Just wondered if people could post up their opinions of the different knee/shin pads out there as im looking to get my self a new pair and would appreciate the help.
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New Pads
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I feel like there has been a thread like this, sometime in the last couple of months. Try a search, maybe... lots of opinions IIRC.
Dye pads are swell. Good knee support, good thick crash area.
JT e-motion- heavy, easily broken, no bounces.
Jt skins- fine. Fit is very snug. Quality pads.
Rase- tricky to keep in the right position.
Excel- slip around a lot.
Dye pads are swell. Good knee support, good thick crash area.
JT e-motion- heavy, easily broken, no bounces.
Jt skins- fine. Fit is very snug. Quality pads.
Rase- tricky to keep in the right position.
Excel- slip around a lot.
My Skinz don't move on my knees... although now you have said it in theory they should but they don't??!!
I found the Rase knee pads (which had straps) seemed to slide off me when sliding though... very bizzare...
Dave
but they don't??!!I found the Rase knee pads (which had straps) seemed to slide off me when sliding though... very bizzare...
Dave
Gyro summed it up pretty well, 'cept he left out one of my favorites - Redz knee/shin pads, which are great for the woods.
I wear the Dye pads for tournaments (like to keep the pads under the pants) but the Redz are awesome in the woods. Don't have to worry about sliding through branches, stickers and stuff with those on.
I wear the Dye pads for tournaments (like to keep the pads under the pants) but the Redz are awesome in the woods. Don't have to worry about sliding through branches, stickers and stuff with those on.
my body is funny shaped so I need kneepads that have a shin portion also (Dye's don't). As I move around, my pads tend to get pushed down and around, and the shin portion tends to rest on the tops of my feet and prevents the knee part from leaving my knees fully exposed (= no oweee's). If my kneepads rotate around, my knee then I get an oweee. Usually if a kneepad is tight enough to not move around, it hurts when I bend my knee and my circulation gets cut off (massive but short thighs) and tends to pinch the back of my knee.
I had some RASE kneepads that I liked but they didn't have velcro, so I was kinda stuck wearing them inbetween games unless I wanted to take my shoes off (means if I'm HOT, I stay hot...as in 100 degrees outside hot). I actually wore out the padding in the knee region so I sewed in some mousepad material (hey, it's very dense and cushiony) and it worked great...then I ran across those rubbery JT kneepads with the sliding plate action. They fit pretty well most of the time (enough for me to fork over $50+) but I had to trim the bottom edges 'cause they were made for someone taller than myself (it would push the bottom upper edges into my knee and make me sore there). Occasionally, if I'm really active I will get an oweee on my knee, but the JT's have had the best track record for me as far as protecting me, even though they look like catchers pads. They are kinda rubbery and they're great if the ground is wet (the cow piss doesn't soak into my knee area) but I don't know about bouncers...I don't usually get shot below the waist unless I'm bunkering someone (yes Seanette, I made you scream like a little girl then Kristen lit me up).
As a related issue, everyone seems to like the Dye elbow pads...you can puff them up a little. For me, they tended to rotate when I hit the ground hard...I wore a hole in mine and I kept getting oweees in the same place 'til I switched back to my old JT sliders.
Ray "I bounce" N.
I had some RASE kneepads that I liked but they didn't have velcro, so I was kinda stuck wearing them inbetween games unless I wanted to take my shoes off (means if I'm HOT, I stay hot...as in 100 degrees outside hot). I actually wore out the padding in the knee region so I sewed in some mousepad material (hey, it's very dense and cushiony) and it worked great...then I ran across those rubbery JT kneepads with the sliding plate action. They fit pretty well most of the time (enough for me to fork over $50+) but I had to trim the bottom edges 'cause they were made for someone taller than myself (it would push the bottom upper edges into my knee and make me sore there). Occasionally, if I'm really active I will get an oweee on my knee, but the JT's have had the best track record for me as far as protecting me, even though they look like catchers pads. They are kinda rubbery and they're great if the ground is wet (the cow piss doesn't soak into my knee area) but I don't know about bouncers...I don't usually get shot below the waist unless I'm bunkering someone (yes Seanette, I made you scream like a little girl
then Kristen lit me up).As a related issue, everyone seems to like the Dye elbow pads...you can puff them up a little. For me, they tended to rotate when I hit the ground hard...I wore a hole in mine and I kept getting oweees in the same place 'til I switched back to my old JT sliders.
Ray "I bounce" N.
Yeah i recently bought some raven shin pads and they mange to slip around all over the place...and with these particular pads they do seem to restrict my movement ..
These pads also come with straps intead of going for the elastic sock staps i think i gotta for the jt skins next time!!
These pads also come with straps intead of going for the elastic sock staps i think i gotta for the jt skins next time!!
Today I bought a pair of the new JT Skinz pads, they fit great and I'm sure they won't slide around as I'm making a move.
Had some Raven ones a while back, there huge and they slip and spin on your legs, so I would stay well away from those ones.
JT all the way
Had some Raven ones a while back, there huge and they slip and spin on your legs, so I would stay well away from those ones.
JT all the way