KNOW WHEN TO LET A GOOD GLOVE GO

From Muay Thai Guy

Whether it’s due to the color, the feel or the lovely ‘snap!’ you hear when you hit, everybody has a favorite pair of gloves.

It’s like having a favorite shirt – everything about it just feels right and it makes you feel good about yourself. But, like all things that are worn too much, it’s hard to admit when it’s simply time to let them go and get a new pair.

Here are some tell-tale signs that it’s time to go shopping for a pair of shiny, new gloves:

“AM I SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THEM?”

#1 – HOLES & TEARS:

One of the most annoying things about having gloves is that they can tear in odd places and get holes in them. For the most part, if the tear happens within a month or two of you getting the gloves, the gloves themselves are still fine to use, and the tear or hole is nothing but a cosmetic defect.

But if the padding is coming through the holes and you end up scratching other people/yourself during training beca...