Review – Technisub Micro mask

Technisub Micro – small by name, sturdy by nature.

This is has got to be my favorite hockey mask by far!

I’ve always gone for the low volume masks and have owned several Spheras and Falcos (like the Sphera but with glass lenses) over the years. I stumbled on the Micro by accident in an Auckland Dive shop and being the only low volume mask they had and the last one in the store the day before a tournament I took a punt on it and have never looked back.

The best thing about this mask, apart from being nice and compact and having a great field of vision, is that it is unbelievably strong! I used to have a box full of Falco parts in my hockey bag from all the leftover parts of the Falcos’ that I’ve broken. Not so with the Micro, I’ve owned it for coming on two years using it at least twice a week, played several national and international hockey tournaments with it and I also use it when spearfishing.

The individual glass lenses have been tempered for strength making them safe and legal for hockey. The only modification I’ve made to it has been the addition of nylon webbing to replace the silicone head strap to make sure it stays on my noggin in even the roughest goalmouth scrambles. The one down side to this mask is that the frame sits very close to my forehead, maybe I have an odd shaped head or maybe the Micro was designed for people with massive eyebrows to cushion any impact but either way when you take a knock you feel it on your forehead first!

I have the clear silicone version and I thought it was great till someone pointed out that clear silicone lets light in the side that creates reflections on the lens that can distract you, well I’ve used clear silicone masks for the 13+ years I’ve played and never had a problem with the reflections but now it’s been pointed out to me I see them all the time…!

Can’t wait to get my hands on the black silicone one!

Nick from Auckland