THE CROWN CARBON ARMOUR SHINPAD

 

After two years of rigorous research, prototyping and testing we are ready for the hockey world to get their hands on our Carbon Armour Shinpads, with market leading impact resistance.

Hockey players regularly approached us wishing for us to develop an improved shinpad. They were all after the same thing: A shinpad that can withstand the powerful shots and stick impacts, whilst remaining comfortable during daily training and matches. We listened, and that’s exactly what we have produced. Introducing the Crown Carbon Armour Shinpads.

Initially we spoke to players, coaches, followers, and international athletes to find out their opinions regarding current shinpads, we combined this subjective feedback with objective testing of popular competitor’s shinpads. The overwhelming feedback from this initial stage is that “current hockey shin pads are nowhere near good enough”.

Most shinpads will struggle under the load of a ball impact, even the bestselling carbon models available will break under the force of a fast dragflick, and a full swing stick strike into the shins is certainly resulting in severe injury. Through various polls and questionnaires, we learnt that 38% of players have broken at least one pair of shin pads.

“We knew that shinpads had to be improved dramatically.”

Working from the initial research we were able to create a specification criteria that needed to surpass to meet the high demands of elite level hockey players. We then carried out an iterative design process, creating many prototype shinpads.

It was a straightforward task for us to produce an extremely durable carbon part, as we have gained the relevant knowledge from spending the last nine years developing the most durable sticks on the market. Once a carbon piece was successfully manufactured, meeting our strength and durability requirements, we then sort to pair the carbon with the most effective foam material solution.

The most suitable foam solution was to use a medical grade closed cell medium density foam. Closed cell foams are more durable and do not absorb water or sweat, with the foam being developed for medical equipment it is especially easy to clean, durable and safe for sensitive skin. A medium density foam appears to be within the ‘goldilocks zone’ whereby if a foam is too dense it compresses to its maximum level quickly and if the foam is not dense enough it fails in terms of durability and impact protection.

FAQ's

The funds raised through pre-order will go towards the production of custom tooling, to make the shinpads even better. Bespoke tooling will also allow us to produce shinpads faster as we move closer to our goal of offering next day delivery.

You have until the 4th July 2022 to receive the discounted price of £65, use the code CARBONARMOUR at checkout to redeem this deal. We are shipping pre-orders the week starting July 11th.

The shinpads are machine washable, however we recommend to only do this occasionally and please check with the owner of the machine before doing so. If you would like to clean your shinpads on a regular basis we suggest using either warm soapy water with disinfectant and a cloth or a wipe, focusing solely on cleaning the blue foam lining, and make sure to let it dry naturally.

Currently Crown Carbon Armour shinpads are only available in carbon/blue, but plans are in place for a second release, you never know what Team Crown has up our sleeve.

If you wish to change size or return the shinpads we offer a free 30-day return period in which you can receive a full refund providing the shinpads are in the same condition you received them as. To view our full terms and conditions. Please see at the bottom of our website.

We can! If you have a particular length/width you require, please get in contact and we will be happy to help.

Glad to hear! Please send us an email at stockists@crownhockey.com to receive more information.

Still have some unanswered questions? Feel free to email shinpads@crownhockey.com and we will do our best to help and respond with in 24 hours.