VIBRATION DAMPENING MATERIAL

1 . A padding material comprising:

a vibration reducing material including at least a first elastomer layer and a reinforcement layer comprising a high tensile strength fibrous material, the vibration reducing material defining a body facing surface and an opposite surface; and

an initial vibration dissipation layer secured to the opposite surface, the initial vibration dissipation layer including a flexible high tensile material.

2 . The padding material according to claim 1 wherein the initial vibration dissipation layer is a second vibration reducing material including least a first elastomer layer and a reinforcement layer comprising a high tensile strength fibrous material.

3 . The padding material according to claim 1 wherein the initial vibration dissipation layer is a flexible sheet of high tensile strength material.

4 . The padding material according to claim 3 wherein the flexible sheet is manufactured from polypropylene.

5 . The padding material of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least first elastomer layer and the reinforcement layer are one of i) soaked in, ii) embedded in, or iii) encapsulated by a resistive fluid resulting in a resistive fluid layer.

6 . The padding material of claim 5 , wherein the resistive fluid is one of a shear thickening fluid, a dilatant, and a magnetorheological fluid.

7 . The padding material of claim 5 , wherein the resistive fluid layer is separated from the user by the elastomer layer.