The one I used for years was a white thick elastic one I got from the doc when I first broke the rib cartilage, standard medical supply stuff. It is long gone, but now I have a neoprene one that I got at a sporting goods store. If you get one, get the thickest they have as the thinner neoprene ones are not enough support. It is invisible under a vest or clothes. I wear it for both wake and snow, not so much for the rib anymore but more to help keep my core tight to protect where I fractured my lumber spine a while back. I don't feel it at all, and it is negative burden since it saves me so much back pain in the days that follow a hard session. I also have a much stiffer one that is more like a waterproof weight lifting belt, which I used to wear for barefooting but now use when I do slalom course sets, but I don't like it for wakeboarding because it limits mobility too much and throws everything off.
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