i have worn masks from every manufacture on the market for the past 16yrs. from the JT whippersnappers and JT softs, to the e-vents and grillz. i have worn soft masks like the proflex, profiler, etc, and while the bounce factor is a great theory, it does not hold any water for most people. i cannot recall ever taking a bounce on any of the soft masks, on a couple occasions i took a full on shot to