STX Cell Arm Guard
I am very hard pressed to ever call something perfect. That being said the cell arm guard may be just that. I have been wearing these since last season and although they smell like a dead squirrel crawled into my bag and made my arm guards their death bed, they still have yet to fall apart. These days gear that lasts is the exception rather than the rule, and the cell arm pad line is exceptional.
So what makes them so dandy?
No matter what position you play all you want is light weight and protective pad. Am I wrong? Cells offer up one of the lightest pads on the market with their isoBLOX technology. This is what gives the pad its ‘cellular’ like construction. This allows for greater range of motion while still giving the player more than ample protection. In addition to the isoBLOX the cell arm pad works in a molded elbow cap that seems to have no gaps, while other pads elbow cap’s always seem to have one weak point for defenders to find.
Slippage? What is Slippage? The sleeve of the Cell is snug with a thick band of elastic to keep huge and spindly arms protected where the pad was designed to protect. The interior of the pad is lush and soft. So not only are your bones shielded, but your skin also gets a soft touch.
In all these pads have been my favorite arm guards in the past 10 years. The price point is also decent $75 for a large, which seems reasonable as prices rise across the board for any pad these days. I only hope that STX realizes that they have a good thing going and don’t discontinue the line before mine wear out.
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