i dont wear shorts in the gym so it wont look weird not that it would matter to me
Then how do your shins bleed

Look at the video a few posts up QO posted, see his legs? Covered in chalk.

the last couple of USAPL meets ive been to they made it mandatory for the competitors wear knee length socks for the deadlift, if you didnt they wouldnt let you pull.
Yeah I've seen some that actually sell what looks like thicker wool socks that come up real high.
And that is actually a very good vid you posted, if one were to study that pull and pay attention to details, its perfect IMO.