The soft ears can be a little light on ear protection i agree, but i would question the paint that was used for the hit that bruised your chin.i shot straight in the soft ears point blank and my ear was all cut up then i was shot in my mouth and it hit that hard it bruised my chin. Do you need any more elaboration?
JT have made the proflex in all its guises for many years with great sucsess if there was an issue with it offering poor protection it would be long forgotten.
and no, i dont need anymore elaboration.