The original design brief was to build a suit for Philip Koster to practice triple forwards. This has evolved into a functional tool to provide protection against water slams with restricting mobility and warmth. Each pad is individually placed to allow the wetsuit to stretch normally and not interfere with harness placement or normal windsurf stance.
From your first loop attempt all the way to push forwards, the Impact allows you to crash time and time again and keep getting up for more.