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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Beginners Board => Topic started by: Adman on September 08, 2012, 12:06:44 PM

Title: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: Adman on September 08, 2012, 12:06:44 PM: Hey guys,

Just opened up my pro jumps and I have both knee bars and calf cuffs. Which is better or is it preference and what do you recommend for a beginner like myself?

Or have i been a bit silly and I actually use both :Cerr:

Any advice would be awesome! Cheers

Adam
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: TheWhiteYeti on September 08, 2012, 12:49:18 PM: Cuffs are more comfy.
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: Manny on September 08, 2012, 02:42:34 PM: Lol you havent been silly! You use one or the other!

I prefer calf cuffs man! Fit comfy and give good support! A pain in the a**e to set up (From my experience) but once you've got em set up nice they are great!

I did try the knee bars and they were not (in my opinion) as good as the calf cuffs! But it is down to personal preference and I have noticed alot of people on this forum would suggest calf cuffs!
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: Davido on September 08, 2012, 04:01:58 PM: I actually heart knee bars.

But apparently I'm in the minority with that. Best thing is to try both and see which you find more comfortable for you.
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: Hilly-of-the-Marshes on September 08, 2012, 04:19:34 PM: I think, if nothing else, you should try knee bars first, so that you know how it should feel. Otherwise you may get the alignment of the calf cuffs wrong. I've seen this happen, where because they were out of alignment, the guy used them for ages thinking he just wasn't very good. This also warped the frames and he had to get them replaced.
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: Jason on September 08, 2012, 08:08:50 PM: Entirely down to personal preference mate

When I started cuffs were all but impossible to get and I hated the bars so much (they rubbed my legs raw) I made my own cuffs

Dave started with cuffs and changed to bars to try them now he loves the bars

I think it depends a lot on what shape your legs are and how much protection you wear under the bars (I am bowlegged due to riding horses from a young age and this means the bars constantly rub on one side of my legs I can also adjust the cuffs to one side to compensate which makes me much more ballanced in cuffs

So agree with Hilly try both see which you prefer

Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
Title: Re: Cuffs or bars?
Post by: TheWhiteYeti on September 08, 2012, 08:43:37 PM: I had him on the cuffs as he has a giant bruise on his shin today. (Unrelated. Haha) He can always try the bars tomorrow. :Csmile: