Today we’re talking about the physics behind an impact.When practicing sports, we all use paddings and rigid protectors... but do you actually know WHY they work? You can also check this same article in video format at our YouTube podcast https://youtu.be/3JcbHcI-Y8U To make it as simple as possible, an impact exerts a force by transferring its energy onto an impact surface. The harder the impact, the higher the energy. The smaller the impact surface, the more concentrated t