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the small plastic confession that you fully expect to eat pavement today.
means A protective band worn around the wrist to brace it and absorb impact during falls, common in skating, skateboarding, and rollerblading.
from A plain compound of two old Germanic words. "Wrist" comes from Old English "wrist," tied to a root meaning "to twist or turn" — fittingly, the joint that twists. "Guard" arrived through Old French "garde," a cousin of "ward" and "warden," all carrying the sense of watching over and defending. Put together, the term names exactly what it does: a watchman strapped to the twisting joint.
- splint inside
- A rigid spine stops your wrist bending backward on impact
- skateboard origin
- Popularized by skaters before snowboarders and inline skaters adopted them
- injury math
- Wrist fractures are the most common skating injury
- double sided
- Many use two splints, palm and back, for full lock
triple 8 saver series — skateboarding wrist guard brand, worn by professionals since the 1990s
dakine wrist guard — snowboarding wrist protection used in terrain parks and backcountry