Good morning! I'm investing in some padding, and I did some searching and found some very helpful info in old posts, but I'm still looking for advice.
I'm 46, 5'5" 140lbs. I'm working on 1F, 1L and hope to start on 1A this year. Not big air - in fact, a couple of my more painful crashes this summer have been sit spin related - but ice is hard, y'all. While I've had a couple of hip crashes, I tend to fall mostly on my knees. However, last weekend I fell off ice playing soccer with my son and bruised my tailbone. I've skated since I was little and don't think I've ever had a tailbone injury from skating, but I need protection while I heal from the current problem. Based on the reviews in old posts, I'm getting the UltraCrash knee pads, but I'm not sure what to do about the tailbone.
There are individual tailbone pads:
But would it be a better investment in the long run to get shorts?
I'm all out of self-consciousness at this point - it takes too damn long to recover from these bumps and bruises! Besides, all the really good skaters at my club are always in pads. Of course, they're working on triples, and no one is gonna mistake me for a 14 year old
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TIA!
I'm 46, 5'5" 140lbs. I'm working on 1F, 1L and hope to start on 1A this year. Not big air - in fact, a couple of my more painful crashes this summer have been sit spin related - but ice is hard, y'all. While I've had a couple of hip crashes, I tend to fall mostly on my knees. However, last weekend I fell off ice playing soccer with my son and bruised my tailbone. I've skated since I was little and don't think I've ever had a tailbone injury from skating, but I need protection while I heal from the current problem. Based on the reviews in old posts, I'm getting the UltraCrash knee pads, but I'm not sure what to do about the tailbone.
There are individual tailbone pads:
Waxel Tailbone Pad for Figure Skaters - Foam Pad for Tailbone Protection
Waxel Pads offer protection and comfort for serious athletes & figure skaters who experience high impact falls! These comfortable easy to use Impact foam pads slip easily benea
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UltraCrash Spine (Tailbone) Protector
Designed to tuck under the tailbone for lower spine protection. SkatingSafe’s Spine protector is the only one of its’ kind on the market. The thickest point of this pad is 5/16” and tucks under the tailbone. The thickness gradually tapers down to 3/16” as it goes up the spine in order to make it...
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But would it be a better investment in the long run to get shorts?
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I'm all out of self-consciousness at this point - it takes too damn long to recover from these bumps and bruises! Besides, all the really good skaters at my club are always in pads. Of course, they're working on triples, and no one is gonna mistake me for a 14 year old
.TIA!
