Reflecting on the dangers

[lklawson]

I feel like it does

Feelings? How 'bout facts?

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Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[lklawson]

I feel like we need a sports medicine doctor or someone like that to weigh in on this.....

Prohibiting Headgear for Safety in Amateur Boxing? Opinion of the Canadian Boxing Community: an Online Poll

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[Buka]

Did a lot of sparring over the years without headgear, did a lot over the years with it.
Noticed a couple things. I'd get hit less without the headgear. Maybe because of what Kickboxer101 said, "makes for a bigger target". Maybe it's a vision thing, not in any one direction, just in an overall sense. Maybe I didn't like getting hit without it on, I don't know. Just throwing it out there.

The other thing, when you're doing a lot of rounds, headgear is hot, holds the heat in. Felt like it sapped me quicker in latter rounds. Again, I don't really know.