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Wounded Bear

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1. I've been saying for years they should pad the outside of the helmets...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 13, 2023, 06:14 PM

Apr 2023

as well as the inside. Much of the force transfer to concussions happens when the two hard shells of the helmets bang together.

This makes a lot of sense to me.

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I've been saying for years they should pad the outside of the helmets... Wounded Bear Apr 2023 #1