bag gloves

[nivek535]

is this just marketing BS or real talk?


should i grab one of these for $30 or one of those big bulky 16oz stuff with big padding ****?

[nivek535]

i might as well use mom's oven mitts eh?

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Those are the gloves I used for the first 3 months of training. They work extremely well and they are better than any other glove size. I don't understand why fighters don't still use them.

[Mike_Erm]

is this just marketing BS or real talk?


should i grab one of these for $30 or one of those big bulky 16oz stuff with big padding ****?

I get what the guy is trying to say.. I work with a lot of old school boxing coaches who believe you gotta use small gloves on the bag and the mitts. Using 16 oz gloves in training all the time isn't the best thing, in my opinion. I would just get some 12 oz and 8 oz gloves. You could probably get those kind of glove for like $5 off of craigslist... $30 is a waste of money.

[juggernaut666]

Bag gloves are overall a poor choice, you cant punch accurate with them,and the risk of hurting your wrist multiplies along with hand cuts. better off with bigger gloves or actual mma training gloves that will give you all around more accurate and balance punches...this is marketing.The old timers used that kind of glove for one they didn't have the choices today and two they didn't generate with some of the same power on impact,they also used 5 ounce boxing gloves in real fights. n difference this glove has a Velcro wrap which may support the wrist but overall its still a bag glove try the 5 ounce mma ones to hit if you are looking for lighter gloves their excellent and no wraps necessary. theres different ways to strengthen hands ...this isn't one of them. If you are a power puncher I would not use them,you simply wont generate as much power as normal boxing gloves.


and honestly what he says is opposite the bigger gloves you wear the better it is when put on smaller ones for an actual fight or overall faster speed.Invest in high quality 16 ounces...spend the money quality goes along way

[The Problem]

Why the **** would use 16oz sparring gloves for bag/glove work?!?! Get 10z or if youreb igger guy get 120z

[nivek535]

think ill stick with 16oz to protect my fragile hands lol

[ShoulderRoll]

Those bag gloves are the type I use for hitting the heavy bag. Ever since the first day I walked into the gym, my trainer showed me the equipment and specifically mentioned these as being for that purpose.

They work great and if you're worried about your hands you can always wear wraps when you use them.

[Redd Foxx]

If you're a fan of arthritis, by all means go for it.
The "resistance" thing really doesn't matter when you're hitting the bag. The bag is for developing and applying power. Training in heavy gloves actually makes you faster when switch to a lighter glove for fights.
No, you won't actually develop arthritis but the hand pain and injuries you can incur are no joke. When you're spending the last 40 years of your life in pain, I'm betting that hitting the bag like a warrior suddenly seems a lot less cool.

[ShoulderRoll]

The "resistance" thing really doesn't matter when you're hitting the bag. The bag is for developing and applying power. Training in heavy gloves actually makes you faster when switch to a lighter glove for fights.

I don't know the science behind it but from experience I think what Russ Anber says feels right to me. You don't develop the fast twitch muscles as much when you use heavier gloves.

We do use bigger gloves in sparring and experience the "makes you faster" effect when we switch to lighter gloves, though.

The way I see it we are getting the best of both worlds by mixing up the training methods.