Inside 10 Millimetres: How SYZMIK and Carbon Rethought Protective Padding

## Inside 10 Millimetres: How SYZMIK and Carbon Rethought Protective Padding

Developing its X7C+ headband with Carbon allowed SYZMIK to tune impact protection and comfort within a constrained space, while avoiding tooling commitments that can discourage further improvement. SYZMIK Sports had approximately 10 millimetres in which to improve its protective padding. Making the headband substantially thicker risked undermining the reason athletes wore it. For flag football…