I purchased the Jen Schro Very Best catchers set for my 14 year old daughter, as a Christmas gift. She was thrilled to get such great gear. Yesterday, January 9 was her first opportunity to wear the gear at indoor practice with her team. Unfortunately a short time into practice, she felt her shin guard get loose and come off her leg. She went to reattach it and the buckle was on the ground and the strap was frayed. She was quite disappointed that her "new gear was broken, already." I have attached pictures of the shin guard, the strap and the buckle. Looks like the strap needs replacement or repair. The disappointing factor being that for gear that is considered and labelled to be "the Very Best", it did not hold up a mere 30 minutes into the first usage, especially at the price that was paid for the gear.
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