Shells of the Axiom are engineered to surround the head with a combination of flex panels that work in tandem with internal liners and a face protection system to improve impact response.Īs for the new facemask, it removes the top bar to provide additional flexing, more energy-managing material and a better impact response. The data are loaded into Riddell's database and then a built-to-fit helmet for the individual athlete is made. The scans can be done on a phone app by a coach or equipment manager or a player-by anyone, really. The fitting system uses technology that scans the surface of a player's head to build a helmet that matches the fit of the head. There are several key elements to Axiom that could make it the safest head protection football-and pretty much any sport-has seen. "But we do feel Axiom is a very different helmet platform than we have seen before, and potentially a great leap forward." "We don't want to call it a crowning achievement, we get up every day and try to improve player protection," says Thad Ide, senior vice president of research and development for Riddell. Axiom includes a new fitting system, a redesigned helmet shell platform, reimagined face-mask system and integrated smart helmet technology called InSite-which analyzes and reports on HIE compared to Riddell's database of 8 million on-field player impacts. It is designed and manufactured player by player rather than position by position.Īxiom's features are based on data and designed to improve impact response, reduce head impact exposure (HIE), and deliver unprecedented protection. While there has been a focus on position-specific headgear for sometime, Axiom is a personal-fit helmet.
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