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Equipment => Pads => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on October 02, 2015, 08:37:19 PM
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Now then, now then, now then!
It's been touched on a couple of times, but it's time we had a poll on this to answer the question once and for all!
Which way round do you wear your pads?
The plastic buckle on the inside, or the outside?
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Outside
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i did wonder how long it would take for a thread/vote to start on the subject
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Knew this was coming lol! Outside as to me it looks better, and my last set of pads (kookaburra) said you should wear them that way round on the packaging, as the lead leg had an extra cane for added protection.
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Very much an outside man
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i did wonder how long it would take for a thread/vote to start on the subject
It's been discussed before and keeps coming up, so the forum needs a poll so we know how many people wear their pads correctly (buckle on the inside!) and how many people wear them wrong!
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It's been discussed before and keeps coming up, so the forum needs a poll so we know how many people wear their pads correctly (buckle on the inside!) and how many people wear them wrong!
They are only batting pads!
The real question is, however...
Which is the correct way to wear one's wicket keeping pads?
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They are only batting pads!
The real question is, however...
Which is the correct way to wear one's wicket keeping pads?
By leaving them in your bag and letting some other numpty do that job instead.
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Outside.
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Brand dependent! My kooks have an extra cane on the front leg meaning- buckles out, straps in. Others i've owned its the opposite.
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I have checked and looks like Joe Root wears his with buckles on the outside, so think that settles any debate on the matter 😉
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I've always been a buckle in kind of guy
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AB buckles outside straps in.
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Micheal clarke. Buckles inside
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Worlds most fidgety cricketer(and current no1) steve smith. Buckles inside
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Always had the buckles on the outside but now I've been thinking about it my straps did rub and catch each other a fair bit last year, thinking of swapping now.....
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In the old days with leather straps and proper buckles you wore the buckles out to stop them catching on each other. With the newer pads, you have a choice. Buckles out avoiding the risk of long straps catching a ball and an accidental noise resulting in caught behind or buckles in avoiding the long bits of strap sticking to the other leg and causing issues.
Personally I'm easy and just wear them whichever way the first one goes on.
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When I bat, its the bowler who's wearing pads
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Always had the buckles on the outside but now I've been thinking about it my straps did rub and catch each other a fair bit last year, thinking of swapping now.....
How I used to wear them, until I discovered you're supposed to have them on the inside. No more straps catching on each other and undoing the velcro.
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How do you guys run with the buckles on the outside?
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Outside - always found this to be 'proper' way of wearing and I am extremely adamant in keeping them in proper setup.
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So basically you guys are saying that we no longer need to supply pads to suit right or left handed batters? As many brands do.
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LH or RH doesn't come into it.
And it should be buckles outside, straps in.
If you have the buckle on the inside then you risk striking the buckle with your bat, which sounds more like a nick. Plus I had Slazenger V600 test pads when I was in my late teens that had extra protection on the front pad, so I know this is right
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How's about this for an idea... Why don't Aero, Ayrtek, Affinity or A N Other innovative kit designer come up with a new method of affixing pads so that this argument can be rendered moot.
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Outside for velcro pads, in old days of buckle pads on inside
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I wear kookaburra pads so it's buckles on the outside for me.
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So basically you guys are saying that we no longer need to supply pads to suit right or left handed batters? As many brands do.
No, because if the two right handed pads still need padding different to left handed pads whether you have the straps on the outside or the wrong way.
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I wear kookaburra pads so it's buckles on the outside for me.
Kookaburra forgot to send these pro's the memo
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So basically you guys are saying that we no longer need to supply pads to suit right or left handed batters? As many brands do.
That comment makes it a scary thought to buy kit from you guys.......
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Buckle inside straps outside, so the straps don't get tangled and get undone when running, learned it the hard way so extra careful when wearing pads now.
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@mini998 that's only a problem if you have chicken legs. Get in the gym!
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First two years buckle outside, last three buckle inside. Does it make a blind bit of difference?? Nope
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@mini998 that's only a problem if you have chicken legs. Get in the gym!
Actually don't have chicken legs, my first pair of pads were cheap SD Slaz which had extra long straps, current pair won't make a difference what way I wear them but the habit stayed on.
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Reason I wear them on outside is because it's the way my teams pro wore them when I first started playing. And he played test cricket.
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First pad I pick up goes on whichever leg I subconsciously put forward and the second pad goes on the other leg! I've got fat legs so I don't have strap overhang for those worried about strap hanging on the outside!
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I always thought the "wings" of the pad (batting not lady!) faced the batsman and that's how I wear my pads
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I am finding this thread more amusing each time sorry! :D
Paul Collingwood had a superstition that was wear his pads on the wrong legs I seem to remember...
Please don't hurt me ;)
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44104000/jpg/_44104822_colly416.jpg)
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outside
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My point being was our pads are made with the buckles on the outside if you wear them with the buckles on the inside you are wearing them on the wrong leg. But to a large percentage that does not seem to matter!! So if we produced ambidextrous pads the problem would be solved, wear them how you like.
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Personally I look out for pads which are designed for the different requirements of the back and front legs, although I am clearly in a minority.
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I got really confused when buying a pair of RH pads for the the first time and was wondering which pad goes on which leg, as if one pad was different from the other. Then I just Googled how Steve Smith wears them and it's buckles on the inside
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But Steve Smith is dumb and wears them the wrong way round. Anyways, everyone knows he'll never make a test cricketer
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The New Balance way 4 lyf
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My point being was our pads are made with the buckles on the outside if you wear them with the buckles on the inside you are wearing them on the wrong leg. But to a large percentage that does not seem to matter!! So if we produced ambidextrous pads the problem would be solved, wear them how you like.
What's the difference between the front leg and back leg then that makes it so apparent many are apparently wearing them wrong?
Pics and explanation from the manufacturers mouth would help.
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I never took much notice whether the buckles were inside or outside until being given out caught behind after my bat clipped against a buckle (with the buckle outside on this particular occasion) when playing inside the line of a delivery.
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I never took much notice whether the buckles were inside or outside until being given out caught behind after my bat clipped against a buckle (with the buckle outside on this particular occasion) when playing inside the line of a delivery.
How on earth did your bat get anywhere near the outside of your leg?! Surely you mean you hit the buckle on the inside of your leg?!
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How on earth did your bat get anywhere near the outside of your leg?! Surely you mean you hit the buckle on the inside of your leg?!
Maybe he clipped his back leg on the way down ?
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Maybe he clipped his back leg on the way down ?
Again how?
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As suggested my bat clipped back leg buckle.
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Your back leg must have got in a very odd position! We're you square on or something?
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I am more pedantic about left pad going on first.
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I am more pedantic about left pad going on first.
Don't get me started on superstitions!
Left side first every time though, including thigh guard, inners, gloves and of course pads (not in that order, obviously!)
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Don't get me started on superstitions!
Left side first every time though, including thigh guard, inners, gloves and of course pads (not in that order, obviously!)
You see I always have to put my right pad on first, starting with the bottom strap and working my way up.
then I do the same on my left pad
then I do my thigh guards, then arm guard, then inners, gloves and finally helmet
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Box
Outer thigh guard
Inner thigh guard
Left pad; middle strap, bottom strap, top strap
Right pad; as above
Helmet
Gloves left then right glove
Bat
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Then I get out second ball
Helmet thrown in disgust into bag
Gloves, the same fate
Existential crisis, Wonder why I even turn up to play this stupid sport and how my Saturdays could be put to better use
Pads, taken off and thrown somewhere in a five meter radius
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Then I get out second ball
Helmet thrown in disgust into bag
Gloves, the same fate
Existential crisis, Wonder why I even turn up to play this stupid sport and how my Saturdays could be put to better use
Pads, taken off and thrown somewhere in a five meter radius
Still searching for it all after ive calmed down half an hour later
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My current pads are buckles on the inside. This is to stop straps catching (I have twigs for legs!) but also for comfort. I find pads are not uniformly made, so whatever feels comfortable on my front leg dictates which way round the buckles are.
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Buckles inside, straps outside. This is the only way.
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I am clearly going to have to do a video to explain why you have buckles on the outside...!!
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buckles inside
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buckles outside, straps in, it seems aesthetically the way to go. if the straps are touching together then i criss cross the middle strap with the bottom strap and vice versa. it forms like an X shape.
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Buckles on the inside for me. Hugely paranoid about my straps sticking together and me falling over like even more of a comedy cricketer.
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lets say you are batting right hand and the strap of front pad is pointing towards the bowler i.e you have fastened it inside out if the ball goes down leg it can clip the end of strap and sound like an edge. Thats whi i keep the end of strap inside i.e the strap is fasten facing to toward the stumps :D
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lets say you are batting right hand and the strap of front pad is pointing towards the bowler i.e you have fastened it inside out if the ball goes down leg it can clip the end of strap and sound like an edge. Thats whi i keep the end of strap inside i.e the strap is fasten facing to toward the stumps :D
Which doubles the chances of ball or bat clipping the strap and making the noise you're so worried about :D
Just saying :D
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Noticed during his ton, Buttler wears his the wrong way wrong @WalkingWicket37 ;)
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@WalkingWicket37 is wrong, buckles are meant to be on the outside. ;)
Buckles on the outside for some pads, and on the inside for others. To be honest, I generally go buckles on the outside now, because I got used to it when I was using my Kooks, which had a wider front leg. Used to prefer the straps to go on the outside, but just doesn't bother me so much now!
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Would anyone be able to let me know what makes my GM OLE RH Pads right handed ?
Which way should I be wearing them so they are the correct way around ?
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Would anyone be able to let me know what makes my GM OLE RH Pads right handed ?
Which way should I be wearing them so they are the correct way around ?
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The reason they are right handed is because the left pad will have more wing or side protection. For example, if you are facing a bowler, the side of the left pad is pointing towards the bowler so the side will need more protection. The pads themselves normally have a "R" or "L" tag inside.
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Buckles inside to stop the straps catching and opening.
Surely the ball on buckle would make a sound more like ball on bat than the ball catching the strap would.
Also to add into the mix, which pad do you put on first? Left leg first for me!
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Buckles inside to stop the straps catching and opening.
Surely the ball on buckle would make a sound more like ball on bat than the ball catching the strap would.
Also to add into the mix, which pad do you put on first? Left leg first for me!
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100% agree about the buckle, esp as a left hander as i often get hit on/near the wing/edge of the pad really paranoid about the buckle/sounding like a nick- i am also pretty fat so my straps are never over the edge of the pad anyway!!!!!
which pad first - for me the right leg as a lefty - front pad on first is part of my ritual!!! :D
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buckles on the outside and left pad first. I don't know why!?!
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I am clearly going to have to do a video to explain why you have buckles on the outside...!!
Any update on the video @Buzz? I still need this explaining to me... ;)
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Life us too short currently
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Straps on the inside, I was always taught to have them that way as a jnr, so if the ball clips that the umpire doesn't get confused on ball on plastic rather than ball on bat if everything is close down the leg side and give you out if you havn't hit it and it's clipped he buckle on the way through
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You are all completely mad. Buckes in.
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I'd like to compare batting averages with any of those suggesting the loop anywhere but the outside, cause they all sound like bowlers.
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Buckles on the outside for me as that is the way my pads are designed as the front leg has extra protection.
Now keeping pads I've always done the same but now tempted to swap so the Velcro doesn't catch (which isn't a problem on my batting pads)
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Outside for me, sorry Cam
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Outside for me. The right way!
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Buckles on outside......but i was tempted to say ' with the top hat facing upwards' ;) :D
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Must admit. I was hoping one of us Northerners would have replied:
"Don't wear pads. Cos am 'ard."
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Don't wear pads coz I'm ard.
Inside :D
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Okay, this is going to be difficult for me, but there is something I have to get off my chest...
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler!
It's been a couple of months now that I've been living in shame, so I have no choice other than to come clean.
After being adamant that pads were to be worn with the buckles on the inside, and being rather vocal about it, I have been showed the error of my ways.
Thanks to @Buzz's coaching and guidance, I now wear my pads the proper way, that batsman's way, with the buckles on the outside.
I feel I should apologise to everyone for trying to convince others that the incorrect way was best.
I'm not looking for forgiveness, just for people to understand that I know I was in the wrong, and to know I will not be preaching the ways of the bowler any more!
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler...
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Sell out!
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Okay, this is going to be difficult for me, but there is something I have to get off my chest...
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler!
It's been a couple of months now that I've been living in shame, so I have no choice other than to come clean.
After being adamant that pads were to be worn with the buckles on the inside, and being rather vocal about it, I have been showed the error of my ways.
Thanks to @Buzz's coaching and guidance, I now wear my pads the proper way, that batsman's way, with the buckles on the outside.
I feel I should apologise to everyone for trying to convince others that the incorrect way was best.
I'm not looking for forgiveness, just for people to understand that I know I was in the wrong, and to know I will not be preaching the ways of the bowler any more!
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler...
No! You've turned to the dark side!
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Okay, this is going to be difficult for me, but there is something I have to get off my chest...
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler!
It's been a couple of months now that I've been living in shame, so I have no choice other than to come clean.
After being adamant that pads were to be worn with the buckles on the inside, and being rather vocal about it, I have been showed the error of my ways.
Thanks to @Buzz's coaching and guidance, I now wear my pads the proper way, that batsman's way, with the buckles on the outside.
I feel I should apologise to everyone for trying to convince others that the incorrect way was best.
I'm not looking for forgiveness, just for people to understand that I know I was in the wrong, and to know I will not be preaching the ways of the bowler any more!
My name is Cameron, and I'm a recovering bowler...
There is good in everyone.
I have hope that anyone can change their ways.
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The first part of becoming a batsman is to look like one . So you start by hanging out on this forum and then buying a shed load of top notch gear . Then you wear it correctly. Ive been informed that mountains of runs soon follow .
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Never mind Buzz and Cam and their incorrect batting pad ways... seems Mark Stoneman wears his thigh pads the wrong way round! This explains his long wait for an England call-up, clearly.
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Outside
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seems Mark Stoneman wears his thigh pads the wrong way round! This explains his long wait for an England call-up, clearly.
What if this is correct and we've all been getting it wrong all this time...
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Buckles inside... plastic sounds more like a nick behind than a strap does
(My pads can only by worn that way)
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Buckles inside... plastic sounds more like a nick behind than a strap does
(My pads can only by worn that way)
No idea what pads you have but this is clearly wrong...!!
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No idea what pads you have but this is clearly wrong...!!
Newbery tt and heritage spitfire.. (they're be same lad tbf)
They're both right handed sets I'm a right handed batter so it must be the correct way!
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Buckles inside... plastic sounds more like a nick behind than a strap does
(My pads can only by worn that way)
Surely your bat passes closest to the inside of your front leg when playing??
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Surely your bat passes closest to the inside of your front leg when playing??
I was taught that ball hitting plastic sounded more like a nick than ball gittinf strap hence the buckle on the inside
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Just to reinforce what others have said - The days of leather straps and metal buckles usually came with overlong straps. Even cut down there was generally an inch or two sticking out from the buckle. This gave rise to the possibility of the ball flicking the loose strap-end and the sound could be enough to suggest a nick on the bat, if they were on the outside. The current style of Velcro straps (so much easier, quicker and more comfortable) generally do away with this issue as the gripping area does away with the need for straps overhanging the edge of the pad. I tend to stick with told style of strap-end on the inside of the pads, but don't think it matters either way. The whole question seems to be a hangover from the previous era of pad straps.
David
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I was looking at the h4l pads but they are designed buckles out snd it is putting me off. Buckles in!
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I was looking at the h4l pads but they are designed buckles out snd it is putting me off. Buckles in!
Indeed they are! I was tge same until i tried them on
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What ? This thread is back from the dead ? I thought this was sorted - what I say is gospel ! Buckles outside , strap ends inside . The end . Nothing more to see here . Move along . :D :( :D :D :D
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Fat legs = buckles out
Skinny legs = buckles in
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Fat legs = buckles out
Skinny legs = buckles in
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What ? Why ? I have skinny chicken legs and put the buckles on the outside . Please explain . :)
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What ? Why ? I have skinny chicken legs and put the buckles on the outside . Please explain . :)
Too much lose strap to catch on each other, even when you loop it so the end is velcroed down.
I have relatively skinny calves and have never found a pair of pads when even half of the available 'opposite' velcro is actually in use.
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Too much lose strap to catch on each other, even when you loop it so the end is velcroed down.
I have relatively skinny calves and have never found a pair of pads when even half of the available 'opposite' velcro is actually in use.
Ok fair enough.... i just don't relate to that at all . I have skinny ( i mean proper , marathon runner , skinny ) legs , yet i do my pads up quite loose ... the tip of the strap end never reaches the end of the pad , much less have any hanging loose . Maybe I've gotten used to wearing loose pads so as not to constrict my dodgy knee /legs with crap circulation.
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That'd be why, like mines tight!