Skateboard Wrist Guards - Which ones are best? 

I am here because of a slam I took today getting way too cocky with power slides. I am fairly good at catching myself without using my hands, but today I took a full downhill impact directly to palm. I swore I broke my wrist, and visions of myself in a cast started flashing in my mind. Thankfully after a long ice soak I am merely hurt, not injured.

Such great information! Thank you for sharing your real world experience with these wrist guards.

Best video I've come across concerning proper wrist guards

Recently broke my wrist skating &have been looking for wrist guards.. v informational. Thank you!

Thank you . really useful information . I'm trying to learn how to skate but I play guitar and I don't want to break my wrists

Awesome video!!!!!! you're doing great!!!!!!! keep it up!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I would like to add my thanks to the throngs of others you have received for making this. I’m new to skateboarding. Found a ‘Mindless’ pintail longboard in the loft just before Christmas (I think it may have belonged to the kids of the previous owners and just left in the loft and forgotten about as the board has very few marks on it, wheels spin freely etc). Being a kid from the 70s/80s always wanted to skateboard but a broken ankle as a 6yr old learning tricks on a bmx, and later a broken wrist whilst roller skating as a 20yr old means I’m now looking at protecting myself properly when learning to skateboard…..I’m also taking bets with myself to see what part of my body I will break as a 47yr old 😂😂. Will def check out your other vids - especially anything to do with headgear no knee pads. Funnily enough I’m also looking to get my motorcycle license and the D3-0 material you mention is talked a lot in protective biking gear, as is the design of gloves - except they have sliders to protect the wrist as I’m sure any material starts to get worn away when rubbing at 10pm or higher on asphalt/tarmac etc. Consider yourself getting a new subscriber as a result of this great vid. Cheers mate - and here’s hoping you and the family are having a grand festive holiday 🎉😊

I'm a massage therapist in school but I LOVE roller blading. So my only fear was messing up my wrist and forearm. I think I'll go for Demon d3o wrist. I had never seen them before even tho I've been doing a lot of research. Thank you!

They are excellent indeed

Great video! i only have one question and its regarding the grabs, for example you want to grab your skateboard to do a melon grab is the plastic too unconfortable or on the way to get a propper grab of the board?

Thank your very much for your clear and calm review. Very interesting to listen to your opinion and your conclusion/decicions! (After breaking my wrist, i am also re-considering about safety-gear). Did you ever consider wearing an impact / protection jacket for bowls? And do you always wear knee, ellbow and hip protection?

I need some XXL ones

Really like the smiths pro… specially for being flexible. Saying that… I still thinking the best way to avoid wrist injury is by knowing how to fall… roll and slide. Good video Neil… great message there. In the end I think pads will always wins the argument. 🤘

Do you also use gloves under or above the Flexmeter Wrist Guard Double Sided D3O, and if so which one will fit well?

My sone broke his radius and ulna 3 weeks ago luckily I was with him (I’m a paramedic). He was wearing his wrist guards and I along with the ortho doc agree that they saved him from it being worse and kept him from needing surgery

Hi Neil. I recently had an injury (I've never had one in my life). I fell backwards and caught myself with both hands. The problem is that the violence of the fall affected my elbow and I had an injury that included a sprain, ligament tear, and microfracture. Therefore, I need to know what could be good for the wrists, a splint that better absorbs falls, thinking about elbows and shoulders. Thank you for all the information!

The D3Os look interesting. Recently I broke my pinky metacarpal on the side of my hand right at the top of the wrist joint. Basically I think I karate chopped the pavement. Have you seen any wrist guards that have some armor on the side of the hand?

Thank you! Do you wear gloves in addition to the D30's?

Just some food for thought, bones heal much faster and more completely than ligaments. The last injury you want is torn ligament, especially in your wrist. Realistically you'll likely never fully recover.

The Demon Flexmeter actually helps in dissipate the force and so it won't travel up the arm, while also preventing the full force against the wrist, so it won't break. I had another brand of wristguard, which was tight, and I landed with my outstretched arms. The force travelled up my arm all the way to my collar bone. Although it did not break, I could feel the pain ever since. Just a possibility of falling again, that a small force might break it, which I am scared about. The Demon Flexmeter I have more confidence in, as the force dissipates, thus even the small collar bone, won't be impacted like it did with the other wrist guard I used.

Gidday mate! Do you use anything for hip/tailbone protection? Thank you!

One thing I've been considering recently is how slippery the plastic on the palms are. The ones I have now are quiet slick so when my palms hit the ground they slide a little. This seems like a benefit at first because your hand doesn't get stopped all at once (spreading out the force) but I think this caused an injury recently. When I landed on my palm it slide out and this caused me to kind of hyperextend my elbow. So now it hurts to extend my elbow out all the way especially under some weight like carrying something. I might rough up the plastic on the palms so they have more friction

Have you tried the Triple 8 hard wired? I like the idea of a glove combined with a wrist guard but not sure about the quality.

i feel on electric bike thought i broke my forearm or wrist nope impact went to my lateral elbow

Wrist guards can be great and save you a lot of pain but iv never liked them. I think they train people to fall the wrong way. You never wanna put your hands straight out the you fall. Better to wear a good helmet and knee pads and fall knee first when you can

You should try some pro design wrist guards, they are awesome!!!!!!!

what wrist guard did you have when you broke your wrist ?

Great video Neil. I am also a huge fan of the Demon D30 wrist guards and they are all I will use now. I wear these before a helmet! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TGdBgJGhLuA.html I actually broke my wrist with wrist guards on, and unfortunately it was NOT at the end of the guard and didn't break the forearm bones. Instead, it was in the joint so it was a distol fracture and required a metal plate and 9 screws. I actually had wrist guards on when it happened, and as you've shown they are all pretty much the same protection until you get into the D30s. Since my switch to them, I've taken a lot of slams, and even lent them out to people learning to drop in. Needless to say they have gone through a lot! But every time people get up and walk away! I haven't seen anything on the market close to these. And to the arguments on falling correctly... there's a pro in every contest with a cast on their wrist (in the Olympics too) and the level of skating doesn't get higher than that ;) ... so I'm going to argue that you can't react perfectly, and that's what pads are for. No one's paying me to skate, so I intend on making it back to my paycheck in one piece! Great message, keep it up!

My flexmeter wrist guard smells worse then my socks. And, i had to patch the fabrics up as it gets torn easily. And it's far more expensive than other brands. However i week still stick with flexmeter d3o. Damn, i can still smell my stinky hands.

Wear wrist guards, but dont use them. Last resort...fall on your wrists enough and you are going to get worked