3-5-2c discussion

[Mark Padgett]

I had a kid once tell me he had to keep his entire knee brace covered to keep it warm because he had knee-monia!

[chseagle]

There are hinges available out on the market where the hinges are covered within neoprene or other material. The brace I have for my knee is hinged, & the hinges are covered.

What constitutes the hinges being covered?

If everyone would like, I can take a picture of the brace both on my knee & off as an example.

[constable]

Originally Posted by chseagle

There are hinges available out on the market where the hinges are covered within neoprene or other material. The brace I have for my knee is hinged, & the hinges are covered.

What constitutes the hinges being covered?

If everyone would like, I can take a picture of the brace both on my knee & off as an example.

It's irrelevant this year as they changed the rule so that no covering or padding is required.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by constable

It's irrelevant this year as they changed the rule so that no covering or padding is required.

Kind of seems irrelevant that it's irrelevant as most of the hinged knee braces I've seen use metal for the hinges.

Although I haven't seen too many players wearing hinged knee braces.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Kind of seems irrelevant that it's irrelevant as most of the hinged knee braces I've seen use metal for the hinges.

Maybe, but the construction of current knee braces is quite different now than years ago. Braces from 10-20 years ago had very blocky metal frames that could easily hurt someone. Modern braces, even though they are metal, are much more molded and usually don't have the same hard, blocky metal frames.