Hi guys,
As many of you will be aware, Stretton Fox are new to the market, and are producing some very exciting protective gear that is all handmade in England. The technology involved stems from a military background, and has been adapted from their typical use to protect against domestic violence, stabbing, shooting etc. to protection against the (almost) as deadly leather cricket ball! Needless to say, they are virtually indestructible!
Much has been made about the quality of their thigh pads, but very little has been said so far about their other protective equipment, which in my opinion, is no less impressive.
George very kindly sent me a sample chest guard today, so not being able to contain my excitement upon receiving it, I wanted to write a brief review. Here are some photos and comments:
A very interesting, unique feature about these chest guards is, much like the thigh pads, they are malleable, and can be bent into position for optimum comfort and fit. It is admittedly a little tricky to bend them to begin with - I wasn't able to do much until George explained that, like stretching muscles, you need to hold them in their stretched position for a few seconds to have any real effect. Then it became pretty easy. The results are quite impressive I think. Firstly bent slightly outwards:
And now bent slightly inwards and more compact:
Another important feature is how thin and light they are. The chest guard is a normal Mens size, so I weighed it and compared it with an Aero P1 Chest Guard (Medium size). As you can see, the Stretton Fox came out a bit lighter...
I also put the guard on and bashed it with a mallet - as hard as I could - and couldn't feel a thing!
We will shoot a video review of this chest guard next week, and will go into a bit more detail in that, so check out our YouTube channel if you want to see more! For now, I will leave by saying once again a big thank you and congratulations to George for producing something of this quality. I'm delighted to say that there is certainly going to be more Stretton Fox ingenuity to come here at IJC...
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