Groin Protection

[Steve Dorey]

(no homo)

What do you guys use? I can't seem to find anything that is comfortable AND protects. Without getting into details, I always have to keep readjusting the cup during training and I never manage to find the perfect balance; it's either comfortable OR protective but never both at once.

I'm using Under Armour compression shorts with a slot for a cup along with a Shock Doctor cup.

Any (serious please!) suggestions?

[Mike Marshall]

All jokes aside Steve, everyone's different. I've tried and/or know guys who have:
- Not worn any
- Worn baseball style cups
- Worn hockey style cups
- Worn only the cup support
- Worn gigantic Kickboxing style cups over shorts or Gi pants
- Above but ONLY when doing Stand Up Fighting
- Worn briefs under the cup
- Worn briefs over the cup
- Worn the cup then the spandex shorts over them (Placing naked junk inside then covering everything).

To get real personal, I found the last option the best as the cup tends to not move around as much with the direct contact to the skin. BUT this means a washing of the support after EVERY class Owning two is also easier and recommended.
Hope this helps but trial and error should resolve your annoyance. Mike.

[Chris Wade]

I have bought a number of them at the Martial Artist. they fit snugly and have a bit of a "reach around", that comes up behind your balls to help protect from that soccer kick to the sac.

[Steve Dorey]

Thanks for taking it seriously, guys.

I'm glad to see that different people have to try different things . . . I was starting to wonder why just wearing something "standard" wasn't doing the trick.

It sucks to have to step away from training after every drill to re-adjust but I also don't want to take the chance of training unprotected so I'll try some of these suggestions until I figure out what works best.

Thanks again!

[Mike Marshall]

Or...
Money well spent according to Sensei Gerry:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV831oPwG8M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Gerry Marshall]

I don't usually have one, but the best I have tried is called "Nutty Buddy" go to Google and look at the videos. Although I have not caught a 100 mph fastball with it I believe it works.