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Goalkeeper Glove
Goalkeeper Glove Washing: Why and How
How to preserve your Goalkeeper Gloves
Do you find that you get through too many pairs of goalkeeper gloves each season? Want to know how you can save your hard earned cash by reducing the amount of gloves you get through? Here I try to give you a few tips on how to do this.
One of the first things that you should always do when you get a new pair of goalkeeper gloves is to prewash them.
Pre-washing goalkeeper gloves involves unpacking the gloves and washing them in luke warm water. The reason behind prewashing the gloves is to get rid of the chemicals that are used during manufacture to preserve the latex.
I personally would recommend washing the gloves twice prior to their first use.
Never wash your goalkeeper gloves in a washing machine as this may well destroy any printing on the back hand (i.e. not the palm side) and may also impair stitching and the velcro strap over time.
If your gloves have been personalised, i.e. you have had your name printed on the velcro strap, the printing could well come off if you wash your gloves in the washing machine.
When drying your gloves – and this is very important – you should never dry them in direct sunlight, i.e. do not hang them out on the washing line; you should never dry them on or near to a radiator; and you should never dry them in a tumble dryer.
Using any of the methods above to dry your goalkeeper gloves could well dry out the latex completely, causing the latex to crack and therefore prove to be ineffective during further use.
Once you have used your gloves in a match (or training), you should always wash them especially if the ground is wet and therefore your palms have become dirty.
Many goalkeepers buy a pair of goalkeeper gloves for training and a more expensive pair for match play.
When training you nearly always use the palms of your goalkeeper gloves more than in a match situation.
You will often find that more expensive goalkeeper gloves will wear more quickly as they use more expensive and softer professional latexes.
These more expensive goalkeeper gloves will offer better adhesion and gripping properties on the ball when catching, but will last less which is why you should only use them in a match situation where you are using them less regularly.
Expensive professional latexes include Mega Grip, Giga Grip, Contact Lite, Aqua Foam and SuperSoft foams.
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