Friday, 23 November 2012

Product Endorsement Time! - GLOVES

After using many many gloves, there is only one glove to get in this Singapore weather.

The Rain Grip Glove by FootJoy.

It's made with this material SuedeMark which really wicks the moisture and sweat from you. And the grip is not affected when its moist with sweat. I sweat a ton, so these are great. The dorsal surface is made up of a tight mesh material called QwikDry Knit and it also helps to get rid of the water.

The palmar surface of the glove really lasts. Normally I run through the leather gloves quickly because of the how the sweat affects the leather and the wear down of the leather at the grip points. Further it grips as good as leather. Never liked the synthetic gloves because they start to slip when it gets moist.

Been using my current pair for a few months, but I usually rotate around a few pairs of gloves. And as the glove gets older I use it mainly for pitching and half swings, as the grip does start to get affected a bit with repeated use. Another sign of wear is the elastic bits of the QwikDry Knit starts to break and you can see some whitish/plasticky strings. But if it were any other pair of glove, it would be in the bin by now.

Tried the Fit 39ex glove too, the grip isn't very good. So I don't recommend.

The other glove which I would recommend is the FootJoy SciFlex. Great grip and comfort. But not durable in humid / Sunny Singapore. Good for the Course, but on the Range I sweat too much.

Another point to note. The glove only comes in Black, with a few Stitchings and logo to give it colour. Thinks the stitching comes in white,red, yellow, black, blue among other colours. But thankfully, unlike black leather gloves, the black pigment/dye doesn't come off onto your white shirt in the wet.

Currently the Price is SGD19+, with 20-25% discount, you can get it from $15-$15.80.

Overall Rating.
Comfort 5/5
Durability 5/5
Performance with Sweaty Persons 5/5
Looks 5/5
Value for Money 5/5


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