This snowboard wrist guard was tested and found to reduce snowboard wrist injuries by 67%. It was invented by French orthopedist Marc-Herve Binet and is one of the few snowboard safety products ever scientifically tested and proven to help prevent snowboard wrist injuries.
Unlike skateboard wrist guards and some other snowboard wrist guards that you may have seen there is no splint on the palm side, just soft fabric. The Flexmeter Flexible Single Wrist Guards have one splint, found on the BACK (knuckle/dorsal) side of the hand to prevent hyperflexion. The dorsal splint flexes at the wrist to act like a "seatbelt" and allow your wrist to bend forward "so far" in a fall, but helps prevent it from going "too far."
Wearing a stiff
palm-side wrist guard can actually CAUSE a fracture.
Dr.
Marc-Hervé Binet, MD analyzed
thousands of snowboard injuries like this before he designed the
Flexmeter products available here.
You will
need a glove or mitten with an opening wide enough to pull over the
wrist guard.
Hi, I am Lauren, the original distributor of the Flexmeter/Docmeter wrist guards and gloves designed for snowboard protection by French ski orthopedist Dr. Marc-Herve Binet. I was the sole US distributor from 2003 for 10 or more years until the company was sold to Demon.
I am also the sole distributor of Booty Guard Tailbone Protectors for snowboarding, designed and sold by snowboarders. I wear it every time I ride! Available here and on another big online marketplace.
Sizes
For Kids: Please note that the small wrist guard is very small, great for kids.
For Women: Most women should order the medium size wrist guard or small if you’re short and thin boned..
For
Men: Most Men should order the
large size wrist guard
unless you are smaller
than average.
Dimensions and Colors
Flexmeter
Wrist Guards are worn UNDER your snowboard gloves. You may need a
larger snowboard glove to fit over the wrist guard.
(Scroll down
for explanation of measurements.)
We
suggest for simplicity to follow the size guidelines above for your
gender and age. They usually work as well as the measurement
guidelines below.
Small
Flexmeter Wrist Guard
Thumb
Web to Middle Wrist Flexline of wrist guard – 2.5 inches / 6.35
cm
Maximum Wrist Strap Length – 9.75 inches / 24.75 cm
Length
of Hytrel Splint – 7 inches / 17.78 cm
Color – Splint
is red. Straps
and fabric are black.
Medium
Flexmeter Wrist Guard
Thumb Web to Middle Wrist
Flexline of wrist guard – 3.25 inches / 8.25 cm
Maximum Wrist
Strap Length – 10.25 inches / 26 cm
Length of Hytrel Splint- 9 inches / 21.6 cm
Color – Splint is
gray. Straps and fabric are black.
Most
Men should order the large size wrist
guard unless you are
smaller
than average.
Large
Flexmeter Wrist Guard
Thumb
Web to Middle Wrist Flexline of wrist guard – 3.5 inches / 9
cm
Maximum Wrist Strap Length – 12 inches / 30.5 cm
Length
of Hytrel Splint – 9.25 inches / 23.5 cm
Color – Splint
is blue. Straps
and fabric are black.
Measurements are approximate.
Explanation of the Measurements Above:
Thumb
Web to Middle Wrist Flexline of wrist guard Measurement
Use a
tape measure and start it at the edge of the skin between your thumb
and first finger. Then measure straight down to the bend in your
wrist.
Maximum
Wrist Strap Length Measurement
(For people with BIG hands) –
Put your hand flat on a table, fingers and thumb all close together.
Measure your hand from the base of the pinkie finger at it’s
widest, all the way around. This measurement must be smaller than the
Maximum Wrist Strap Length for the wrist guard to slip over your hand
easily.
Length of Hytrel Splint Measurement – the Hytrel splint goes on the BACK of your wrist to slow down the impact of a fall on the snow, much like a seatbelt in a car. The top of the splint sits at the base of your fingers. This measurement tells you how far down your arm the splint will end.
Please note: As former sole US Distributor of Flexmeter/Doc/Meter wrist guards and gloves with protection built-in, I have many other items which are not yet listed on Ebay that I am closing out.
Mainly gloves with wist guards built-in, and mittens large enough to pull over the wrist guards. Contact me if you are looking for something that is not shown and I will list it on ebay for sale.
I am also the distributor of Booty Guard Tailbone Protection, which will be on Ebay soon, message me if you need it and I will get it posted up and available asap. Ride safe!! Thank you, Lauren