Bauer Supreme One95, best elbow pads that I've ever seen...

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Why do companies do not replicate a copy of these elbow pads? From all the elbow pads that I've seen and tried, they are by far the best elbow pads that I've ever seen, mobile, tight, stay in place like no other pads, protective. I mean, is it that hard to replicate an elbow pads like these?

Also, anyone know where I can buy a new pair of those, I can't find them anywhere...

[AIREAYE 248]

Your opinion that they're tight (yet mobile) and that they stay in place is mostly dependent on the shape of your elbow, and forearm. Not everyone fits into a Supreme pad. I know that for my skinnier arms, the Supreme pads are too wide and roomy for me.

As an unrelated aside, I have the opinion that unless an ebow pad (cap) is NHL-certified, it cannot be considered the most protective.

Have you tried the TotalOne elbows?

[Vet88 674]

I also have had these and found they did not suit me. Best pad I have ever tried on (and I've tried just about every top end pad out there over the last 4 years) are the Rbk 9k NHL platinum series. I wish I could find another 2 or 3 pairs of these. I will give good points for the 11k and TotalOne pads, they aren't to bad either.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Your opinion that they're tight (yet mobile) and that they stay in place is mostly dependent on the shape of your elbow, and forearm. Not everyone fits into a Supreme pad. I know that for my skinnier arms, the Supreme pads are too wide and roomy for me.

As an unrelated aside, I have the opinion that unless an ebow pad (cap) is NHL-certified, it cannot be considered the most protective.

Have you tried the TotalOne elbows?

Your opinion is invalid due to the fact that the NHL "standard" is based on the impact on an opponent. Soft-capped elbows and additional softer foam are geared towards what the opponent feels, not the player delivering the blow - same as shoulder pads.

There are still NHLers wearing donut elbow pads; and they are compliant.

[AIREAYE 248]

Your opinion is invalid due to the fact that the NHL "standard" is based on the impact on an opponent. Soft-capped elbows and additional softer foam are geared towards what the opponent feels, not the player delivering the blow - same as shoulder pads.

There are still NHLers wearing donut elbow pads; and they are compliant.

That's what I meant, but didn't mention which way.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

You might want to - that was a very misleading statement. Generally when someone mentions protective, they're talking about themselves being protected.

[AIREAYE 248]

True; I didn't specify because I didn't think it was relevant to the specific topic at hand and it was more of an offhanded statement. Sorry for any confusion.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Why make a half-baked statement then?

Honestly; think before you post something like that - offhanded or not, you've put it up for the world to see. The least you can do is make sure it's your full thought.

[Gummer12 134]

As an unrelated aside, I have the opinion that unless an elbow pad (cap) is NHL-certified, it cannot be considered the most protective.

What you're saying leads people to believe that if it's not NHL-Certified, it's not going to protect them.. and that's just not true. Like JR said.. That classification is only for the current trend of trying to reduce head impact concussions, by making the shoulder and elbow caps softer, for the sake of the person being hit. That doesn't make a pad that doesn't have a soft cap any less protective than one that does. Like Kovy was eluding to, a product that is non NHL-Cert. that fits great and doesn't shift will be more protective to the wearer, than an NHL-Cert unit that doesn't.

[AIREAYE 248]

Whao; backlash. I'll stress that it was a casual offhanded comment that was pretty vague and misleading and leave it at that.

Gummer, you seem to have put all of those words in my mouth for me, which saves me the time so thank you. I'll add one line at the end which might introduce my personal opinion that if someone had two pads that fit equally as well, while one was certified and the other wasn't; that the certified one would be more protective for both wearer and opponent.

[Cavs019 710]

This thread has been derailed enough, but certified does not mean more protective for the wearer. The old douglas shoulders I had back in the day with the full plastic caps were arguably some of the most protective pads every released. Not a chance those are certified as the caps could be better labeled as concussion weapons if you caught someone up high with them.

[Hendricks433 0]

What you're saying leads people to believe that if it's not

NHL-Certified, it's not going to protect them.. and that's just not

true.

Saying something is most protective does not mean he is also saying that other stuff offers no protection.

[All Flash 49]

ONE90's and Total ONE's (elbows) strapping system is far superior to the ONE95 strapping system IMHO.