Review on Black 3D Protective Gear With EVA Padded Hip And Butt Shorts For Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowboarding - Impact Protection Pad Included by Marcus Block

After falling three weeks running in roller derby fresh meat training (non-contact - just falling learning new skating techniques), I finally broke down and bought pads after a bad fall made me fear being put out of commission for a long time. So, I fell probably about half a dozen times last practice on these and.well, I didn't hurt AS bad as if I had fallen on my tailbone without any protection, but the impacts were still quite an unpleasant jolt and I still had a hard time sitting that night and the next day. So it's better than nothing, but the pads are rather firm and don't do as good a job as I would like to see in absorbing and dispersing the energy at impact. Also, the bag that came with them was 0 stars - the bottom of the bag was stitched to the cardboard branding/UPC/rod hanger so that trying to remove the extra 4" of cardboard resulted in the entire bottom of the bag being ripped open. NOT helpful.