MMA Gear Review: Everlast EverGel Glove Wraps
Written by Mike on September 15, 2008 – 5:20 am -Among the products used as boxing, kickboxing or mixed martial arts training gear, handwraps are among the most used but the least noticed. These are of course the covering between one’s hands and gloves, that usually take time and patience to put around one’s hands. (Unless you like sweating directly onto your mma gloves.)
MMA Gear: Everlast EverGel Glove Wraps
The gear for review in this article is Everlast Evergel Glove Wraps, an alternative to said handwraps and is supposedy more convenient to wear and more protective. The product is meant to be worn under bag gloves or training gloves or alone for use on light bagwork or the speed bag. It comes in various colors as seen in the picture. (Keep in mind that unlike other mma gear such as board shorts, these wraps are not too visible under bag gloves and so the color may not be so important.)
As the name implies, there is a gel layer for the knuckles covered with neoprene for added protection. The strap for locking the wrist has Velcro. There is a hole in the palm and mesh on top of the hand area of the glove wraps for air circulation in this mma gear.
During actual use, the gloves are very comfortable and easily slip onto one’s hands. The gel layer more than adequately protects the knuckles from getting too sore. In addition, unlike the traditional handwraps used under mma or boxing gloves, EverGel glove wraps do not move within the bag gloves. Too much shifting of the handwraps will cause the knuckles to be less protected during training.
On the other hand, these EverGel glove wraps also have negative attributes for use as mma gear. Compared to the usual handwraps, the main hand covering of EverGel is elastic material. Thus, the carpals (i.e. small bones of the hand) are less secure. Furthermore, using the glove wraps on the heavy bag will show evident wear-and-tear after just one session. The instructions actually do not recommend heavy bag use with the glove wraps. In that case, better have the traditional hand wraps as mma gear on the next session when using the heavy bag. All in all, Everlast Evergel glove wraps are a timesaving alternative to the handwraps when one is NOT about to pound the heavy bag.
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