The Hurd Helmet

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WoodsmanVol

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As I understand it, Jalen Hurd was wearing the new anti-concussion helmet yesterday. Has The Butch said anything about this headgear becoming standard game day wear for the entire team? I know the helmets are still experimental so wonder if it will be just one player or the team that uses them.

Info Sources:

--http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2014/new-arkansas-helmets-2014/

--http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/3/28/5547618/riddell-speedflex-helmets-insite-technology
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
As I understand it, Jalen Hurd was wearing the new anti-concussion helmet yesterday. Has The Butch said anything about this headgear becoming standard game day wear for the entire team? I know the helmets are still experimental so wonder if it will be just one player or the team that uses them.

Info Sources:

--http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2014/new-arkansas-helmets-2014/

--http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/3/28/5547618/riddell-speedflex-helmets-insite-technology
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Go back to bed Woods...can't have our resident Alien Mad Scientist get peaked...there are rival anti stellar SEC marauders about! :)

Keep bringing the interesting topics :hi:
 
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butchna said:
Go back to bed Woods...can't have our resident Alien Mad Scientist get peaked...there are rival anti stellar SEC marauders about! :)

Keep bringing the interesting topics :hi:
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Invasion? It's a rumor, man, all a rumor. Click image twice to read text clearly.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Invasion? It's a rumor, man, all a rumor. Click image twice to read text clearly.
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I recently watched the PBS special on football concussion. It was incredible and very scary. I commend CBJ if he is taking action to protect his players. If your interested below is an article from popular science about a new helmet design which shows some promise:

The Helmet That Can Save Football | Popular Science

It sounds like the Ridell is bunk
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
As I understand it, Jalen Hurd was wearing the new anti-concussion helmet yesterday. Has The Butch said anything about this headgear becoming standard game day wear for the entire team? I know the helmets are still experimental so wonder if it will be just one player or the team that uses them.

Info Sources:

--http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2014/new-arkansas-helmets-2014/

--http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/3/28/5547618/riddell-speedflex-helmets-insite-technology
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I noticed it too, kinda reminded me of people that have steel plates embeded in their foreheads (not trying to be funny either).
 
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The helmet flexing is going to cause a broken helmet quicker. More moving parts = more things to break internally. I don't know if they use prestreched fibers in hard plastics yet, but a broken helmet is useless.
 
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Burger said:
The helmet flexing is going to cause a broken helmet quicker. More moving parts = more things to break internally. I don't know if they use prestreched fibers in hard plastics yet, but a broken helmet is useless.
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A broken head is even more useless :p
 
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If it keeps him safe to score a lot of TD's and racks up yardage with it, I'm all for it.
 
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Burger said:
The helmet flexing is going to cause a broken helmet quicker. More moving parts = more things to break internally. I don't know if they use prestreched fibers in hard plastics yet, but a broken helmet is useless.
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Hopefully the helmet does break absorbing a large amount of the energy and whats inside doesn't. We can afford new helmets better than new brains.
 
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