I got the extra padded ones to stop my nose being sore all the time. I think i got a bit of a mild deviated septum for a bit and the extra padding helps a bit when the nose is sore. I really dont find much of a difference with the two types of headgear in terms of vision, maybe it's because none of them fit my big fat head well enough and im just used to lack of peripheral vision. I might try some light sparring without any to see if i notice a difference.