5000 or 8000

[devilsrule711 0]

Are the bauer 8000 helmets provide better protection from concussions than the 5000 On my high school team a bunch have guys have had numerous concussions and we all have 5000 helmets(coach rule) is the 8000 worth it?

[jimmy 194]

I think it's just a coincidence. The B5000 is a great helmet. Certified, just like the rest of them. It's not the helmet. Going to a 8000 will get you no improvement.

[pldhockey4 0]

kinda off topic, but u know where the 8000 has the ocupational lock? well i got hit with a shot in roller right therre, if i was wearing my 5000, it could of been bad news for me!

[devilsrule711 0]

hows the rbk helmet any good? better or worse than the bauers?

[pldhockey4 0]

hows the rbk helmet any good? better or worse than the bauers?

i bought a 8k and it hurt my head really bad, i guess it wasnt wide enough.

i love my 8000's.

[eagan09 0]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

[jbyun04 7]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

see, but neither of 4000 or 0004 have the "concussion package" and i believe he said 5000 was minimum? (coach rule)? Also isn't the 8000 virtually the same as 5000 just with more adjustments?

[#94 3]

Are the bauer 8000 helmets provide better protection from concussions than the 5000 On my high school team a bunch have guys have had numerous concussions and we all have 5000 helmets(coach rule) is the 8000 worth it?

Mouthpiece...

[devilsrule711 0]

well we all wear mouthpieces league rules n coach is a harda** about it too (since beginnig not recently)

[devilsrule711 0]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

see, but neither of 4000 or 0004 have the "concussion package" and i believe he said 5000 was minimum? (coach rule)? Also isn't the 8000 virtually the same as 5000 just with more adjustments?

jbyun, the 5000 wasn't minimun it was mandatory kinda its to show that we are a team so we all have to look the same helmet color and model wise

The reason i made this topic was because our hockey board wants to know if switching helmets would be a safer idea since last JV game someone got sent to the hospital and is still there because of a neck injury or concussion

[pldhockey4 0]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

see, but neither of 4000 or 0004 have the "concussion package" and i believe he said 5000 was minimum? (coach rule)? Also isn't the 8000 virtually the same as 5000 just with more adjustments?

jbyun, the 5000 wasn't minimun it was mandatory kinda its to show that we are a team so we all have to look the same helmet color and model wise

The reason i made this topic was because our hockey board wants to know if switching helmets would be a safer idea since last JV game someone got sent to the hospital and is still there because of a neck injury or concussion

so u cant get a mission or rbk?

[devilsrule711 0]

well the 8000 is what the board suggested we might suggest the rbk but are you talking about the mission intake helmet?

[jbyun04 7]

well the 8000 is what the board suggested we might suggest the rbk but are you talking about the mission intake helmet?

doesn't the intake have some kind of spinal cord guard?

[devilsrule711 0]

thts what it says in the catalogue. but it doesn't come out until march but is there a different mission helmet or no

[pldhockey4 0]

theres an old mission helmet thats weird..

http://inlinesports.com/equipment_temp.cfm?productid=mishel

[devilsrule711 0]

i dont think that would be a wise choice

[pldhockey4 0]

i dont think that would be a wise choice

me neither!

[colonials22 0]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

Holy crap the Nike 0004 is the biggest piece out there for protection beacuse it has so much less padding then the 8000. I have to wear an 0004 for high school and anytime I get hit in the head it hurts alot more then my 8000 that I wear for travel. Why is it that I wear a large 8000, and it perfect size, then I put on my large 0004 and its huge?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

kinda off topic, but u know where the 8000 has the ocupational lock?

Occupational?

I think the term you are looking for is occipital

[pldhockey4 0]

kinda off topic, but u know where the 8000 has the ocupational lock?

Occupational?

I think the term you are looking for is occipital

hahahah

yeah, i was doing my english project during this and was using the occupational hand book.lol

[Gongshow11 1]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

Holy crap the Nike 0004 is the biggest piece out there for protection beacuse it has so much less padding then the 8000. I have to wear an 0004 for high school and anytime I get hit in the head it hurts alot more then my 8000 that I wear for travel. Why is it that I wear a large 8000, and it perfect size, then I put on my large 0004 and its huge?

keep your head up then, the 4000/0004 is the best helmet on the market. get one that fits. no where anywhere does it say u get more concussions in 4000s then 5000/8000

[Chadd 916]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

Holy crap the Nike 0004 is the biggest piece out there for protection beacuse it has so much less padding then the 8000. I have to wear an 0004 for high school and anytime I get hit in the head it hurts alot more then my 8000 that I wear for travel. Why is it that I wear a large 8000, and it perfect size, then I put on my large 0004 and its huge?

keep your head up then, the 4000/0004 is the best helmet on the market. get one that fits. no where anywhere does it say u get more concussions in 4000s then 5000/8000

Some people would argue that the softer padding in the 4000/HC95/HT2 is better for preventing concussions.

[colonials22 0]

Bauer 5000 are certified but they dont provide as good protection my recomendation is get that B8000 or the Bauer 4000 also the nike 0004 is a great helmet

Holy crap the Nike 0004 is the biggest piece out there for protection beacuse it has so much less padding then the 8000. I have to wear an 0004 for high school and anytime I get hit in the head it hurts alot more then my 8000 that I wear for travel. Why is it that I wear a large 8000, and it perfect size, then I put on my large 0004 and its huge?

keep your head up then, the 4000/0004 is the best helmet on the market. get one that fits. no where anywhere does it say u get more concussions in 4000s then 5000/8000

Okay it doesn't say that you get more, it is just that my school has the problem with concussions with the 0004, maybe we should switch to the 5000 or the 8000 to test that thoery.

[chippa13 1844]

More concussions are caused by the banging of back teeth together from a powerful hit to the body than outright hits to the head in hockey. A good, proper fitting mouthpiece can help greatly.

[donkey87 0]

Are the bauer 8000 helmets provide better protection from concussions than the 5000 On my high school team a bunch have guys have had numerous concussions and we all have 5000 helmets(coach rule) is the 8000 worth it?

I think the benefit of the 8000 is the extra adjustments. I believe that the idea is that by providing a better fit, the helmet provides better protection. Personally I used a 4000 when I played high school hockey and never had a problem.