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Dye Dye 08 Paintball Elbow Pads Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
4 |
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Average Rating: |
9.5 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$50 |
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Lightweight Airprene Body - The lightweight airprene body is pre-shaped to conform to the natural bend of the elbow allowing the pad to provide ultimate comfort and flexibility.
Dye microinjection logos - Micro injection logos complete the design in typical DYE fashion.
Cup Shaped EVA Foam Elbow Pad - The cup-shaped elbow pad wraps around your elbow for a more custom fit. This goes beyond the pre-shaped fit of the airprene section. The new cup-shaped design was developed to provide you with the most comfortable fit possible.
Hollowed EVA Forearm Padding - This new style of foam wraps all the way around, covering the inner arm and providing more protection. The hollowed chambers of this new foam allow more air circulation around the forearm by keeping areas of the pad away from the skin, giving the pad a lighter feel.
Vent Ports - The new vent ports and 4-way stretch air-mesh offer optimal air flow to your forearms in conjunction with the hollowed EVA foam for the maximum amount of air circulation of any elbow pad available.
Gel Shorts - The gel inserts are highly impact resistant and help absorb brute force created from intense slides and dives.
Adjustable Strap - The adjustable strap allows you to tighten the elbow pad to your liking and helps keep the pad in place.
Integrated Slider Glove - The new integrated Slider Glove acts as a glove without the extra hindrance of covering your fingers. This new comfortable design provides reinforced palm protection to help against abrasive slides, while the back of the Slider Glove features neoprene compression for added protection to the back of the hand. The placement of the Slider Glove helps to prevent the elbow pad from sliding up your arm and offers unrestricted movement allowing you to have maximum control and feel of your marker.
Elastic Finger Loop - The elastic finger loop is an optional way to secure the Slider Glove, keeping the pad in place, but without interfering with finger movement. |
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| The Dye Dye 08 Paintball Elbow Pads are newer, so they should be commonly available, both new and used. Check out the Places to Buy links below for places to purchase them new. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
smartparts elbow pads. original dye core elbow pads |
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| Marker Setup: |
olive dm6.
halo b
dxs 68/45
Marq 6
vlocity jr.
dxs 68/45 |
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| Strengths: |
Slider glove
wrist strap
amazing padding
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| Weaknesses: |
Run a size small so get a size up than you would normaly wear. |
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| Review: |
Well i heard that thease pads run a size to small so i orderd a bigger size than normal. when i got thease pads i put them on right away. they slid on no problem. at first i was concernd about them being to big. but they stayed in place very nice. you also grt bounces very easy.i was in a gunfight on snake tape. and got hit 3 or 4 times on thease pads and none of them broke. the pads also have grippy bunms on them which make snake crawling a breeze. thease pads dont constrict any movement once broken in. |
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| Conclusion: |
I reccoment this product. if your just back player looking to get bounces there are cheaper alternatives, but you get what yo pay for. t hease are quality pads, as so is most of dye gear |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Much better than Proto '07 elbow pads.
Blows generic hard cup pads out of the water. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Olive Invert Mini, 68/3k tank, gray E-Vents (fire mirror lens), black Torque loader, Deadlywind Fibur barrel |
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| Strengths: |
Wraparound pads are incredible!
Excellent airflow.
Attached slider glove. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Slider glove could be better. |
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| Review: |
I *love* these pads. I never really liked wearing elbow pads because they were bulky and chafed my wrists, but that was before I started using these.
(Strength) Wraparound pads are incredible!
I can't say enough good things about the pad design: The gel pads are aligned along your arm, so when you are diving they point along the ground and don't hinder your slide. As soon as you rotate your arm to start crawling, the pads become giant, squishy traction and make crawling a breeze. I can drag myself along the ground using only my arms (extensively tested :) ), and since you don't need as much leverage, you can stay closer to the ground.
(Strength) Excellent airflow.
Like it says in the description, the gel pads are curved on the inside, leaving channels for air to move between your arm and the pads. This makes the pad feel much lighter and much cooler while wearing it.
(Strength) Attached slider glove.
The slider glove is sewn directly into the elbow pad, eliminating the gap between your glove and your pads, and preventing the pads from chafing as you twist your wrist. The material around your joint is very flexible, and allows full motion. A few people have complained about the price, but if you consider that you're getting very well-designed elbow pads *and* a pair of gloves out of the deal, the price doesn't look bad at all.
(Weakness) Slider glove could be better.
As much as I love the slider glove, the palm needs a patch over the heel, and the back could be a little tougher, to take the sting out of hand shots. I wouldn't be surprised if the '09 version has these exact changes. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you're in the market for elbow pads, take a good look at these. They are very modestly priced for elbow pads, especially from Dye, and ooze quality from every stitch. *TRY THEM ON* before you buy: I'm 5'10", 160lbs and only the XL fits well. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
Less than a month |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
07' Eclipse Elbow Pads |
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| Marker Setup: |
PMR
UL Frame
Hater Hatred Board
Redz Peppersticks
CP On/Off asa
NDZ Backcap & Feedneck
Halo w/ Magna Clutch Kit
Hater Symbio Board
Crossfire Stubby 72?/45 |
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| Strengths: |
Huge padding
Gel filled as stated
Wrist strap
Covers part of your palm and backhand |
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| Weaknesses: |
PRICE
Sizing |
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| Review: |
I tried on the Large first but it felt like a small, I couldn't even get it past my forearm. Tried the XL and it fit perfect, there's some room around my wrist and halfway up to my elbow but that's cool since the wrist strap allows you to tighten it.
The padding is AWESOME! ssoooooooooo many bounces it's CRAZY. There were a few moments where I swear they broke on my forearms but there nothing at all.
These are pretty comfortable to wear, I'm prettty sure I can use them to sleep.
Not to mention, they look nice :D
The down side is that elbow pads always make me feel hotter but that's really nothing you can control. I live on and island so I'll never play in snow here :P
The price also sucks, DYE always has expensive stuff but they're usually pretty awesome. |
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| Conclusion: |
Bottom line, awesome product. It IS expensive but so is the sport of paintball. Reguardless though, I have no regrets at all. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
None |
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| Marker Setup: |
Hybrid traitor fusion ., Empire reloader b , 68/45i DXS tank,elevation tank cover, white e-vents , c7 pants eclipse jersey, NXe 3+2+2 pod pack
cocker Prostock 04 with empire 4 piece barrel , and CP on/off and CP long reg ,reloader 2 |
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| Strengths: |
Bounce
Padding
Breath
finger loop
Hand protection |
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| Weaknesses: |
Sizing
Price ,paintball ain't a cheap sport |
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| Review: |
OK i ordered these elbow pads online and i took XL thinking that L would fit me fine but when i got them they were fitting just fine (im 6'3'' 235lbs big guy but my forearm are not that big). So i put them on and wow it feel really great and all , you can tigh it around the the wrist .
Game time : i go out to play and i wear them and wow they were breathing really good ,and getting massive bounce i got shot like 10 or so time on the pads and none broke :) .I go to slide (remember I'm a back player not a front ) so i slide and it feel so great not worrying about my forearm getting all scratched up and mess up ).
Except from the sizing it get a 10 so take a size bigger.
I recommend these pads to any front mid player out there .
I bought these for the bounce factor but when i slide it help alot. |
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| Conclusion: |
Awesome elbow pads. |
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