Reviews

Welcome to the dedicated Snow sport section of our website. Protection in all disciplines is now essential, and the nature and design of the Forcefield range make it ideal for the snow sports world. If you are a Competition Boarder, Champion Skier or going on a snow sport holiday for the first time, make sure you are protected with Forcefield.

This Section of the site is to support our partners and provide relevant and interesting articles about the sports and products.

Forcefield prides itself on its relationship with up and coming stars of the future. Listed below are riders endorsing our products. Check out the interviews to find out more.

We are very proud to be the official supplier of body armour to the Great Britain Snowboard and Ski teams, in a 3 year deal, they have chosen Forcefield over the competition and our armour will be used by the squad at the 2010 Olympic games. We sponsor Tracie Max Sachs, she is the FIS world cup Female Speed Ski Champion, reaching speeds of almost 150mph! Tracie has used our product for 3 years now and it has become a favourite part of her kit! For speeds like that you need the ultimate protection.

The 2007 Salomon Freestyle UK Ski Team are also using the Forcefield Sport-lite back protectors and the Action shorts. Extreme sports need the most extreme protection- this is why they choose Forcefield!

Forcefield prides itself on its relationship with up and coming stars of the future. Listed below are riders endorsing our products. Check out the interviews to find out more. (You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the documents).


Skiing
     
TJ Baldwin View Website
     
Mark Telling
     

Pat Sharples, Salomon Freestyle Team Manager

“As the tricks we are doing are becoming more dangerous, we need the ultimate protection for when things go wrong. It is not always deep snow, some landings are rock hard and your body needs extra protection- Forcefield Body Armour does the trick and we can rely on it”
 
Luke Potts
“I am very impressed with the Forcefield Kit, it is fantastic. It feels very comfortable and breathable and I feel safer wearing it. I have been wearing the shorts and back protector all the time. Other racers have been trying them out and have been very impressed”
 
Tracie Max Sachs View Website

“I particularly love the padded shorts. They are so comfortable, and the low profile is really perfect for wearing under my speed ski suit. The other racers were surprised when I told them I was wearing protection, because it really wasn’t noticeable. I love them so much, I’m even wearing them when I am free skiing and not racing. I have had a great start to the speed ski season. In Austria, I came in first place, and in Canada I won all 3 races!!!!

Actually winning all the races in Canada was a double feat for me. It was there that I broke my coccyx and sacrum bones last year. I had a little extra confidence going into this race, knowing that I had better protection on”

     
Snowboarding  
     
Jenny Jones View Website

“I have been using Forcefield Shorts for the past two years and have found them extremely beneficial. As a competitive snowboarder I am constantly practicing on pretty big jumps and learning new tricks can be painful. There has been many a time I have fallen, mostly on my butt and my shorts have definitely made the impact of the fall a lot less painful. Safety is important but I am also a girl and don’t want to look any larger than I am, which is something that puts women off wanting to wear pads. These shorts you hardly notice underneath your trousers and are by far the most flattering compared to other designs I have seen and tried. I have worn them in the winter season and glacier riding in the summer and have found them breathable and easy to move in. I genuinely never snowboard without them”

 
Laura Berry View Website
     
Freestyle  
     
Andrew Collin View Website

“In my opinion, Forcefield Body Armours are the best around. Their technologies allow for comfort and style as well as excellent protection. I use the lower Lumbar Protector every time I step onto a mountain, and within 5 minutes of wearing it, it moulds to my back and feels like I am not wearing it. This back protector has saved me many times from serious injury, which I am grateful for”

 
Sam Cullum
“I have used many products that are meant to "protect" you from falls on the slopes but none of which have really made a difference, I started using a  forcefield back protector earlier this year and its made all the difference to my riding in many ways. I have full confidence in the gear and having put it to the test on a few occasions in which it didnt let me down.”
 
Julian Carr


Records

World Record Invert - 200' Cliff - Front Flip - Engleberg, Switzerland - 2006

World Record Cliff in Competition - 140' Cliff - Front Flip - 2006 U.S. Freeskiing Nationals - Snowbird, Utah  

Awards

2007 Photo of the Year - Powder Magazine

2007 Two Nominations - Photo of the Year - Skiing Magazine

2006 2nd Place - Ultrasport World Photo Challenge

2006 Skiing - Magazine "Slayin It" Award - Category: big air

2006 "Sickbird" Award - 2006 U.S. Freeskiing Nationals - Snowbird, Utah

2006 Grand Jury Award - Banff Film Festival, Person As Projectile

 

At Davies Odell we've been getting some great reviews for our Forcefield Body Armour range, to get some impartial advice check out the links below:

Ride Magazine, February 2005 Download
Supermoto, January 2004 Download
If you want to know more about Personal Protective Equipment and how the industry works then there is no better link than the following www.pva-ppe.org.uk

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