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@Cohen
not aiming this post at anyone in particular, but after reading a coupe of pages of face cage debate i feel i should say something.
Why would you try and mod/diy a piece of safety equipment?
Existing equipment is designed to a standard so that it will protect you
I don't wear my face cage to look hard, or deflect minor incidental blows (although this is great) it is to stop the big hits which would actually cause some damage
why take the risk of wearing something which may smash and cause even more damage? or just do no good at all.
admittedly, in general play, it is unlikely you are going to get hit in the face, but for the 1 swing out of 1000 where you do, don't you want to be as safe as possible? rather than wearing a superfluous piece of face hardware which may make you feel safe, but when that one swing comes it ends up being no use at all.
in defence of hockey helmets-
they are designed to do exactly the job which polo requires (polo is like hockey on bikes..)
they are tested and extremely strong
they are pretty widely available
what is the point of trying to re-create something which already exists but will never be as good as the real thing?
one last thing,
if you were wise enough to buy a hockey face cage, why cut out the bars?
hockey helmets are actually used in a sport!
I promise you that within a month of regular play with a face cage on, you will forget the cage is there. Don't give up after one hour of playing and presume you can't deal with it, you just need to keep playing until you no longer notice it, which will happen.