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Originally Posted by !Nhan
Do you guys replace the palming when they start ripping?
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Originally Posted by skiiipi
almost cheaper to replace gloves nowadays
unless you have a really high end glove
you can get S19 glove on sale for as low as $70....and some other higher end gloves are all under $100
But if you have a pair of gloves that you really like, then I suppose its worth it
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It's all personal preference. Some guys don't care if there are no palms in their gloves and will use those until they die. Some guys (a lot of pros included) can't use anything but a brand-new palm, so they replace them often.
As skiipi said, if you have cheap gloves, or don't have a particular fetish for a glove, then you're better off just buying gloves on closeout. 99% of people in beer leagues will do this. There aren't too many places to do it locally. I think Scoff's is the only place locally that repalms (not sure if the guy at Great Pacific Forum is still there)
However, if you have a glove that you love (for me, these are Bauer 4-Rolls- I have 3 pairs), repalming is worth looking at for a few reasons:
- You don't have to break in gloves ever again
- You have access to other palm materials, such as digital, mustang, kangaroo, goat, etc. Nash is the standard you see on higher-end gloves nowadays. If you can score them somehow, MSH2 from Eagle is a cult-classic.
- If there was something you didn't like about the glove, you can get them altered for spare change. An example is putting in mesh gussets to improve breathability/cooling. That costs $5 per glove. Another thing you can do is shortening the cuff, or decreasing the volume of the glove for a slightly tighter fit
It's a lot of trouble, but for me at least it's worth it.