| Kevin Finnerty |
Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:41am |
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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
(Post 684289)
No one has really said why... if you wear it tight, then ALL of the energy of the ball is transferred to your face. Can cause concussions. If it's loose, then all of the energy of the ball is transferred into the motion of the mask. Same reasons they WANT cars to spin, roll, or fly apart when Nascar has a crash - dispersal of energy. We all saw what happened to 3 when his car did nothing but stop.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Welpe
(Post 684290)
As they say, it's not the crash that kills you, it's the sudden stop.
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This is the principal danger when wearing the HSM. It stays on! Your neck withstands the full force of the blow, irrespective of how well the shell protected your skull, the energy of the blow is absorbed by you.
Wear your mask loose and let it spin! Of all the wisdom that Tim C. has offered us throughout time, this could well be the most valuable to us as human beings. I had a straight shot at mid-90s, and my loosely worn mask wound up 20 feet away, with its titanium cage slightly bent. I was back at 'em in 30 seconds. I didn't even buckle, really, because the mask went with the ball, rather than remain with me and make me take 100 percent of the force.
The same blow in a tightly worn mask or, even worse, a HSM, and I would have, A) stood wobbly for the eight-count, B) gone down for the count, or, C) gotten counted out.
LISTEN TO TIM C. AND THOSE WHO CONCUR WITH TIM C.!! LOOSEN IT UP AND LET IT GO WITH THE BLOW. |
