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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: Biggie Smalls on July 27, 2017, 07:44:15 PM
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I've got a pair of p1 and p2 aero thigh pads that i dont use much anymore because they slip down so much (i use remfry at training and strettons for matches). I love how i can use my strettons without straps under compression shorts .... so im thinking of modifying my aeros so i can use them , for training, in the same way i use my strettons.
My idea is to just cut off the straps (leaving the outer material there so the hip protector has a slot to go in still) and con someone i know , who can sew , or get a tailor , to stich back up the material post strap cutting .
This made me think of wacky mod jobs for cricket gear . Can't say I've ever done anything too extreme . Ive cut the knob off the handles of most of my bats and replace the twine with medical tape . I've used neoprene wetsuit offcuts to fashion a makeshift toe protector. Ive put athletic spikes onto my two pairs of spiked cricket shoes . Ive sanded a few bats into slightly different shapes ,when refurbing them , to adjust balance and reduce weight ( ie , sanding out a spine into the toe and making it more of a duckbill etc ). And ..... that's about it .
I'm interested in hearing what wacky mods anyone else has gotten up to . Perhaps it might even inspire me to go butcher some of my kit ! :D
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I've used neoprene wetsuit offcuts to fashion a makeshift toe protector.
That is a good idea. Got pics?
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I remember a bloke adding an extra wheel to his kit bag on this forum as it was dragging on the ground to much
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That is a good idea. Got pics?
I might be able to muster up something , but basically there's two ways :
- wrap neoprene into a tube , tape it together , slip it over big toe.
- cut out a strip of neoprene to sit inside the shoe or sock , kn top of toes , in any shape you deem suitable.
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Early days on this forum I made a loop so that the thigh pad strap would stay in place.
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Small men problems, removed an adult thigh pad from outer casing and cut the foam to size and shifted velcro to fit nicely, was happy with the result. I am yet to find a comfortable pair of thigh pads within a budget.