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[dunc2610]

I've had on and off over the years several pairs of GN gloves, Powerbow Test, E41 and Kaboom gloves, now whilst initially comfy and supple after very few uses two things happen: -

a) the area over the heel of my left hand (rh bat) becomes worn incredibly quickly something that GM and Kookaburra gloves have never done and
b) the supple palm becomes quite hard, I don't bat a lot infact I've only played 10 games this year due to work, and one of my pairs of E41 gloves are starting to go hard already.

Is this a charateristic of GN gloves due to the palms they use, it seems to be a huge week point for otherwise lovely softs. I was thinking about getting some Legend gloves, but I'm really not so sure!!

[Vitas Cricket]

The Legend palm is different, whether it is better or worse for you, i have no idea.

I haven't noticed this problem with any of my GN gloves, i don't sweat much and i am not what i would describe as a handle clencher, so perhaps i am less prone to wearing gloves out. I have noticed a small amount of wear on the thumbs of my GN gloves on the bottom hand where i hold the bat with finger and thumb, but nothing drastic from a lot of use.

Feel free to borrow my Legend gloves (used only a few times, but i have scuffed them up a bit with a desperate slide!) next time you are in the shop mate, or indeed i can drop them off when i am passing on my way to Hunts one day, use them at a few winter nets and see whether they work for you. I don't plan to use them much so they may as well help you to see if you want to buy a pair of not

[dunc2610]

Sounds like a plan!! Are they OSM

I love the E41 and Kaboom gloves, its only the GN that I've ever had this issue with, I noted a lot of other brands have an additional waer patch at this point for this very reason I guess?

[Vitas Cricket]

Bloody oaf hands! Mine are mens. You can still have a look at them though, the palm is different.

Many other brands have a wear patch yes, not sure why GN don't. A DIY bodge job would be to patch it yourself with a strip or two of leather, i've done something similar to cover a hole, works pretty well.

[dunc2610]

Manly hands!! And Mens will be fine to try the E41 and KAbooms are mens and fit ok!! Just tighter across the palm! And my old powerbow gloves have a patch that a shoe repairer applied for me lol!!

[SOULMAN1012]

Like Jake has said I have never had a problem with GN gloves, but I also do not grip the bat tight or sweet a lot. The grip on your bat may play a part mate as scale & octopus grips destroy the palms on gloves best to use a chevron, hybrid or spiral grip in my opinion.

[dunc2610]

I have to say I don't bat long enough to sweat a lot lol!!! So its a marginal amount of moisture thats doing it?

As for grips I have chevron grips already, with regards to grip is there anything I can do to coach myself in to not gripping so tightly, I never thought I did if this is a reason for the above average wear?

[cheese]

This is the state of my E41 100le gloves


Sad that the gloves have worn so much!
It is worst on the thumb so I taped the thumbs up to stop them wearing all the way through...
Now I'd do sweat a lot and do grip the bat handle quite tightly, I use a GM control grip so it isn't to abrasisive a surface and I have used chevrons aswell and it hasn't stopped this heavy wear happening, it's also happened to a lesser extent to my 2012 sausage style Gray Nics Legends and my Gray Nics Oblivion E41 Test gloves, but not on my Gray Nics Maverick F1 Elites...

[Liam-SCCC]

Notice how your bottom hand is so much more worn that your top hand Ollie!

[dunc2610]

Mine are nowhere near that bad but then I've not batted much in then. But for the amount I have they've when quite a lot.  The new legend gloves have a pittards palm so I wonder if they'll fair any better? Shame the prestige ones don't as I love the look of them.  Might get some anyway for the collection.