Anyone know of or use any sort of lower leg protection when riding an eFoil? The hardest I have been hit by one of the wings (or the side of the board) is whn doing a heel-side turn and having the board tip over away from me - meaning that fall straight down in front of the wing. I’ve taken 2 pretty big shots to the calf and shin. Its making me hesitant to get aggressive which is no fun! Thinking about shin guards maybe?
I always use full body wetsuite and booties… Unfortunately getting hit by the wing is part of the fun and the harder you ride, the more often you get hit.
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I have seen beginners using knee protections. If shin guards do help you, why not.
I agree. I just know that wherever I pad up, I’ll just get hit somewhere else! All good.
Just most important to wear a helmet. yesterday my Lift smashed me in the head on a completely innocent fall… gladly i barely noticed with a helmet.
that’s a good reminder. I am decreasingly tempted not to wear a helmet
A helmet is more appropriate to use. It’s best to use a full face helmet. That way, you have added protection to your chin and face.
I think shin guards would be a good piece of kit. I always ware wetsuite when using my SUP Foil but not on my fliteboard
I’ve had a number of shin ingeries the latest being cut on the shin through my wetsuite to the bone just last week.
I will be looking into getting a pair but only for use in the surf.
Been Fliteboarding since 2019 with only one shin brusing incident. I don’t ware a helmet but it’s probably a good idea if you do more than 30 klm per hour.