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As promised, here is a brief review of the Thaismai bag mitts.
A lot of what I will say here has been said in an earlier thread, but I thought it worthwhile to give my thoughts in a more collected manner.
So I have had these Thaismai bag mitts for a few weeks now and have used them quite a bit. I have been rotating them with my normal bag gloves.
Makedansure has been something of an evangelist for bag mitts on the heavy bag and he recommended these to me. They were cheap ($25 shipped) so I thought I'd try them out.
Feel: while they certainly fit like a glove after having been broken in, the disparity between the pre- and post- break-in is not that great since the padding used in the glove is not terribly thick. On the heavy bag and DE bag these feel really great. As one might expect, they are highly responsive. The best thing about them, in my opinion, is the feel of really puncturing the bag with your punches. As mentioned in a lot of posts, one must be mindful of one's technique with these gloves. If you punch improperly, you can injure yourself. That said, if your technique is good, these are really fantastic to work with. Imagine the responsiveness you get with your favorite bag glove. Then multiply it by five. That's the sort of experience these mitts afford. You can make a perfect fist with these. I have gone just as hard with these gloves as my 19oz. Zeus gloves with no problems.
Fit: I normally wear a L when it comes to gloves, but I was told that these run somewhat small and got the XL. The XL fits perfectly. My only complaint is that the very tip of the glove sometimes presses up against my fingers (e.g., when I throw thousands of uppercuts consecutively). It almost feels like a string is pressing up against the tip of my middle finger. I can move my finger to the side of this string, but it's not comfortable. But this has only been an issue a few times. Also, I have found that my knuckles are more liable to abrasions. I have gotten skinned on my middle knuckle on both hands with these. It hasn't been terribly serious and the issue might have well been my handwraps. There is a lot of padding at the end of the hand (not quite the finger tip but around that area), which I don't really understand. But it's fine.
There is a thumbless and a thumbed option. I initially purchased the former (and have been using that one), but I also bought a pair of full-thumb mitts as well (for the same price). With regard to the former, I have not had any issues with my thumbs getting skinned. Others have mentioned that this can be an issue, though.
Durability: I'm not sure how durable these gloves will be. They don't seem like they'll fall apart any time soon. Moreover, the padding that is used on these is probably not the sort that will tear or break down (at least this is my assumption given the nature of the glove).
Appearance: I don't think anyone will be buying these because they are flashy. They look pretty simple and straightforward. Actually, they have an old school look to them which is pretty bad ass. The leather is nice, the stitching is straightforward.
I can understand why someone would use bag mitts exclusively for the heavy bag. I mix it up and will sometimes use normal training gloves and sometimes the bag mitts. I must confess that on almost every occasion that I switch gloves while working the heavy bag, if I use the mitts at any point, I will usually end up returning to them after a round or so and finishing my workout with them because they feel so much sharper than other gloves. The reason I don't use the mitts exclusively on the heavy bag is simply because I'm worried that I will grow too accustomed to their lightness. This may not be a realistic fear, but this is my rationale. If weight were not a factor, I would 100% use these alone on the heavy bag. I recently injured my finger tendon (don't really know how) and the mitts are much more agreeable than other gloves simply because it is much easier to make a fist.
[I would also add, having used at least one pair of fight gloves on the heavy bag with regularity, that these are, for a lot of reasons, preferable to fight gloves on the heavy bag.]
TL;DR: bag mitts good and cheap. worth trying out. they are great.
And here are pictures:
A lot of what I will say here has been said in an earlier thread, but I thought it worthwhile to give my thoughts in a more collected manner.
So I have had these Thaismai bag mitts for a few weeks now and have used them quite a bit. I have been rotating them with my normal bag gloves.
Makedansure has been something of an evangelist for bag mitts on the heavy bag and he recommended these to me. They were cheap ($25 shipped) so I thought I'd try them out.
Feel: while they certainly fit like a glove after having been broken in, the disparity between the pre- and post- break-in is not that great since the padding used in the glove is not terribly thick. On the heavy bag and DE bag these feel really great. As one might expect, they are highly responsive. The best thing about them, in my opinion, is the feel of really puncturing the bag with your punches. As mentioned in a lot of posts, one must be mindful of one's technique with these gloves. If you punch improperly, you can injure yourself. That said, if your technique is good, these are really fantastic to work with. Imagine the responsiveness you get with your favorite bag glove. Then multiply it by five. That's the sort of experience these mitts afford. You can make a perfect fist with these. I have gone just as hard with these gloves as my 19oz. Zeus gloves with no problems.
Fit: I normally wear a L when it comes to gloves, but I was told that these run somewhat small and got the XL. The XL fits perfectly. My only complaint is that the very tip of the glove sometimes presses up against my fingers (e.g., when I throw thousands of uppercuts consecutively). It almost feels like a string is pressing up against the tip of my middle finger. I can move my finger to the side of this string, but it's not comfortable. But this has only been an issue a few times. Also, I have found that my knuckles are more liable to abrasions. I have gotten skinned on my middle knuckle on both hands with these. It hasn't been terribly serious and the issue might have well been my handwraps. There is a lot of padding at the end of the hand (not quite the finger tip but around that area), which I don't really understand. But it's fine.
There is a thumbless and a thumbed option. I initially purchased the former (and have been using that one), but I also bought a pair of full-thumb mitts as well (for the same price). With regard to the former, I have not had any issues with my thumbs getting skinned. Others have mentioned that this can be an issue, though.
Durability: I'm not sure how durable these gloves will be. They don't seem like they'll fall apart any time soon. Moreover, the padding that is used on these is probably not the sort that will tear or break down (at least this is my assumption given the nature of the glove).
Appearance: I don't think anyone will be buying these because they are flashy. They look pretty simple and straightforward. Actually, they have an old school look to them which is pretty bad ass. The leather is nice, the stitching is straightforward.
I can understand why someone would use bag mitts exclusively for the heavy bag. I mix it up and will sometimes use normal training gloves and sometimes the bag mitts. I must confess that on almost every occasion that I switch gloves while working the heavy bag, if I use the mitts at any point, I will usually end up returning to them after a round or so and finishing my workout with them because they feel so much sharper than other gloves. The reason I don't use the mitts exclusively on the heavy bag is simply because I'm worried that I will grow too accustomed to their lightness. This may not be a realistic fear, but this is my rationale. If weight were not a factor, I would 100% use these alone on the heavy bag. I recently injured my finger tendon (don't really know how) and the mitts are much more agreeable than other gloves simply because it is much easier to make a fist.
[I would also add, having used at least one pair of fight gloves on the heavy bag with regularity, that these are, for a lot of reasons, preferable to fight gloves on the heavy bag.]
TL;DR: bag mitts good and cheap. worth trying out. they are great.
And here are pictures:
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