AZZPADZ is the self-preservation creation of Jason Schuler and Neil James; azz-impact survivors! They learned to snowboard with a group of 8 friends during a 2 day trip. Five of them were in dire need of protection while the other 3 would come to join our group as the season progressed. They were advised to wear old hockey pants or stuff a pillow down the backs of their pants. Snowboarding can be very unforgiving to beginners, but it doesn't have to be that way. Jay and Neil thought, "this is ridiculous", so they looked around for suitable protection and found nothing! Further searches via the Internet provided several companies in the U.S. marketing "tailbone protection pants", all of which offered "foam only" protection. Neither of them thought that foam alone would offer complete protection. This reasoning lead Azzpadz to incorporate a flexible plastic shell into the AZZPAD. The 8 of them are still boarding, still falling and of course, fully protected!