Protection

Woh, didn't get what this meant, assumed it was some kind of in joke I'd missed... B that looks unpleasant! Hope you get better soon...

Has someone cursed bad?!

no i found it by accident. I haven't broken anything, thanks for the concern though x

fail!

At least his beard will be saved.

Beards can look out for themselves.

At least his beard will be saved.

Reebok are sponsoring bike polo in the US?

what are we meant to be looking at?

Reebok are sponsoring bike polo in the US?

Possibly just on the court? don't you get reebok written on basketball nets sometimes?

fail!

Do you mean the faceguard? I like it. It would have saved me 4 stitches on the top lip and looks like it won't interfere with vision.

The illusion of safety...

Do you mean the faceguard? I like it. It would have saved me 4 stitches on the top lip and looks like it won't interfere with vision.

ja wont interfere the vision, but area around eyes is too big isnt it.
one grid further would be fine i think.

Wouldn't it cover mallets coming from below which should be the only things you really need to worry about?

For a mallet to get through it would have to be some kind of overhead smash?!

or you could just be looking down

I'd be more worried about leaning ever closer to the ball/action with your new found safety, then crash, dislocated neck.

Cages are good for avoiding bruises, split lips and chipped teeth, yep. But I'm not convinced that I want/need one? (Cue face injury in the next couple of weeks for Jon.)

fingers crossed

Wouldn't it cover mallets coming from below which should be the only things you really need to worry about?

For a mallet to get through it would have to be some kind of overhead smash?!

Ummmm, what about the ball ?

I'm buying one of those 11 quid jobbies. May throw a grill on. Anyone know a source for cheap grills? Preferably mean looking ones.

Ummmm, what about the ball ?

The ball isn't going to do anything though? Ball to the eye: Bruised eye socket.

Tennis players don't need face cages at 100mph+?

tennis ball != franklin.

That being said, I'm not sure it will do anything. Break a nose probably. Don't want to find out, really.

The ball isn't going to do anything though? Ball to the eye: Bruised eye socket.

Tennis players don't need face cages at 100mph+?

Cricket players do .....

And yes, a ball to the face will break your nose.

Me and Gabes demonstrated this some time ago.

I heard that a tennis ball is more easily compressed so presents more of a danger to your eye?

A puck is dangerous as it has a flat/sharp side which can reach the inner eye if presented to the socket in a "biscuit giving" way. A ball is fine, it'll push your eye back but cause no real damage... mallets with protrusions are a whole different matter though and should not be allowed in play.

A cricket ball can fracture a skull, a franklin can't...

Broken nose, meh.

Found the picture .....

How did the ball cut your nose? Painful.

Cos it's really quite hard and there's not much skin on the bridge of your nose, therefore the impact split the skin.

Ironically it was my own shot .....