i only wear my face mask when this mallet is in the throw in pile:
Yeah Mike, yeah. just, yeah. . . .
Do you always wear your helmet/protective equiptment?
Sitting in the emergency waiting to get stitches in my head for a gash caused by a mallet.
I don't often wear a helmet at pick up, I have knee/shin pads I wear sometimes, and lacrosse gloves I won't play without. Will wear all 3 at tourneys.
Wondering how often people gear up? Always? When pick up gets 'intense'? Only tourneys?
I always wear jorts.
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I bought the gear on purpose. I wear the gear with purpose.
In other words yes I always wear my helmet, gloves and kneepads. But I'm also the kid who wouldn't swing off the tire swing into the river.
I wear tons of gear every time i play: facemask, helmet, lacrosse gloves, shin/knee guards, bike shorts, shoulder brace, bike shoes.
yep. Even when playing B-ball with 12 year-olds. Little blighters can be vicious.
always helmet (with eye shield) and always lacrosse gloves now. it nauseates me a bit to think of how often i used to play without a helmet.
I always use my gloves too, the helmet, not so much, but then again, I know DC polo plays some st. louis shit... here in colorado, we're kinda like a mix of midwest and cascadia play, we have finesse but we also have the checking and screening...
always helmet, kneepads and gloves 99% of the time.
I remember when I was the only guy wearing a helmet at tournaments. Everyone would bitch when they were told they needed a helmet.
I almost always wear a helmet. I don't tend to wear my face mask under our lights because I find it more difficult to see. I think in general gloves are more important. I almost never play in flippy floppies.
I agree with Rory
Glove > Helmets
Brain bucket - always
Mits - always
limb protection - sometimes
Protective rosary on my neck at all times to fend off evil doers - tournaments only
I'm the idiot riding into concrete pillars at 10-15 mph with no protection at all. Just lucky I guess?
Always wear the helmet and gloves, but less for the protection and more just to be used to 'em. I mean, yes, protection is good, I just don't wanna throw myself off because something feels slightly off.
So yah. Helmets going to be an "always" thing now.
yeah... that's exactly why i wear mine. I got bonked on the backside of helmet last night from a stray mallet.
ice hockey helmet and grill, lacrosse gloves and knee pads.
Always...
And this just in from my Nationals team mate:
"the damage is more extensive than I first thought, not in intensity, but in scope. The medial ligament is damaged, the posterior cruciate ligament (behind the knee) also suffered a virtually complete tear, and there are associated prominent bone contusions. Luckily the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is intact and the meniscus suffered no damage.... obviously I am out for the Autumn tourney. Nationals I'm not too sure as yet..."
Lewis, I think you should have sub catergorised this post under "you're not taking polo seriously enough"
Sorry Damon, i was unsure when creating the post where to categorize it. If only we had tags instead.... HAH!
Besides, you didnt really need to post D, i already knew you always use protection ;)
always always wear my helmet. i had a stupid fall one time and a slammed the back of my head on the ground. thank goodness i was wearing my helmet. and by that time i had only been wearing it for about a week.
after a knocked my knee to shit, i always wear my shin/knee guards.
gloves have proven very beneficial. almost after every night of polo, my hands were scratched and bloody. hurray for the $25 franklin hockey gloves!
the only thing i dont wear on a regular basis are my girls lacrosse wire framed goggles. those are more for tournaments. although i have had a few close calls in pick up. i might have to dig those out more often.
stay safe ya'll!
Helmet is on unless I'm by myself, gloves are always on. First tournament after I got my first pair of lacrosse gloves I subbed in a late night pick up game and almost immediately got my thumb smashed. still have a scar and it didn't work quite right for a while.
I think in the instance of gloves and knee pads the equipment should always be worn, not for safety thouygh. It can effect your movement and therefore your play, better to know what you can and an't do when the time comes down to it. Helmets are just smart, I've bapped my head on the pavement before, thankfully always with a helmet on but I got lucky because for the first year I never wore one. practicing alone I don't tend to worry.
Helmet, check
gloves, check
knee/shingaurds, check
face guard, check
I wear them every time I play(accept that one time I left my face guard at home). Ever since the crown this last year in East Van when I got my cornea scratched by a red ball coming in at what felt like 90 mph. shortly after I got back I started looking around for face protection and found a pair off lady's lacross goggles for $3 at good will. There are a lot of fast chip shots in pick up and I don't wanna ruin my chances of playing in a tournament cause of some crappy accident. I wear that shit all the time. Plus it makes me look mean.
for those that don't wear a lid...why not?
i only wear my face mask when this mallet is in the throw in pile: