For those of you who wear a cup

[Deleted member 1943]

IMO, the BIKE Original Banana Cup was one of the best ever made. It was large and roomy and provided great protection. It replaced those terrible 'flat' cups that BIKE used to make and that crushed your balls. I wore the OBC for most sports throughout high school and college and could never understand why they discontinued them. I heard it said that BIKE went for a more contoured cup that made a less pronounced bulge. WTF?

I often wear the Titan Alloy Cup (shown). It is made of an alloy (metal) and provides maximum protection. It does cause me to have a very noticeable bulge in my shorts or baseball pants but i don't care. I've never understood guys who are self-conscious about having a cup bulge. People know I have balls and that I engage in high impact sports, for which I need really heavy duty protection. That's means I wear a cup. Why hide the fact that we are men and need to wear protection? I had someone once make a comment about my 'appearance' and I told him to put his balls on the line and then comment.

When I got my first OBC I remember thinking to myself that Bike finally figured out that guy’s balls are three dimensional, not two. OBC was great in its day, but cups available today are so much better.

 

[excanuck99]

This is why you wear a cup. I cannot imagine having not had one on taking this direct hit.

 

[Deleted member 1943]

McDavid could use this picture in a promotion. Looking at the deformation of the cup, it looks like it still might have hurt just a little.

 

[Redsucked02]

This is why you wear a cup. I cannot imagine having not had one on taking this direct hit.

What hit you? Stick? Puck? Toddler?

 

[excanuck99]

Lacrosse ball. A toddler however would be correct. They can be lethal.

 

[Redsucked02]

Lacrosse ball. A toddler however would be correct. They can be lethal.

Yikes! A lacrosse ball did all that! Damn!
As for toddlers...I definitely was speaking from experience...oof!

 

[Hairy_Beast]

McDavid could use this picture in a promotion. Looking at the deformation of the cup, it looks like it still might have hurt just a little.

I wouldn’t really say that it would be a good promotion. It just kind of shows how cheap that cup was.

 

[excanuck99]

I wouldn’t really say that it would be a good promotion. It just kind of shows how cheap that cup was.

Very true. Only good for fun play. Don’t wear if you actually need protection!

 

[Gearedtoplay]

That picture is one of a few advertising for steel MMA cups. Some occupations or sports do require quality protection. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3640211915...y1ZXuTvWhC49XCNlHow+pevjg=|tkp:Bk9SR9rmpb-cYQ

 

[excanuck99]

That picture is one of a few advertising for steel MMA cups. Some occupations or sports do require quality protection. https://www.ebay.com/itm/364021191523?hash=item54c15a9363:gGoAAOSwkNxhGW6R&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAoPsW36j5tStvlgIYJbfbWWfezL32THl1WmjVt6fIEnDURcRljXr3GD/REnNRdiqUbzx0j4KzLIxM5fgJgWDNNWVH6sUNbPhLaQPk3baVxeVJgqLkuzip8KixfmGupAV+KErgoCpcgnv0xmbb9ivT5Tpdc4adsgThS0oqLBp8mBHEHiLu1mvhBY4huLJKADy1ZXuTvWhC49XCNlHow+pevjg=|tkp:Bk9SR9rmpb-cYQ

That is exactly like the cup I wore in high school

 

[Cuplover]

Ouff, somebody had a bad game! Lucky it didn't shatter.

 

[Deleted member 2278]

What style/brand and model of cup do you wear?
What have you tried?
And what do you prefer?

When did you start wearing a cup, and what made you start?

I got a Franklin cup rn, I’ve tried shock doctor, mueller, bike, and century.

This Franklin one has the biggest cup and fits the best. Doesn’t even get in the way doing squats.

started wearing a cup in high school for baseball, the shock doctor and century one