About this product
Puma Future Arm Guard – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
This is a forearm guard for the leading arm, in the youth size.
Batting protection has a specific gap in it. The hands are in gloves, the elbow may be in a guard, and between them the forearm has nothing. That stretch of arm is directly in the line of a ball that lifts off a length – and it contains the ulna, the bone you can feel running along the outside of the forearm just under the skin. A cricket ball at pace onto it fractures it, and forearm fractures are among the longest lay-offs in the game.
A forearm guard is a padded sleeve or strapped pad over that area. It is worn on the leading arm, which is the left arm for a right-handed batsman.
The youth size matters. Junior players are the group most likely to be hit on the arm, because they are still learning to judge length, and they are the group least likely to be wearing a guard – usually because the one in the kit bag is an adult size that slides down to the wrist. A properly sized youth guard stays where it is put.
Two things to be aware of. Puma no longer list this arm guard – it is a discontinued season – and they publish no material specification for it. We would rather say so than repeat something from a retailer listing. Tell us the measurement round the forearm and we will check the stock before it ships.
It is worn under or over the shirt sleeve; in this heat most players wear it outside.
Buying a Puma Future Arm Guard in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the puma future arm guard at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every puma future arm guard is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which puma future arm guard suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the puma future arm guard are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Cricket Guards in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on cricket, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Puma Future Arm Guard - Youth, White