Painful hip ?

[Brant S. Fagan SOC]

Gents--

 

Having been the Vest Guy who fits the vest onto students at dozens of Workshops, my guess is that your vest is not only too big, but set too long and is riding above your hip (hop) socket. Try adjusting the length of the vest so it doesn't ride directly above the hip socket.

 

Next step, check the foam pads. Most likely, they are made of a less durable material than is required in order to stand up to this type of uber-dutch shooting. Try replacing the OEM factory material with high density neoprene material. I have used this material in all my vest pads for the past seven years or so and found it to be superior to typical foam rubber.

 

Also, does your vest have back straps? If not, get to an outdoor hardware store that carries climbing supplies and fab up some straps to help the vest spread the load out. Many folks have some that cross over the kidneys and others have vertical straps on each side of the vest. Mine are the vertical kind and only one side has to open for access into the vest.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Best,

 

Brant Fagan, SOC