should i use wrist guards when skiboarding?
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It's entirely up to you. I personally don't wear them and have only hurt my wrist once, and that was nothing major, just tweaked it a little bit. If you feel safer with them then wear them. If you aren't worried about hurting your wrists then don't worry about em. I would definately reccomend a helmet however.I do it because I can.
I can because I want to.
I want to because you said I couldn't.
"The butterflies in my stomach have flown up through my throat and learned to love the open air." - World/Inferno
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definite on the helmet, it seems fewer and fewer people are " too cool" for helmets these days, which is nice. i never seem to fall on my arms, i tend to fall on my shoulder and make a nice divot in the snow... so maybe shoulder pads. lol
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It seems like wrists get injured more frequently when you fall straight forwad or backward, like when snowboarding or in-line skating. In these types of sport-falls, it is a natural instinct to put your hands out to break the fall, which is where wrist injuries occur.
With skiboards, I think it is a lot harder to fall that way flat on your face or straight back. I agree that when I fall, I usually land on my shoulder or hip. Lol... snow divets! I like that!
However if you would be more comfortable with wrist guards, wear them! Definately! I don't think you would even notice them, really. I screwed up my thumb two years ago (skiing before I discovered skiboarding) and had to wear a wrist / thumb brace for a bit, and it didn't interfere at all.
Above all, please do wear a helmet! Traumatic brain injury is no fun.
GAWD!!!! I sound like such a freakin' smarty-pants! Sorry about that :-(Last edited by amy-k-omatic; 02-10-2006, 06:57 AM.
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Originally posted by amy-k-omatic
Above all, please do wear a helmet! Traumatic brain injury is no fun.
ONE TIME I HUNG OUT WITH DAVE LYNAM IN PERSON
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Permanent drain bamage? I have no brain damagedamagedamge.I do it because I can.
I can because I want to.
I want to because you said I couldn't.
"The butterflies in my stomach have flown up through my throat and learned to love the open air." - World/Inferno
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If you want wrist support but don't want to wear true wrist guards, there are gloves with plastic wrist braces built in to them, like these They're a bit on the pricey side, and I bet you could find em in a store somewhere around you, but this is just to give you an idea of what they are.I do it because I can.
I can because I want to.
I want to because you said I couldn't.
"The butterflies in my stomach have flown up through my throat and learned to love the open air." - World/Inferno
Spruce Sherpas with Prime Pros
'08 KTPs
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