Just registered. I don't care much for my new Ray Hyman strap because adjustment is much more difficult than with the old ones. I've been using them since 1969, and up until a couple of years ago, they were fine. I actually consider the plastic hook an improvement in that I had a metal hook break on me while playing. I was playing with a band on a concrete floor, blowing a solo, and the metal hook broke. The horn went flying, it seemed like slow motion. I caught it on the bounce, and the only damage was that the bottom of the horn was somewhat flattened and had to be pushed out with the appropriate tool. I've never had the plastic hook break on me. The thing is, the old straps adjusted easily and stayed put. You just had to put tension on the strap with the horn, and the metal keeper would slide up or down quite easily. It was great because you might have on a t-shirt one night, a sport jacket the next. The new ones are almost impossible to adjust like that. I wonder if they can be tweaked somehow to work like the old ones?