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Title: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: tugga_5 on December 05, 2010, 03:38:29 PM
I am interested in the batting gloves with the kangaroo leather palms and was wondering if anybody know what kangaroo leather is like? Feel?
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on December 05, 2010, 03:42:03 PM
Just a softer version of calf leather hence why it's more expensive on the end product....has been used on football boots before too
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: ProWannabe88 on December 05, 2010, 03:44:04 PM
The only sports gear I've had with the premium K leather were a pair of rather pricey umbro classic football boots. Got them
For Xmas one year and they were ridiculously soft and very very comfortable. The only problem was they took a lot of looking after, constant cleaning and dubbing and after a while the leather began to stiffen and crack. Once this happened it didn't take long for them to fall to bits. Rather annoying considering I took really good care of them  >:(
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on December 05, 2010, 03:58:59 PM
Same principle as any gloves with them I would think maximum comfort but not as long a product life ???
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: johnnyw on December 05, 2010, 04:05:12 PM
Kangaroo leather wont stretch
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Cover_Drive on December 05, 2010, 04:50:10 PM
Just a softer version of calf leather hence why it's more expensive on the end product....has been used on football boots before too

Is it same like Pittard palm in terms of softness or is softer than that as well ?
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: tugga_5 on December 05, 2010, 04:55:23 PM
Thats what I was wondering. Are they similar to pittards?
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: peplow on December 05, 2010, 07:20:30 PM
Kangaroo leather wont stretch

i dunno lots of footie boots that are made of the leather have a fair amount of give in them!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Howzat on December 05, 2010, 07:49:14 PM
Off topic but I hate Kangaroo leather boots, much prefer the synthetic ones like the preds. My reebok kangeroo ones are so heavy!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Damo1583 on December 05, 2010, 09:14:48 PM
Way too expensive and the red design look awful!!!!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Liam-SCCC on December 05, 2010, 09:34:40 PM
they are on about the kahuna players batting gloves!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: peplow on December 05, 2010, 09:38:27 PM
i know but i was giving an example of k leather being stretchy
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Liam-SCCC on December 05, 2010, 09:47:55 PM
I was on about damo's post!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: tugga_5 on December 05, 2010, 09:53:47 PM
Yeah I will probably end up getting those gloves. They are so expensive though!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Damo1583 on December 05, 2010, 11:10:13 PM
sorry, Kahuna batting gloves are proberly the best batting glove i have ever worn, expensive though!!! the Haddin red keeping glove will undoubtably be very well make and are proberbly the mutts nuts, but they are a terrible colour and cant justify the price!!!!
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: tugga_5 on December 05, 2010, 11:14:02 PM
You have the kangaroo leather ones?
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Liam-SCCC on December 05, 2010, 11:14:26 PM
I had kahuna ricky ponting gloves and i sold them as they were very weighty. My parents have bought me some 2010 blade 950 gloves for christmas. They were out when they arrived so i got them out and tried them on, they are very nice and light. On a par with my pumas
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: tugga_5 on December 05, 2010, 11:16:45 PM
I know this sounds a bit stupid but weight doesn't really bother me. I just care about the feel of the palms.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: langer17 on January 17, 2011, 05:55:39 AM
Kangaroo leather is what the top football boots are made of as it moulds to your foot so it doesn't stretch as much as other footy boots. Only problem is that it is illegal in many states. It should last longer than both Pittards and Sheepskin leather. Over here is oz, the Kook Kahuna players, kook blade 950 and GN ignite 1000le gloves use kangaroo leather and, to me, the Kook kangaroo leather feels different to the GN kangaroo leather which is weird to me, but they must use different thicknesses and dye it a different colour.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: SempreSami on January 17, 2011, 08:37:25 AM
Off topic but I hate Kangaroo leather boots, much prefer the synthetic ones like the preds. My reebok kangeroo ones are so heavy!
Predators are made of taurus leather.
Title: Re: Kangaroo Leather Gloves
Post by: Howzat on January 17, 2011, 05:10:47 PM
Predators are made of taurus leather.
Ahh right, the ones I have are the light blue Beckham Absolute ones which are synthetic