wraps?

[cmedinas88]

Are hand wraps frowned upon? I got two new bags and they are tearing my hands apart..

[Jollygood49]

I used the hand wraps a few times because of the same issue. The only problem I saw with them is they take a bit to put on and take off, also they unraveled and loosened from time to time. I went to the store and picked up a pair of these http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...13986.12598195. I've only had them for two weeks but am very happy with them. They double as weight lifting gloves also and really help me grip dumbbells are bars.

[fedora]

I got two new bags and they are tearing my hands apart..

I had the same problem when I started back up again in December. Handwraps do take more time to put on and take off. I've tried golfing gloves but after using them a while I noticed they don't hold up very well as they are not made of real leather. I just bought these off of ebay and they are working out pretty well. These gloves are made of goatskin so they will hold up better and they don't have very prominent seams on the striking area of your hands. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221185880283...84.m1423.l2649
But I've been weaning myself off of gloves slowing but surely as my hands toughen up. I'd use my bare hands until they'd get sore and then switch to the gloves so I wouldn't have to stop. I don't have to use them as often now, but occasionally I'll get a cut that will be really irritating so I'll put the gloves on until they heal up enough to take the pounding again.

fedora

[Speedbag]

Are hand wraps frowned upon? I got two new bags and they are tearing my hands apart..

No, not really. When I used them a lot years ago I would cut them down to less than half of the material. After the thumb loop I would do maybe 4 or 5 turns and then cut out the rest and sew the velcro attachment part to that end for a much less bulky feeling. the 4 or 5 wraps give you good hand/bone support and then most wraps make 8 to 13 more wraps, which maybe fine for heavy bag pounding and sparring but is really overkill for speed bag work.

just an opinion, but I really got tired of re-wrapping yards of material when they came loose.

[PunchDrummer]

I really like these: PMI Belay gloves. Soft, thin-enough, they cover the lower knuckle, the velcro wraps in the right direction for forward fist rolling, and they're easy to get off (leather loops to assist). Mild price - IHMO, well worth it for me. (And, I'm cheap, way too lazy to wrap, and motorcycle or lifting gloves weren't right.)

http://www.rei.com/product/767402/pmi-fingerless-belay-gloves,-medium?preferredSku=7674020032&cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-pla-_-product-_-7674020032&mr:referralID=1b135386-7adc-11e2-b779-001b2166c62d

[cmedinas88]

Thanks.for.the info everybody.

[Bag Man]

i use some harbinger weight lifting gloves, every once in awhile, when ever one of my knuckles on my right hand start to open up...ralph

Ditto here. I don't like wraps for a slightly different reason. I find they are too "soft." I like the harder feel of bare hands and the gloves are closer to that feel. Another option would be a fine stretch gauze with athletic tape wrapped over it. I use the gauze base for heavy bag work. The gauze really cuts down on the abrasions I was getting from the wraps. (For the HB I use wraps over gauze.) If you go this route, use non sterile gauze though. Sterile gauze costs too much, and no need to pay the extra.

Bag Man

[Bag Man]

...that's a good idea with the gauze, wouldn't have never thought about that one...ralph

Thanks.

My knuckles, particulary around my pinkies, where constantly bleeding from the sawing of the wraps when working the heavy bag. (I use old school bag mitts, might be as much of an issue with a more substantial bag glove.)

Title and Ringside have what they call Mexican gauze. I found that non sterile gauze such as that made by Dynarex works just as well. If it's non-sterile, it's cheap enough to toss after use.

Bag Man