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[Ryan]

haha, i can see that happening too lol

[ammo]

Cabon Fibre (thin inserts)?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

As i have got a quiet day at home waiting for the phone to ring i dug out some old pics etc...

[Talisman]

I wish I'd taken pics of the ones I've cut up, some right old crap in them.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

I particularly liked the use of the foil box in these!

[johnnyw]

Ill cut up a pair of solitaire pads later this afternoon and up load photos

[Talisman]

They make the pad green with that level of recycling...

[stevat]

Wouldn't carbon fibre shatter on impact?  I know the stuff they use on football boots and such like is prone to snapping under extreme duress.

Kevlar too heavy.  Some sort of shock absorbant gel?  Coil springs like you get on a bed?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Not if its made properly with a uni directional lay-up...otherwise we would have a lot of exploding helmets out there when being hit

Gels = heavy which isnt a desirable attribute to pads

[stevat]

Fair enough, foolishly I forgot you'd have expert knowledge in this area.  So can you form a carbon fibre pad without the same rigidity you'd have in a helmet?  Or would you need to add joints or use it minimally at key points of impact?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

You could make the canes out of CF as per the above images

[johnnyw]

I just cut up the pad and found cardboard, cane and foam. Whoever came up with the idea of soaking pads in the bath must be mad

[Cover_Drive]

cardboard in pads - humm good job you didn't put them in the bath !!

Unfortunately the only person to do that here is Mr. Cover_Drive *facepalm*

[Vic Nicholas]

But what if the ball strikes the pads really hard & the bubble wrap pops?

Impossible for the bubble wrap to pop behind the facade. Even harder if you had a thin layer of foam in front of it.

Think of how hard you have to press to pop bubble wrap between your fore finger and thumb? A ball which has a bigger surface area striking the pad would have no hope of bursting a cell, let alone enough cells to make any difference to the pad.

Also, small pockets of bubble wrap would not bounce/rebound as much as foam etc.

There is alot of merit in this idea and with a little investment in design, I reckon the lightest pads ever could be made that would also have test level protection.

[Simmy]

tomtek is the guy to do it