Who wears wrist and knee braces/Safety gear?

[Quinc]

After practicing 180 nose stabs for a day my wrists are killing me. So it got me thinking about wrist and knee braces to wear BEFORE I hurt myself. At least while learning new tricks. So question is what are you wearing for wrist and knee braces or any other safety gear.

 

[Philip Clemmons]

I shattered my wrist in July nosing in a flip in shallow water. Wish I'd had wrist guards on. Always wear them now. Still recovering.


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[durhamgoat]

Got any links or brands that have worked well?

 

[eastcoastjumper]

Suedo brace works great for ankles. Lace up style ankle brace

 

[Quinc]

I shattered my wrist in July nosing in a flip in shallow water. Wish I'd had wrist guards on. Always wear them now. Still recovering.


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That sounds horrible! Can you post a link to what you are using now?

 

[naticen]

I got some pod knee braces but am still recovering from the knee injury that prompted me to buy them. @hornedogg79 has the asterisk brand ones but they didn't fit me quite right. I was told they were like shoes and everyone will fit a little different and have their own favorite.

 

[TheBuzzard]

i used to wear logging boots for ankle support when riding my sxr. jumping wake to wake and slashing to keep up with fast moving big boats took a toll on my ankles. lisa lisa/lisa price used to laugh about my "combat boots" but hey, its a war out there and you better have on battle gear if you want to survive. i gave up the sxr and now my heels take a beating, so i gave up wrestling shoes for shoes with a thicker more forgiving sole. the only time its advantageous to be a gorilla is in the gym or bars to attract hoes. the rest of the time its a disadvantage to be big. riding jetskis is no exception

 

[BruceSki]

Don't hit bottom. That's my suggestion. I broke my wrist on a barrel roll re entry. Two feet of water. Acting dumb.

I tried protective gear afterwards. Made me feel cooped up. I just think twice before doing something dumb now. I never used to before I got hurt.

 

[aero92x]

I wear ankle brace after spraining my left and right ankle. (never had a single sprain in my life and I skatborded for over 4 years)
They offer free warranty and I believe 90 day free returns. Also have a number of braces for different body parts. Worth the $$

They will also match price if you find their product at lower cost elsewhere.

Main web http://www.betterbraces.com/?bacode=FS14p&gclid=CJ2h_vn4-8ECFZTm7AodAlEAHQ

Airkast Ankle brace I wear fits easily in my Asiics and prevents from grade II sprains:
http://www.betterbraces.com/aircast-airsport-ankle-brace

Also bought recently shin and knee guards, will try them in Hugo soon:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fox-Racing-...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item35cc9dc1d7

 

[Vumad]

I wear a lumbar belt, but dont do it often, because i didnt start wearing one until i hurt my back, so i dont much ride riht now, unfortunately.

Jet skis, quads, lots of sports would benefit from thd safety of a lumbar belt (or a kidney protector that does the same job).

We do a lot of poor lifting form in our sport. Remember, you dont have to be lifting an object to have poor form. We have about 100 pounds above our waist and converting that to foot pounds, it's probably around 200or so on your lumbar just lifting yourself (think you head is 2-3ft away from your waist at about 8 lbs or so, so you head alone just standing up from bend over puts like 30 lbs of pressure on your spine. Compound that with a bent over landing from a few feet up (momentum), you could be loading many hundreds of pounds onto your back.

Also consider people riding stock skis, like my superjet, proper form is hip-shoulder width apart, but the tray is too narrow for hip width (can you sit in it) and you get zero toe turn out. Even with holds on a stock superjet, you may be not wide enouh to push your knees out, so it all goes to the back.

 

[Sospikey]

I use lace-up boots and Daniese knee/chin guards. I banged up my knees too much and started using the guards. I see the need for more protection if you start Learning tricks that involve a lot of twisting motions...

 

[bird]

I ride barefoot, and only put on 5mm booties if it's cold up here. No I'm not afraid to air it out. KNOW YOUR LANDING, if you can't envision yourself doing it..you won't, otherwise boots won't do anything except limit your motion when you want to lay her down.

Never had any wrist problems. When I first got back into riding, I'd lay in bed the next morning just stretching my back out, so sore! That hasn't happened the past two seasons. Train harder!

I stay away from stabs, unless I'm putting a show on for someone. You're risking going straight into the bars. Same with Subs, fun but handlebar to the chest isn't worth it!

Chin and knee guards are well worth it. The rubber rail caps on my SXR have saved my chin and knees many times, I limped for days falling on a 550 leg drag.

Stiff handlepole bolt and a strong spring make your pole stay exactly where you want it, do both. No more aching back ever.

Ride hard and for more than 40 minutes at a time. I can out last my SXR tank easily(50+ minutes). I trained for 3 weeks to run a Half Marathon this fall(had a 8:28 pace), STAND UP jet skiing is a great work out, that's all I did prior to running.

my bird cents.

 

[Vumad]

I wear shoes because a slipped forward in the tray kicking the dash and broke my toe.

And nate slipped his foot of the back and caught the extended ride plate with his foot and broke his toe.

I have been wearing wrestling shoes because they are lighter, tighter and more ankle support, but i believe sneakers gave more arch support, and im currently more concerned abojt my back than ankles so ill probably go back to sneakers.

Riding style is important in such a conversation. I dont go big. Im just apperently built fragile, but thats why i dont go big i suppose.

 

[eastcoastjumper]

@bird If i rode barefoot I would be in big trouble. You are crazy man!! Ride on!!

@ vumad I think my wrastlin' shoes provide little to no ankle support but the thin bottoms don't let your ankle roll like a pair of shoes will. Unless you are talking flat bottom vans type shoes..

 

[badvinny]

I have an appointment to get fitted for a wrist brace today. Osteoporosis arthritis came on like a landslide this summer making normal riding a delicate balance of pain and fun. I icerace motorcycles all winter too but I don't expect as much difficulty and pain as jetskiing was!
Edit: I got 2 braces, 1 comfy and ridgid for work and motorcycle riding. The other is plastic and rubber padded inside, I think it will work well for jetskiing! Really wish I had gotten these 6 month's ago!

 

[Vortex]

The jettribe wrist guards are decent protection from over extending your wrist

 

[IWannaYama]

The jettribe wrist guards are decent protection from over extending your wrist

Just ordered these. Shattered my wrist in Daytona 2014 and wanted the added security and confidence

 

[Quinc]

I tried a pair of the jet tribe leg guards and they are horrible. Let us know how you like wrist guards.

 

[Roseand]

I tried a pair of the jet tribe leg guards and they are horrible. Let us know how you like wrist guards.

Interesting.. I need leg/shin guards. Ive hit my leg on the back of the tray very hard on some bad one footed tricks..

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[Quinc]

Interesting.. I need leg/shin guards. Ive hit my leg on the back of the tray very hard on some bad one footed tricks..

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The jet tribe ones do not cover the right areas. Also could be that my legs are large but they don't stay on very well.