PoloZONE - Falcon Certified Polo Helmet

Falcon 2005 Polo Helmet Passes Both Safety Rating Tests - The new Falcon '05 Polo helmet is the only polo helmet currently on the market that passes both AST 1163 and NOCSAE safety tests.

The USPA Safety Committee Helmet Report 2003-2005 rated over 82 prototype helmets. Of the helmets tested for this rating only two passed both tests, The Bond Street which is not currently being manufactured and the Falcon 2005 Polo Helmet which is now available for purchase from Tackeria.com.

USPA Safety Committee Helmet Report '03 - '05
Helmet	AST 1163/NOCSAE	Rating
Patey	Fail/Fail	***
Troxel Equestrian	Pass/Fail	Recommended for Junior Large Ball Polo Only!
Charles Owens - Junior	Pass/Fail	*****
Charles Owens - Adult	Pass/Fail	*****
Grattan	Fail/Fail	**
Argentine	Fail/Fail	*
Bond Street	Fail/Pass	****
Lexington (Hunt Cap)	Pass/Fail	Not recommended for Polo.
Bell (hard shell motorcycle helmet)	Pass/Fail	****
Polo Gear 2000 (very close to passing NOCSAE)	Pass/Fail	*****
Millennium	Fail/Fail	***
G.P.A.	Pass/Fail	Not recommended for Polo.
Bond Street 2003 (not available)	Pass/Pass	******
Falcon 2005 (over 70 helmets tested)	Pass/Pass	******
-Total of 82 prototype helmets tested -To pass the NOCSAE standard the Serverity Index must be less than 1100 in all areas tested -Helmets meeting the ASTM 1163 standard, whethere or not they pass the NOCSAE standard, should be safe for arena polo. Ratings based solely on test results. Source: United States Polo Association Safety Committee Helmet Report '03 - '05