How should girdles fit ?

[NuggyBuggy 0]

I tried on two girdles at an LHS. One was a size medium Mission, I think it was a D2, the other was a size small Mission, but a different model. I don't know the model number of the latter because there were no tags on it, but it was blue and black, and there was perforated mesh in between the pads. To my layman's eyes, it looked like a higher end pad than the D2, but I don't see anything like them online.

I felt the size M D2 was a little big, there was a lot of space between my thighs and the pads, and the waist area felt too big, even with the belt cinched tight. But the small sized pants felt tight, had to squeeze to get into it even with the buckle undone, felt sort of like bike shorts. They felt a little restrictive.

I need help here - how is a girdle supposed to fit ? Are they supposed to be snug, or looser fitting? I thought the small size was supposed to fit waists 28-30, I am a 30 waist, but the size difference between S and M just seemed huge.

Also, they had a single pair of roller pants there. These were Missions too, pretty much plain black with reinforcement in the knees only and maybe a discrete logo on the side, can't remember, but they weren't as flashy as some roller pants I've seen online. But these pants had no holes for ventilation. Is it important to have ventilation in a roller pant ? I'll probably be playing outside in the summer, just hacking around by myself for now.

thanks guys.

[DeI 18 0]

I'm pretty sure I have a medium D2 girdle, 32 waist, and it fits fine. As long as you can tighten the belt to a good fit it should be OK, but this is coming from an ice player who just started picking up roller again.

[NuggyBuggy 0]

I'm pretty sure I have a medium D2 girdle, 32 waist, and it fits fine. As long as you can tighten the belt to a good fit it should be OK, but this is coming from an ice player who just started picking up roller again.

So how much space is there between the padding and your thighs ? I can cinch the medium tight, but that would never change the amount of space there is down low.

[guitarlp 0]

I tried on two girdles at an LHS. One was a size medium Mission, I think it was a D2, the other was a size small Mission, but a different model. I don't know the model number of the latter because there were no tags on it, but it was blue and black, and there was perforated mesh in between the pads. To my layman's eyes, it looked like a higher end pad than the D2, but I don't see anything like them online.

I felt the size M D2 was a little big, there was a lot of space between my thighs and the pads, and the waist area felt too big, even with the belt cinched tight. But the small sized pants felt tight, had to squeeze to get into it even with the buckle undone, felt sort of like bike shorts. They felt a little restrictive.

I need help here - how is a girdle supposed to fit ? Are they supposed to be snug, or looser fitting? I thought the small size was supposed to fit waists 28-30, I am a 30 waist, but the size difference between S and M just seemed huge.

Also, they had a single pair of roller pants there. These were Missions too, pretty much plain black with reinforcement in the knees only and maybe a discrete logo on the side, can't remember, but they weren't as flashy as some roller pants I've seen online. But these pants had no holes for ventilation. Is it important to have ventilation in a roller pant ? I'll probably be playing outside in the summer, just hacking around by myself for now.

thanks guys.

My D2 is large around my thighs. I like it that way though... feels more like ice pants.

[DeI 18 0]

I'm pretty sure I have a medium D2 girdle, 32 waist, and it fits fine.  As long as you can tighten the belt to a good fit it should be OK, but this is coming from an ice player who just started picking up roller again.

So how much space is there between the padding and your thighs ? I can cinch the medium tight, but that would never change the amount of space there is down low.

I'm in the same boat as guitarlp, I wear my D2s like ice pants, so they're a little bit loose around the thigh. My quick-2-second-to-think-up theory is that the baggyness cushins the puck/ball/stick if it hits me.

[Jackymc 0]

I wear my medium D-1 girdle fairly loose as well.. I'm a 30 waist as well. I've never had a problem with it. It seemed more comfy

[althoma1 574]

Here's a page on girdle sizing: http://www.inlinewarehouse.com/custservice...y/rhgirdle.html

As far as pants are concerned ventalation is important as it gets hot playing roller hockey in the summer. You also want a pant that provides good mobility and also has adequate material around the knees and other areas that will need to stand up to a lot of abuse. The flashy pants aren't necessary, but most of the better pants are somewhat flashy. My advice would be to pick up a top of the line pant from last year or even a few years ago on clearance either online or in a store - a pant that normally sold for over $100 you can probably get on clearance for $40-$60. They'll be better than the lower end current model pants sold at the same price and cheaper than the current model top end pants.

[skaog 1]

I just got a Froce breakaway Girdle and it is pretty sweet, I got a medium and it fits me perfect, nice and snug everywhere with a little extra space on the legs, very light padding and really not bulky at all. Does not feel anything like ice pants, which is how I like it.

[Patrick8 0]

for some reason i like my girdle to fit nice and tight

[All Torhs Team 0]

this will not help at all but just a suggestion,

Try not playing with a girdle. Girdles are only needed for beginner players. I stopped using a girdle a year and a half ago. and at the time..at the switch....i was much faster because my thighs were able to move without as much restrictoin. Plus...like i said above...only beginners need girdles FOR INLINE....if you fall...witch you shouldn't much at all...it does not hurt. I've not taken a hard fall yet since the girdle switch....and its totally worth it.....your game is so much better when ur a little faster. ....yes...i know that if i fall on my tailbone....yada yada...but you shouldnt be falling much so...

but im a 36 waist and 15 years old....so i have alot of cushion.... what ever you choose....id say get it smaller....and rip the part where the cup goes so you can actually move your thighs back and forth....but yet still have padding there.

[Justin 1933 134]

this will not help at all but just a suggestion,

  Try not playing with  a girdle. Girdles are only needed for beginner players. I stopped using a girdle a year and a half ago. and at the time..at the switch....i was much faster because my thighs were able to move without as much restrictoin. Plus...like i said above...only beginners need girdles FOR INLINE....if you fall...witch you shouldn't much at all...it does not hurt. I've not taken a hard fall yet since the girdle switch....and its totally worth it.....your game is so much better when ur a little faster. ....yes...i know that if i fall on my tailbone....yada yada...but you shouldnt be falling much so...

but im a 36 waist and 15 years old....so i have alot of cushion.... what ever you choose....id say get it smaller....and rip the part where the cup goes so you can actually move your thighs back and forth....but yet still have padding there. 

Playing without a girdle is fine, as long as:

1. you never get slashed

2. you never get hit with the puck

3. You never fall

4. You never get hit into the boards

5. You never get hooked

For those who don't like the feeling of a traditional roller hockey girdle, we have the new Thorax girdle coming out. The thing is amazing...It fits tight to your body, but fells like there is nothing on...I hate girdles, but have fell in love with this. It is light, flexible, and has the right amount of protection.

[shute 4]

when is this new thorax girdle coming out and how much?

[Justin 1933 134]

October/November - $49.99

[All Torhs Team 0]

this will not help at all but just a suggestion,

   Try not playing with  a girdle. Girdles are only needed for beginner players. I stopped using a girdle a year and a half ago. and at the time..at the switch....i was much faster because my thighs were able to move without as much restrictoin. Plus...like i said above...only beginners need girdles FOR INLINE....if you fall...witch you shouldn't much at all...it does not hurt. I've not taken a hard fall yet since the girdle switch....and its totally worth it.....your game is so much better when ur a little faster. ....yes...i know that if i fall on my tailbone....yada yada...but you shouldnt be falling much so...

but im a 36 waist and 15 years old....so i have alot of cushion.... what ever you choose....id say get it smaller....and rip the part where the cup goes so you can actually move your thighs back and forth....but yet still have padding there. 

Playing without a girdle is fine, as long as:

1. you never get slashed

2. you never get hit with the puck

3. You never fall

4. You never get hit into the boards

5. You never get hooked

For those who don't like the feeling of a traditional roller hockey girdle, we have the new Thorax girdle coming out. The thing is amazing...It fits tight to your body, but fells like there is nothing on...I hate girdles, but have fell in love with this. It is light, flexible, and has the right amount of protection.

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make you more bulky and slow down your thighs.

[whbd18 0]

this will not help at all but just a suggestion,

  Try not playing with  a girdle. Girdles are only needed for beginner players. I stopped using a girdle a year and a half ago. and at the time..at the switch....i was much faster because my thighs were able to move without as much restrictoin. Plus...like i said above...only beginners need girdles FOR INLINE....if you fall...witch you shouldn't much at all...it does not hurt. I've not taken a hard fall yet since the girdle switch....and its totally worth it.....your game is so much better when ur a little faster. ....yes...i know that if i fall on my tailbone....yada yada...but you shouldnt be falling much so...

but im a 36 waist and 15 years old....so i have alot of cushion.... what ever you choose....id say get it smaller....and rip the part where the cup goes so you can actually move your thighs back and forth....but yet still have padding there. 

Playing without a girdle is fine, as long as:

1. you never get slashed

2. you never get hit with the puck

3. You never fall

4. You never get hit into the boards

5. You never get hooked

For those who don't like the feeling of a traditional roller hockey girdle, we have the new Thorax girdle coming out. The thing is amazing...It fits tight to your body, but fells like there is nothing on...I hate girdles, but have fell in love with this. It is light, flexible, and has the right amount of protection.

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make you more bulky and slow down your thighs.

Ive played Roller with and without a girdle and there was a minimal difference,Justin knows what he is talking about.Sorry to say,but alot of Professional Rollerplayers use Girdles,and they arent beginners.

[Chadd 916]

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make you more bulky and slow down your thighs.

Evidently playing without a helmet hasn't caused you any problems either.

[All Torhs Team 0]

so you guys want to have an online fight about what hurts ?!?!?! but any how....all im saying is that it increases your spead....sure....it hurts a little when you get a bruise from a puck...but that bruise is worth the extra speed. falling....well i havent fallen since i was like 12 so...i think its worth no girdle....do what you think is the best idea....but im stickin to mine.

[shute 4]

does this thorax girdle have any plastic inserts or is it just foam?

I for one don't wear a girdle for roller hockey cause like all torhs team said it just gives you that extra step and it's also much cooler playing without one. i do however use one for ice hockey and wear roller hockey pants for ice as well. my falls in roller hockey hasn't been very bad but during ice i'm just scared that if i fall i might slide into the boards hard. i also have a lot more control in roller hockey so i almost never fall even in traffic. but playing D does scare me when people take shots in front of me so i wouldn't mind taking a good look at this thorax for my roller and to also lighten my ice hockey gear as well.

[guitarlp 0]

so you guys want to have an online fight about what hurts ?!?!?! but any how....all im saying is that it increases your spead....sure....it hurts a little when you get a bruise from a puck...but that bruise is worth the extra speed. falling....well i havent fallen since i was like 12 so...i think its worth no girdle....do what you think is the best idea....but im stickin to mine.

Maybe you're not skating hard enough?

Not to flame... but even the Pro's fall from being hooked... triped... or whatever. It's not a question of if you will fall... it's when.

[Justin 1933 134]

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply

suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make  you more bulky and slow down your thighs. 

I'm not a sales rep, but I am someone who has been playing roller hockey for the past 15 years and creating hockey gear for the past 7. How about you?

I may have a bit more knowledge about hockey, but maybe I don't....You might be like many people on message boards who claim to be experts....

To say that it doesn't hurt when you fall, or get knocked into the boards, or that "I don't fall" is definitely funny to me...In the roller hockey your playing, are people not allowed to touch one another?

I have played roller hockey at the highest level (and continue to do so) and I fall...I just hope you never break your tailbone or break a hip, because you needed "the extra step" that not wearing a girdle gets you.

To each his own I guess....

[Shorthanded67 0]

...well i havent fallen since i was like 12 so...

Well what was that, like 6 months ago?

I'm a roller guy too and I'm not going to knock the lack of physical nature of roller hockey versus ice hockey (obviously ice is more physical hands down.) But I have played with and against some of the best players in the U.S. (Yoders, Beilsten, Lindenwood U, Szabo,...among others) and they wear or have worn girdles or some type of padding. Not many players fall out on the open floor but in hockey you're not always going to have open floor with 30 ft of open space around you. Hooks, holds, etc happen, especially when your talent shines above the rest. And at some point you will fall hard because of somebody else and it will hurt like hell.

[Shorthanded67 0]

OK Justin...same idea being typed simultaneously....you just beat me to it by a few minutes. You have played at a higher level than me for longer (probably with many of the same guys I mentioned) so I thank you that you are in agreement.

[Justin 1933 134]

yep...we agree...

I don't want to be too hard on the guy, but someone needed to clear the air a little...

[All Torhs Team 0]

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply

suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make  you more bulky and slow down your thighs.  

I'm not a sales rep, but I am someone who has been playing roller hockey for the past 15 years and creating hockey gear for the past 7. How about you?

I may have a bit more knowledge about hockey, but maybe I don't....You might be like many people on message boards who claim to be experts....

To say that it doesn't hurt when you fall, or get knocked into the boards, or that "I don't fall" is definitely funny to me...In the roller hockey your playing, are people not allowed to touch one another?

I have played roller hockey at the highest level (and continue to do so) and I fall...I just hope you never break your tailbone or break a hip, because you needed "the extra step" that not wearing a girdle gets you.

To each his own I guess....

nope...im not a sales rep nor do i make hockey equiptment...and i am not an expert...would be fun though. but i do read many articles about hockey/equiptment.

you said the hockey i play people cant touch each other... and that other guy siad im 12? so you know...the hocky I play is very competitive..just like yours....

i am 15 play AAA roller hockey in 16u and play up in AA 18u. so to telll me that my competition is not pshyical is telling me ...well...thats just B.S. and to tell me that i will fall sooner or later...ya...i bet it happens....but i will take that chance..becuase its a big "what if" for if i even fall on my tailbone. I did not think that this topic was to brag. but since you brought it upon me to prove my point i found it appropriate.

Im on the roller hockey floor Five times a week. Im sure that i have enough practice to not fall and when i do fall ....like i said in my very first post in this topic...i have enough cushion on me so it wont hurt.

So lets hear somemore fascinating storys about your glory days and how you take such precaution in your skating..... lmao

[guitarlp 0]

so your a sales rep or somthing? also...with the things you listed...falling dont hurt..boards dont hurt and puck just leaves a little bruise....ive never been slashed in the thigh............not wanting to start an online fight about what hurts and what doesnt but im just simply

suggesting....no....seriously suggesting that you dont use girdles in roller hockey. if you want to be at the top of your game...than what matters is being the extra step infront of everyone.....girdles just make  you more bulky and slow down your thighs.  

I'm not a sales rep, but I am someone who has been playing roller hockey for the past 15 years and creating hockey gear for the past 7. How about you?

I may have a bit more knowledge about hockey, but maybe I don't....You might be like many people on message boards who claim to be experts....

To say that it doesn't hurt when you fall, or get knocked into the boards, or that "I don't fall" is definitely funny to me...In the roller hockey your playing, are people not allowed to touch one another?

I have played roller hockey at the highest level (and continue to do so) and I fall...I just hope you never break your tailbone or break a hip, because you needed "the extra step" that not wearing a girdle gets you.

To each his own I guess....

nope...im not a sales rep nor do i make hockey equiptment...and i am not an expert...would be fun though. but i do read many articles about hockey/equiptment.

you said the hockey i play people cant touch each other... and that other guy siad im 12? so you know...the hocky I play is very competitive..just like yours....

i am 15 play AAA roller hockey in 16u and play up in AA 18u. so to telll me that my competition is not pshyical is telling me ...well...thats just B.S. and to tell me that i will fall sooner or later...ya...i bet it happens....but i will take that chance..becuase its a big "what if" for if i even fall on my tailbone. I did not think that this topic was to brag. but since you brought it upon me to prove my point i found it appropriate.

Im on the roller hockey floor Five times a week. Im sure that i have enough practice to not fall and when i do fall ....like i said in my very first post in this topic...i have enough cushion on me so it wont hurt.

So lets hear somemore fascinating storys about your glory days and how you take such precaution in your skating..... lmao

Do you skate without gloves as well? Those are restrictive (more so then a girdle).