59Fifty/Low Profile/39Thirty - New Era styles explained!
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- A breakdown of the three major cap styles offered by New Era. Includes head-to-head comparisons and a review of features.
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Stretching and Shaping Tutorial - • Stretching and Shaping...
Shaping the Crown - • Shaping the Crown of y...
Smoothing your Caps - • Smoothing the Wrinkles...
Cleaning Caps Pt. 1 Maintenance - • Cleaning Baseball Caps...
Cleaning Caps Pt. 2 Deep Clean - • Cleaning Baseball Caps...
Carefully Shrinking Caps - • Carefully Shrinking a ...
Finding the Right 59Fifty - • Finding the right 59Fi...
Storing your Caps - • Storing your Fitted Ba...
Relieving Forehead Pressure
From the Logo - • 59Fifty Comfort - Give...
From poor quality trim - • 59Fifty LowProfile Rev...
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This is exactly the info I wanted before heading into Lids to look for a hat. Thanks!
Same here, this video is great!
In my opinion, the low profile is the best look for people with "normal" sized heads.
What's a normal-sized head?
@@ubuntuiqinisoofuna7852 7 and a quarter to 8 and a half
What about a small head
@@TheM3athome less than 7
I have 7 1/8 to 3/8..high crown do not look rite at all, even 9forty looks too high crown for me. But 9twenty is too low. Idk what to wear..lol
That low Profile 🧢 is 🔥
Thanks for the thorough breakdown of each cap and for showing how they all look when worn. Something that is hard to see when trying to get these online.
No sweat, glad I could help. Thanks!
Really appreciate the detail you go into for these 🙏🏽 glad I got recommended your channel in some comments
Cool, man - good to hear, thank you!
This was a perfect video. You answered all questions succinctly with helpful visuals. TH-cam videos of this variety should all be done this way.
Thank you, appreciate the comments!
A couple of commenters asked if I put on the caps during this video... Yes, the section of the video where I try on all 3 styles starts at 6:57 Thanks for watching!
Lol. This is info I did not know I needed until i started shopping for hats for my Dad. Thank you for the though review of each model!
Cool, glad I could help out, thanks for watching!
I’m still on the fence with the low crown. I love the 5950 . I just have never pulled the trigger on buying one. This video made me decide to go for it. Thank you!
Cool, hope you can find one that works for you. Thanks for the comment!
Finally, I made my choice. Also, I'm not native, but your accent and pronunciation are easy to understand.
This video really help me to buy my first New Era cap.
Cool, that’s great - thank you!
Thanks for this mate, very well explained.
For my small head the low profile and 39thirty is the way to go for me
Sure thing, glad it helped you!
Great review I hope to see more from your channel thanks mate
Another brilliant video! Thank you Doug! As a NE collector out of 3 styles, my preference is 59Fifty simply because thats what the players wear. My favourite fit however is the the NE wool caps from 1980s and I believe very early 1990s
Thanks for the comment! Just curious, if you liked that 80s-90s time frame for caps, did you like the Retro Classic collection that NE released in 2017?
Hi Doug, I do not own any caps from NE retro classic collection releases so cant comment. I personally want to collect the original NE caps released 20,30, 40 etc years ago as I feel sense of history when purchasing the original caps.
Makes sense... I know NE took a number of steps to make the Retro Classic collection feel authentic to the time (100% Wool, made in USA, etc.) I picked up a Pirates cap (the one I reviewed), and have liked that one a lot. Good luck with the search for originals.
It all depends on your head shape. I never liked new era hats because the regular 59Fifty looks too boxy on my head. It looks like a train conductor's hat, but the low profile fits perfectly. For anyone that has Zephyr fitted hats the low profile fits almost exactly like that. The same shape. You should definitely try on both to make sure. Don't just look at a video and decide
Did you go same size on the low profile?
@@grandmastagrimm8773 Yeah, the same size was fine
@@innocentbystander6674 thanks! Just ordered one, always wore regular but was never a fan of that boxy train conductor look either lmao. Hope this fits good they happened to have only my size 7 3/8 in the hat I wanted
They break in once you wear em for a while
Ahhh ya had to go and mention Zephyr... too soon man... too soon! Any hat aficionado knows that Zephyr made the best hats, hands down. Fortunately, I stocked up on a ton of their hats before the NHL pulled their licensing, so I'll be for awhile. Fanatics has literally ruined everything and the idiots that run the NHL obviously got paid n laid to force out all the other companies making merch in place of Fanatics who makes absolute trash! There's a reason there's no customer reviews on any of the pro sports shops... they're all run by Fanatics and it's all overpriced chinese garbage.
Big thanks...very informative and helped me a lot in choosing what design/model fits me best .
Cool, glad it helped you out, thanks!
Thanks for doing this videos! I personally think that 59FIFTY low profile looks the best on you!
Hey Roman, thank you. I think that when my beard is shorter, the low profile looks good, and when my beard is longer the standard looks better. Anyway, thanks for watching!
Thanks. Very good video explaining the differences.
I haven’t ordered a Low Profile yet but considering I have a regular 5950 that I had to curve to essentially be a low profile, I think I might order one
haha this was like a college lecture lol good info!
That is funny, I can definitely see a bit of that in the video - I guess I am serious about hats :) Thanks for watching.
Total compliment. This video was extremely useful
Had my first low profile about a week ago and I love how it fits
How does it fit compared to the standard profile? Should I buy a size up?
@@nathanchilders327 You can remain true to size. I feel it has more breathing room and can be flexed better on the head.
The 39thirty is so incredibly comfortable, it's the only hat I forget I'm wearing. But the thing I hate about it is how obvious the bulge is from the sweatband due to the fabric being so soft and moldable
great review
Great vid bro, the 59Fifty looks the best on you by far!
Thanks man, appreciate it!
I have a 39thirty stretch chiefs hat. And it is a medium large. It fits perfecfly!
I have a Cleveland Brown 59fifty and a lotta New Era 39thirty and I love them.
Great video! What about the brim shapes - roundish on 5950s vs. squared off on 3930s? This is a noticeable difference that I'm surprised you didn't mention. (I didn't wade through all of the comments so I apologize if this has already been brought up) Keep up the good work!
Great catch... and I didn't mention it because when I made this video I was not aware of it! But there is definitely a flatter front edge on the 39Thirty visor. Thanks for pointing that out, and for your support!
Doug, do you notice a size difference between the regular and low pro? I wear a 7 3/8 in a regular 59fifty that's been curved and stretched naturally, but web searches all say the low pros are bigger and to go down a size. I wonder if they're trying to compare a non-curved regular to a low pro
I have not found that to be true... if anything I found that caps with the lower crown (like the retro crown edition) can run a little bit smaller. But there's tons of variation in any model, so sometimes it's specific to one cap or another within the same family.
Thanks, great video. Found the answers to all my questions. Pax
Thanks for this, just what I needed!
Glad it helped, thanks!
From playing baseball for years wearing a stretch fit cap feels likes pajamas lol. I the low profile and stretch now
I agree. I rarely wear stretch fit caps, but the elastic sweat band does make them feel comfortable like pajamas. My favorite New Era cap style is the 9Forty.
Good video! I have a various of hats,maily 5950 (high crown) and a few low profile which i dont mind. How ever with the low profile and the 3930 i dont buy as much because when i curve the bill it rubs with my glasses. So the reg 5950 is my choice. I actually wondered if you had any tips on restoring a 5950. Had the 2016 4th of july hat that got smushed in the back seat of my truck
Thanks for the comment! I agree, depth of the curve can mess around with glasses. For restoration, I think the most important thing is to get the cap on some sort of 'block' or form that is close to the original shape. If you've got a hat jack, try stuffing a towel or something into the crown, then place the hat jack and set it. Then you can steam it and let it dry on the fixture. I should have a 'deep clean' video up in the next couple of weeks where I show this.
Where I struggle is with a regular 5950 if I were forwards, it looks great, if I flip it around it seems to fit a little bit different. When I wear it backwards it seems to press down on my ears more than it does when I wear it forwards for whatever reason. I’m wondering if the low profile model will help with that? Does anybody know? Or have that same problem?
Excellent video. Job well done...
Great video! Thanks for the explanation. In my opinion the low crown look a little bit better. But just my cent. Best wishes from Germany!
Yes, the low profile has a good look for the right situations or face shape. Thank you for the comment, I always like to hear from cap fans outside the U.S.!
From germany as well, I just ordered my first 39Thirty, Detroit Red Wings, still missing in my collection. I wear and own mostly 59Fifty up to now, some 9Fifty which I dont like that much with the open back. Maybe this is a nice fresh touch for me.
@@flow2333 Grüß dich. Leider sind mir die normalen 39Thirty zu eng. Die einzigen die mir passen sind die 39Thirty Diamonds die sind etwas größer. Low Profil / Crown sehen auf meinen riesen Kopf auch komisch aus. Ich bleibe bei 59fiftys und 39thirtys Diamonds. Dir noch viel Spaß mit deinen Kappen.
Are the visor longer on a 39thirty compared to 59fifty models, seems a bit longer?
I never would have guessed there existed a video this long about styles of ball caps. Next up...pencil erasers! Yeah!!!
How does that 39thirty fit you? Is it comfortable? I ask, because I usually wear a 7 3/8 or 7 1/2 with 59fifties, and recently ordered a 39thirty that I like. According to the size chart on New Era's website, the M/L size was what I needed, but I figured I would ask you since we wear the same size fitted. Just trying to get an idea of what I can expect compared to wearing a regular fitted hat. Thanks!
I always wear L/XL in the 39Thirty... I found that the extra thickness in the sweatband from the 'terry-cloth' panels made it feel a little more snug. You'll have a little extra room in the back panels, but that's never bothered me much. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the info brotha! Really helped!
Which new era cap would be comparable to 47 brand clean up ? Also which one would be similar to it but with a more structured crown
The closest match would be the New Era 9Twenty cap - 100% cotton, low crown, relaxed and adjustable - but that cap style is not in this video. For a similar profile and general shape, with a structured crown, I'd probably say the 39Thirty, which is the stretch-fit cap reviewed here. Thanks for watching.
awesome video sir, going to buy 59fifty but my head size is 57.5 cms (medium), so should I go with smaller-medium or medium-large size?
Thanks - and if you are going for the 59Fifty, you'll want to get your specific size, which sounds like about 7-1/4. If you're getting a 39Thirty, I'd go for the medium-large.
Great vid, I've subbed and just ordered my first low pro. Peace from Australia.
Cool, thank you and hope you enjoy the cap.
Where did you buy it from? having troubling finding the low pro anywhere in Australia
My head is 7 3/8, which should i buy?
Very informative. Thank you for this really!!
Happy to help, thanks!
I was a 59fity person for a long time until there recent ones that just gave me horrible headaches and I hated the curve on the side of the hat so I switched to the 39thirty and it's alot better it can stretch out more no curves no headaches I recommend the 39thirty to everyone
I second this!!
I third this! Lol
The 59fifty gave me headaches also... wanted to bad to wear them... Love the 39thirty and the 47 clean up / franchise
Thanks Doug for the video. Like you, I also prefer the standard 5950, but the low profile does look great on you and seems to fit your head shape quite well. I also find the 3930 more suitable for sport and active settings.
Thanks, appreciate the comments!
39thirty is my FAVE
Awesome video!
Would you know is there much of a difference between the 9twenty and the 47 Brand Clean up Cap? I'm from Ireland and prefer the "dad hat" style but don't know if there's a difference
The New Era 9Twenty cap is a very close match, almost identical in fact - 100% cotton, low crown, relaxed and adjustable. I'd say go ahead and try one if that is your style.
Thank you very much 👌
Does the 59fifty low profile look like that or do you curve your self
i’m still on the fence about buying a low profile one. i like the way the regular one fits but i like the idea of a low profile one. do you think i should just go for it and hope it’s not a waste of $40?
All depends on the proportion and how you think the LP will look. If I didn't have the beard, I'd probably buy a few more low profiles, because the crown is more proportional when I am clean shaven. But if you've got a long face, beard or not, the LP can look a little cartoonish.
Purchased my first low crown 5950 this week, think I have found my new favorite hat! I’m now stocking up on Indians home and away hats while we can get the Chief Wahoo logo. Thanks for a very informative review!
You are welcome, glad it helped out!
Stocking up on the racist logo my guy
I like the 59/50
You should make a video about how to get rid of the creases that are formed on the sides of the caps!!!
Good suggestion... usually steam is what I do for the creases. Thanks for watching.
I’m in shock. I had no idea there were that many parts to a hat 🧢
Its pretty cool tho 🧢🧣🧤🩲🧦🧥👖
Thanks for the review.
Sure thing, thank you
In your opinion, do you think the MLB on field authentic 59fifty have a thicker (more cushioned) inner sweatband compared to any other 59fifty?
I did a video on comfort in which I talked about sweatbands and the different types I've encountered - th-cam.com/video/1vpa5NZ0G_E/w-d-xo.html - but I have to say I have not noticed a consistent difference between authentic collection and any others. The manufacturing site seems to be a bit more influential on the differences.
Awesome video! Thanks!
Right on, man - thanks for watching!
Nice video. Thanks.
*Glad you posted this assumed NewEras were all the same, I bought one onlinne & never looked right! It was big & funny lookin on a small head. Ill never by a 59/50 ever again.*
Cool - glad I could help. There are ways to shape the 5950 standard to soften or lower the look of the crown - you can go to my channel for a few videos - but you may never get them to the look you prefer. Thanks!
Does the low profile fit the same as a regular 59fifty ? I’m a 7 1/8 in a regular 59fifty, should I get the same size for the low profile?
I stick with my usual 7-1/2, but in my view the only reason to consider going up a size would be the shorter crown - a little less room for your forehead. All New Era models vary, so sometimes your normal size feels different with a different cap.
Thank you SO much!
Sure thing, thank you.
Good review!
I love the low profile especially for my head. Wish they would produce more variations of them.
There was a time before the pandemic where I thought the market was headed for more low profile caps, but that seemed to evaporate with all the demand for custom colorways and side patches on the standard.
@@dreinthe616 yeah. I just want a standard low profile cap in different colours... is that so difficult New Era? XD
they made 59fifty A frame snap back . do they still make these? i cant find em anywhere. and i feel the sizes are smaller . i have to buy a fitted or 9forty snapback for it to fitt my head im 7 3/4 fitted size
You know, I really have never seen an A-frame snapback by New Era, definitely not in the last 3-4 years when I have been more serious about collecting.
Awesome video!! Very descriptive
Cool, thanks for the comment!
Great video. IMHO I think the 3930 looked the best on you’re head.
Cool, man - thanks... I used to wear a lot of 3930s but as my beard got longer I went much more toward the standard.
Do you have to shape the 39 thirty or does it get shaped by itself?
It's shaped out of the box
The only 39Thirty I’ve ever seen with the Batterman logo on the back is an old Cubs fashion cap, with one of the Cubby Bear logos on the front. I snapped it up, especially when I saw that - and still have it…
That's a good find!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Does Lids carry LowProfile in stores or only online? Thanks in advance
Yes, they do usually have some, but mostly it will be your local market teams plus NYY, BOS and other big sellers.
What looks best with a polo
Good video. The low profile has a rounded look from the front and imo may look better on those with a smaller sized noggin. I wear a 7 1/2 and the original looks better on me. From what I can tell, a pretty good majority of players wear the original 5950.
Yes, I agree, seems that the standard is the majority in MLB. I think the higher crown balances out a larger head, chin, or beard for sure. Thanks!
Did you end up buying a smaller size for the Low Profile cap compared to the 59fifty cap? I've read online that the sizing doesn't match up the same.
No, I've found the Low Profile are still mostly true to size - even though both styles are hand made and can vary quite a bit from cap to cap. Of course you lose the extra room in the crown, so I think that a potential reaction could be to go about 1/8 size larger... but I've stuck with my standard 7-1/2. Thanks for the question!
I know that the most likes the low crown style caps and I have some of those caps in my collection and looks very well but I prefer the 59fifthy because I have long curly hair and I feel more confortable with the 59fifthy caps style.
Totally agree... definitely more room for hair under the higher crown, the standard 59Fifty is my everyday cap, and that is one of the reasons. Thanks for watching
My biggest issue with the 5950 is how hard it can be to find the correct fit, I alway order 7 1/2 but sometimes they are way too snug. The nice thing about the 3930 is that you can order them online and not worry about it not fitting.
True, the stretch fit is forgiving if you like that cap style. I would also recommend that you check out my tutorial on stretching 59Fifty caps ( th-cam.com/video/8N-EL-rmgIc/w-d-xo.html ). If you find a cap is too snug, this is a great way to add up to 1/8 in extra size. Thanks for watching.
David Cleveland I agree. I live in a rural area and ordering 5950's online are an absolute nightmare, which is the only way I can get access for purchasing, unless I wanna drive an hour away to try on hats. After dozens of failed attempts, I just gave up on the 5950's and switched to the 3930's and haven't looked back. They're fantastic hats! Seems like quality control for the 39's are better too. I haven't ordered any 39's with loose logo threads or messed up stitching like I have for the 59's. I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the 3930 clientele are former and disgruntled 5950 wearers. I'm no exception, lol
Need a low profile snapback! The 7 1/4 is usually good but some are snug. 7 3/8 can sometimes be good but some are loose. So that makes it hard to order online, have to go try them on in store
Agree - a low profile adjustable of some sort would be welcome... the crown on other adjustables like the 9Forty is still lower than I like most of the time. And the variation on sizing you mention has been a consistent problem for New Era over decades. Thanks for the comments.
What's weird for me is most hats I have I wear forward, but I like the original 5950 to wear backwards. Looks better. So I guess that's the decision I face. I wear my hats both ways, front and back, prefer the look of low profile wearing forward, and prefer regular wearing hat backwards.
This is my exact dilemma
have you checked out 47 brand hats? just ordered my first one, interested to see how i like it. I know they are popular.
Actually I have not tried a 47 yet, but I see quite a few of them at stores, mostly of the "low crown" style. Maybe a future comparison, thanks for the comment!
Hi man, did you size up for your low profile?
Actually no, I stuck with my normal 7-1/2, thanks.
My biggest complaint with New Era are the extreme tolerances between the caps. I have tried on certain 950s that are too big everywhere, crown is huge etc... and 950s that are somewhere between a 950 and a low profile. I have a low profile 950 that is so low profile that I feel like I'm wearing a yarmulke..and then literally everything between!
I don't understand how the manufacturing tolerances
Yes, variation between caps is a big problem - it can make it very tough to buy them online, versus going to a store and trying them on. What's worse is that NE sources the caps among an array of contract manufacturers, so there is variation even before the caps are fabricated, and there are still some key steps in fabrication that are done by hand.
I love the phillies' color
Yes me too. I didn't know they made a maroon with the current P, not the 70's P.
very helpful!
What size are you for the 39thirty band hat?
I wear L/XL, thanks
Ayo question got my fear of god hat and for some reason it doesn't look good on me when i wear it ?may i ask if its because of my head shape or the size of it? Help me out bros I'm kinda new with fitted hats
From the way you describe it, you might be having trouble with the height of the crown and/or its shape. I do prefer softer corners on my standard 59Fifty caps, so I shape them like shown here: th-cam.com/video/e9pSynl4O7M/w-d-xo.html - thanks.
Your video is the best do you have the link of the cap that you buy please
Thanks! I think I bought all of these at Lids (lids.com), so you should be able to find them there... but the Phillies cap was a special collection, and this one is probably gone now.
Do low profiles really run bigger or is that cap? No pun intended. I ordered the same size as I wear in the regular 59/50 so I hope it fits. Any input?
They do not run bigger, the sizing ring inside the sweatband is set to the same circumference as standard. What you lose is the volume in the crown, so I tend to go 1/8 of a size up, to get a little extra room for my forehead, thanks.
@@dreinthe616 thank you!
Standard 5950 as appose to the low prodile is it true to size or u have to size up or down
I usually recommend going up one size when you get a Low Profile… since the crown is lower it feels smaller, and I like getting a little extra room back, thanks
I can't find any Cool Base hats, would someone help?
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39thirty and low profile, how they compare too the 9forty crown hight? Also the new 9fifty stretch snap, anyone compare the size? I love the look of the 9fifty and 59fifty hats but my face is pretty small I guess since they don't suit me at all.
Personally I've never owned a 9Forty, but I'd say the crown height and silhouette are very comparable to the LP or 39Thirty, based on times I've seen them at stores.
Where can you buy low profile hats? I don't see much variety of them like the regular 5950
Fanatics and the online stores run by them (Lids, FansEdge, MLB Shop, etc.) are the best source for Low Profile. New Era does not make nearly as many Low Pro versions of caps as standard, thanks.
I bought a 5950 Dbacks hat back in 1999 and it fits just like the modern 5950 low profile. Every 5950 I've bought since I've had to return them because they're way too tall and boxy. Guess I got lucky!
There's certainly a lot more variation in caps, esp. since they might be made in one of 5-7 international contract manufacturing plants now. It is possible to find a good fit if there are many to choose from in a store, but there are some manufacturing tags that I avoid (e.g. Bangladesh).
@dreinthe616 yep, totally. Just checked and mine is USA made
What is the size gap between the 59fifty and the lowprofile ?
I usually buy the same size in both styles, but you could go up by 1/8 of a size in the low pro and probably not have any trouble. If you want to see the difference in crown height, skip ahead past the 7-minute mark on the video and I try each of the styles on. Thanks
Can you do a comparison of made in the usa new era hats vs china made new era hats?
I'll add it to the list, but I'll probably have to look for a good comparison in my collection. If I don't have a good match, that might limit the content a little bit. Thanks for the suggestion.
thank you
I remember when I ordered my first 59Fifty, I thought it didn’t look very good, but other people said it looked fine. The more I wore it the more the brim curved and the more the rest of the hat shaped around my head so it didn’t look as boxy. You just have to find one that fits snugly to your head and it will break in.
Are the on field 5950 a slight curved bill like the low profile is?
@@coryriggs948 players can choose the regular 5950 or the low profile one there's no set rule on which. But the regular 5950 doesn't come curved only the low profile is pre curved
@@coryriggs948 you can curve the 59fifty’s flat brim, there’s videos on the best way to curve your flat bill
I have a 7 1/4 is there any way to stretch it to 7-3/8
Yes, check out my very first video on stretching ( th-cam.com/video/8N-EL-rmgIc/w-d-xo.html ) - and if you invest in a hat jack and use it as shown, you should be able to stretch it by 1/8 of a size like you mention. Thanks.
How hard are the 59fiftys to bend? It seems their all made to be strictly flat brim, and require special treatment to bend.
Not hard to bend at all, there is one way I do it in this recent video - th-cam.com/video/6FOY-MES6xg/w-d-xo.html
where did you find the phillies cap?
It was about three years ago, I think maybe it was called "C-Dub" collection of low profile caps... just happened to find Phillies current logo on a maroon cap, which was a great combo. This particular one is probably all gone now, although I also found a 'tonal' Phillies standard 59Fifty, which was all maroon.
were can i buy 59 fifty lowpro snapback???
The closest thing to that might be the 9Forty adjustable- not reviewed in this video. But most of those have velcro, not snap, closures.
Which style is suitable for big heads? I wear L - Xxl in flexfit hat
If you go all the way to XL-XXL size in Flexfit (which is hard to find in stores), then I would definitely move to the standard 59Fifty in your proper fitted size, often they will be offered up to size 8, although in smaller quantities. You might find the L/XL size of the 39Thirty is a little tight, but that's just my speculation.
Do you keep stickers on the hat?
Why or why not