Power Kite Forum

Wrist Pads???

dgkid78 - 2-4-2008 at 04:43 PM

Just a quick question guys. Seeing as i have broken 3 bones in the past 5 months on static with either my CrossFires or Montana. As i Intend to Fly all padded up from now on .will Skateboarder Wrist pads get in my way flying the depower??
Did i mention I havn't even gotten my board in yet LOL, it arrives friday and it's gonna have to wait since Wrist all messed up. Flew Montana Last weekend and I still a newbie at Depower. Gust caught me and I kinda freaked out when i got some pretty big air. i didn't redirect cause of the freakout and kite collapsed. :no: ......LOL it's not so much the air. i get scared when it just yanks me in the air really quick . LOL I like the slow floaties. Also doesn't help that where i fly on all 3 sides i am surrounded by the ocean with a 20 ft drop on all sides. Ha so sometimes little scary for me.

nhlrule56 - 2-4-2008 at 04:58 PM

I think I would look for a new place to fly. Unless you are real good at controlling your kite and know how to swim.

I have used a pair of Bauer Roller Blading wrist pads from time to time and they seem to not get in the way of flying depower. Being in computers for a living, my wrists and fingers are precious. Hard to type in a cast.

Be safe - Greg

dgkid78 - 2-4-2008 at 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by nhlrule56
I think I would look for a new place to fly. Unless you are real good at controlling your kite and know how to swim.

I have used a pair of Bauer Roller Blading wrist pads from time to time and they seem to not get in the way of flying depower. Being in computers for a living, my wrists and fingers are precious. Hard to type in a cast.

Be safe - Greg



Beleive me i have been looking for a new place. but this place is only 15 min away. it's a public park. all parks in my area are covered with trees or wind is being blocked by something. the Schools my area don't allow anyone on the fields and the public Soccer feilds for some reason Require a special permit cause they belong to soccer leagues. Beaches are small. Plenty of huge Parking lots though LOL. I'll pass on that for now.

nhlrule56 - 2-4-2008 at 05:28 PM

If you are new to buggies and boards I would be careful with parking lots. You can pick up speed very quickly. At least sand and grass help keep the speed down. Plus crashing on asphalt hurts more. I can't imagine flipping my buggy on pavement.

macboy - 2-4-2008 at 09:14 PM

I just got home from the sporting goods store with my new impact shorts that I realized I NEED with the ATB (ground's a lot harder than snow covered lakes) and was looking around the garage for my wrist guards with the same thoughts. I can imagine getting jerked off balance and putting the hand down.....

Or am I wrong? Is instinct to keep the hands on the bar / handles and just fall to the ground? Guess a guy won't know till it happens but what's the general feeling here?

Taper123 - 3-4-2008 at 08:40 AM

Yea... hard to "unlearn" the instinct to grab tighter or pull in when things get hairy... as that only powers up the kite more and makes it worse. I've been yanked out of the buggy a few times doing stuff like that... amusing to onlookers, but a good way to get hurt.

Be willing to activate the safety release if needed to dump the kite at all times. On depowers it just makes them luff and fall out of the sky... pretty much the same with handles if wearing kite killers. Better to dump it a few times and then relaunch as kites can be repaired so much faster than we can be.

kiteNH - 3-4-2008 at 09:34 AM

I was planning to get started on the ATB with helmet, knee pads, and elbow/forearm guards (and maybe some impact shorts). I hadn't considered wrist guards but maybe I should be. I think the instinct might be to put ones one's arm out to brace a fall, although with enough speed "tuck and roll" is probably the only option. I've never worn the wrist guards but they don't sound all that comfortable when you're trying to fly a kite.

I'm going to start out without them but I'll let you know if I change my mind.

Taper123 - 3-4-2008 at 10:35 AM

WHen I was first starting out, I always wore wrist guards and knee protection.
If your hooked in, wether a bar or using handles with a strop, there's not a whole lot of force on your hands to make the guards uncomfortable.

Seems every wipeout I've had lately, I wished I had been wearing wrist guards.

kiteNH - 3-4-2008 at 11:03 AM

That's a pretty strong endorsement for the wrist guards. I'm thinking about picking up snowboarding next year and a quick google search for wrist guards indicated that they are highly recommended for that as well. Any recommendations on a brand or style?

I was looking at these for elbow guards, but it looks like the forearm protection may get in the way.

http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_661Bike.aspx?id=922a3588-25...

So maybe these

http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_661Bike.aspx?id=d17ed330-34...

or these

http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_661Bike.aspx?id=29a57ba9-d6...

will work out better with a wrist guard. I'll let ya'll know what I end up with. It's looking like I might end up in full body armor by the end of this!:spin:

dgkid78 - 3-4-2008 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by macboy
I just got home from the sporting goods store with my new impact shorts that I realized I NEED with the ATB (ground's a lot harder than snow covered lakes) and was looking around the garage for my wrist guards with the same thoughts. I can imagine getting jerked off balance and putting the hand down.....

Or am I wrong? Is instinct to keep the hands on the bar / handles and just fall to the ground? Guess a guy won't know till it happens but what's the general feeling here?


I let go of the bar when i fell hard this time, but thats cause i got off balance. as soon as i hit the ground first instinct was pull the emergency. :frog: