE of the compression shorts. So when the cup is inserted, it just kind of floats there above your junk. It's not very snug, not very tight. Lo and behold, the first time I was kicked while wearing the cup/shorts combo, it pinched something fierce and scared me for my future progeny.There is a quick fix: if you wear the cup in a jock underneath the shorts then all is well. It works quite nicely this way. But that entails buying a jock. Which was not my intention in buying this combo in the first place.

★★★★★ I have two sons 8 and 10, one taller and leaner, one shorter and more muscularwe tried these, Franklin sliding shorts, Easton youth sliding shorts and Louisville Slugger shorts (all from Amazon)both my boys have a 25" waist and we tried the XL of these and they fit both boys.The waist is a good fit on them both, and the legs are looser.I am hoping the elastic will stretch a little this season so they can wear them again for baseball next year too.The packet says this fits a 28-30" waist but I think that would be a very uncomfortable fit. I measured the elastic waist band lying flat on the floor and it is 24-25" and doesn't seem to have much stretch.The best selling point for these over the other brands is the cup pocket. It is wider and easier to get the cup into, and it is sewn to curve inside the shorts and follow the shape of the cup up and around. Both my boys preferred how their cups fit and how snug they felt against them as opposed to the other shorts where the cup kind of hung down the front of the shorts.XL size came with a teen size cup which looks BIG on my 8 year old, but he can fit a wider cup there. My 10 year old who is thinner thought the teen cup was too big and is wearing a smaller cup which fit great in the pocket too.

★★☆☆☆ The Shock Dr. compression shorts could indeed shock due to the built-in design of the cup pocket. It doesn't allow the cup to float deep enough. If the wearer bends over, the fabric doesn't allow movement of the cup; the position of the cup changes to a very uncomfortable one that would cause great pain should it be "forced" to protect the protectables. As an umpire, bending over is part of the job; around 250+ times a game. I would like to think comfort and protection were with me during the whole game.

★★★★☆ I bought these for my 10 year old son and he absolutely loves them.vHe tries to get outside and play with them as much as the weather will permit. I think if i ask him he would tell his friends to get them.

★★★★★ I use these for floor hockey. For the price, they offer excellent protection for the hands. Fits well, and does not lessen dexterity all that much. I was looking for a cheap pair of floor hockey gloves, and these fit the bill nicely.

★★★☆☆ Fits very nicely never stinks after tons of uses but held up for about a month before the seams came apart. Still works great though.

★☆☆☆☆ The description and picture both say a "two strap design," but the pair I ordered only has one strap. I ordered the 9" size. Check out the picture. There is no lower strap. These would be difficult to keep in place, in my opinion, so I returned them.

★★★★★ The Bauer Youth Supreme 150 are a great set of pads. I have the 9" for my 5yr old son and the 10" for my 9yr old daughter. Both only have a single velcro strap, but I haven't felt like a second lower strap is particularly needed. The shin guards have a good amount of padding in the knee area but are lightweight.Both of my kids use the pads for recreational hockey at a local public rink. My son just wears the pads under snowpants. My daughter wears hers under hockey socks.Overall, I have no complaints. The price is right and they work well.

★★☆☆☆ There is no lower strap on these shin guards even though the description states a two strap system and there appears to be two straps in the photo. We were disappointed in the misleading product description. They also took more than two weeks to ship standard. We did end up keeping them as we didn't have time to return and shop for another pair.