glove wearers??

rusty7 · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 2 City: charleston

i have found myself wanting to wear gloves when i ride so i can hold on better and longer to the handle. i have a moteratly cheap handle from a local boat store but it has good grip. i can ride without gloves but only for a few pulls before i have no more strength to hold the handle when carving or jumping....

does anyone else wear gloves or am i alone on this one????

acej92 · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 56 City: MIA

i wear gloves a lot. it keeps my hands from getting tore up and i have pretty bad nerve damage in my left hand so it eases the pain a little bit.

GuitsBoy · Posted: Jul 26, 2005 11:10 am Post subject:

If youve got your reasons to wear gloves, go for it, but dont expect much love from the folks here. Theyll make fun of you like you ride the short bus to school.

colefooter · Posted: Jul 26, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject:

Prepare to be flamed Very Happy

I use to wear gloves when i had a old rubber handle but now with my premier handle im good.

rusty7 · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 2 City: charleston

yea i was looking around at new ropes and handles. any suggestions for a cheap maybe combo set.............

im off to go board now later

ridehatzic · Posted: Jul 26, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject:

I don't use gloves. I went bare hand from the beginning of the season and now have SWEET calices(spelling?) built up. i can use rubber brick handle and not have pain.

acej92 · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 56 City: MIA

yea that's fine...flame me, but really i had my left ring finger crushed in a 1 ton pneumatic press last summer. had to have it completely reconstructed and right now the only feeling i really have in it is pain. so when i'm trying to pull a trick through and the handle snaps out of my hand, it gives me a little protection instead of turning me into the driver for an hour

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

gloves

DadKid · Outlaw Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 140 City: Ottawa

I bought some gloves on the advice of someone (could have been a skier Embarassed

) who said they'd improve my riding. The gloves sat in a bag for a year and I finally took one out today and put it on my hand but I just couldn't do it. I have to ride bare Wink

Only problem is my ring cuts into the flesh of my finger.

acej92 · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 56 City: MIA

sounds painful....i'd be careful riding with a ring tho. i was talking to my aunt who is a nurse in milwaukee and she said a guy came in the other day and his finger had been torn off in a wakeboarding accident cuz his wedding ring caught on the rope when he fell (don't ask me how). just a word of warning

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

no gloves for mwah

lake erie waker · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 47 City: eastlake

gloves are a great idea. I got some for myself and my girl. they really help in the long run.......like someone else said the help your hands from getting trashed. I'm a construction worker and i don't use gloves at work , but i do need them on the water. I bought a pair for about 26 bucks and man was it worth it.

w4k3b04rd3r57 · Outlaw Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 131 City: Boca

i dont use gloves because i cant get good handle passes with them i always drop it with them

Damon · Posted: Jul 27, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject:

rusty7, do whatever makes you most comfortable... don't worry about what we have to say.

marcuskg · Posted: Jul 29, 2005 6:05 am Post subject:

iv never tried wearing gloves, is ther a big difference in feel to the handle?

wakeboarder324 · Criminal Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 City: scottsdale

should you always wear gloves or should you try to use your bare hands instead Rolling Eyes

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jonsmith2340 · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 370

This came up in a previous post on this same topic. I wear gloves in the spring and fall becuase when you ride in the midwest during those times gloves help keep the hand warm!

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

try no gloves and see how it is... i have no trouble holding on the handle w/o gloves at all

freeflow1 · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 9 City: Concord-ish

I don't really see how gloves would help you hold on longer, that seem's like more of an arm and hand strength issue to me. Push-ups and hand work-outs (is there such a thing?). But if gloves help, to each his own. I have a crappy no-name handle that used to hurt a lot, but now it doesn't bother me at all, so my opinion is that it's just a waste of money you could spend on other things, and we all know there are plenty of things to spend your money on in wakeboarding.
(peace)

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

dont buy gloves. dont wear gloves. save the money buy a nice handle. dont buy rope/handle combos either. i was trying an 06 proline handle the other day and i think it could quite possibly be the end of blisters. i dont want to finish the end of the season without it but i have to wait for 06 like everyone else.

shadowfox · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: N Tex

My wife tried them once and hated the feel, she wanted to try and see if it would make it more comfortable. However, my bro-inlaw wears them because he had trouble holding on to the handle. I dont wear them. I think what it comes down to is what are you comfortable doing. If you like it do it.

surfersarah · Posted: Aug 17, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject:

i have a basic handle too, if i ride for more than half an hour i have purple diamond imprints in my palms Mad

gotta get a new handle before next season!

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 17, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject:

i tried gloves but didnt like them, but then again they were some BMX gloves lol

intotheflats · Posted: Aug 17, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

I hate wearing gloves when I ride. I like to be able to feel the handle, it helps when doing handle passes. Maybe look into getting a better handle like the foam grips. You can ride all day and your hands won't hurt at all.

Blake · Posted: Aug 18, 2005 6:39 pm Post subject:

intotheflats, Word... Gloves are like fat chicks; they are cool until someone see's you with them on you.

All joshing aside, your body will build up a tolerance to anything. Your hands will get adapted to the rigors of a bad grip and will create a calus on the trouble areas. Either let nature do its thing, or invest in a better grip.

Trust me, the people who use them are to big of pansies to let their body fix itself, and in turn are going to be punished with pointing and laughter, followed by, "your a f*g" comments... And they do somewhat hender performance.

<--- Glove hater

jmac2173 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 145 City: h-town

yea either buy a good handle or suck it up ur hands will slowly get used to it the more u ride.

Dillard · Criminal Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 74 City: Evansville

gloves are for old skiers

tmbrown · Outlaw Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: East Roseville

I bought gloves when we were all learning... it made it easier for everyone to hold the rope... I still wear them because the handle feels too small, but when I get a little better, I'll prob. suck it up or just buy a handle that I like. They def. helped people first starting out though to last through a few attempts at getting up. I couldn't do full gloves though - my g/f and I both use the 3/4 finger gloves.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject:

my uncle bought gloves and i used them and it made the handle more slippery.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject:

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DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:

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Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

i dont wear gloves. But in this past month i have some callises. So the bar doesnt hurt or tear up my hand at all.

stan · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 33

I started with gloves but afther a while when ı started to do grabs they really started to hate them Dont loaugh ı couldnt feel the board Very Happy

Johny_WA · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 231 City: Longview, Wa

gloves lesson the amount of force needed to keep a hold on the handle. This is unfortunately not good for you. By using gloves, you're depriving your body of the chance to increase muscle stamina. No gloves makes your body adapt and soon, within 3 weeks your arms and hands will have increased their muscle stamina 10 fold...

Tmac1 · Posted: Aug 24, 2005 11:56 am Post subject:

and, if you wear one glove you look like Michael Jackson -- that's cool. Cool