Some boxers just seem to take more punishment than others in training, whether it’s due to skill, style or just a more sensitive body. We all know that one guy whose nose starts bleeding after the first landed jab. What might seem funny to one can be a real obstruction or even an injury risk to the other. The right headgear can help a lot.
Are you one to say ‘I always get nosebleeds in training, even after a light jab’ or ‘I just had surgery to fix my nose, and I’m worried about sparring again’, followed by the question ‘which headgear is the best for me, which will help prevent the injury in the future’?
First off, you’re not alone. In fact, there are many others in your situation. So many that it had a big impact on the development of Hit N Move’s Face Saver headgear.
There are a couple of different types of training headgear for boxing, most notably the cheek protector models, as well as those with a nose bar. While the cheek protectors traditionally allow for better vision and mobility, the nose bar models promise significantly more protection for the face, particularly the nose.
So why would there even be a choice to be made, when one model offers significantly better protection? Truth is, that traditional nose bar headgear designs are so bulky, that the additional weight and obstructed vision often create more issues than they solve for boxers.
Uppercuts or wide hooks are almost impossible to spot, jabs from the hip are equally invisible.
So while your nose is protected, overall you get hit with more shots. That’s not a satisfying solution to the issue, if it is one at all. Somehow, no manufacturer stepped up to fix the issue. Instead, it was simply accepted as a status quo. Leaving the question, how many injuries could have been prevented, and how many performances could have advanced at a higher pace, if they would have.
For a long time, it was truly a question of ‘pick your poison’.
Saying Hit N Move has revolutionized the headgear market is no understatement.
The Hit N Move Facesaver is lighter than most cheek protector headgears and allows better (full peripheral) vision on top of it. All that while protecting your nose. Further, the nose bar can be adjusted to the size of your nose, making sure there is always space between the bar and the tip of your nose.
Leaving the days when the bar presses onto your nose, making it difficult to breathe in the past. No more claustrophobic sparring sessions; instead, a headgear so light and comfortable that you forget you’re wearing a few moments into the first round.
The downside? There’s none. Testing with Virginia Tech has shown the protectiveness of the Hit N Move headgear are comparable or better than the other models in the market.
The comfort says Hit N Move’s Face Saver, the vision test says Hit N Move’s Face Saver, the protectiveness test says Hit N Move’s Face Saver.
There’s a reason the headgear has taken the world of boxing including professional gyms by storm. Some innovations are preceded by years of serious demand, and this is one of them.
For those who tend to catch a nose bleed even during technical sparring sessions, who feel like their training sessions are often cut short by it, those times can be left behind.
