Reaction Umpire Shoe “Jackass” Tests
Categories: Umpire
If you haven’t checked out my overview of 3N2’s line of Reaction Umpire Shoes, I go into all of the gory details regarding why we have one of the lightest, toughest umpire shoes on the market. As mentioned in that post, I’m a bit obsessed with quality control and testing. I require that we meet all protection related standards and our Reaction line goes through a full battery of official and rigorous crush and impact tests. To take it one step further, we videotaped (is it still called videotaping?) our own in-house tests as well, which we call the “jackass” tests. Obviously, these tests are just for kicks, but do visibly show how rugged the carbon plate on the Reaction is. Official tests – like our vice test – that are performed in conjunction with our factory partners really prove our product’s toughness, but they’re not quite as fun as letting our staff take out their frustration on a couple of pairs of Reactions. Thanks to our great team in Florida, who I know had a helluva good time putting this together.