Paddling Gloves What Kind?

WayneK · Post by **WayneK** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:27 pm

I've seen several types of paddling gloves in the line-up. The most common seem to be a glove that fits over the entire hand. Recently, I saw a guy with a very slick design that looked like "brass knuckle"; the finger tips and palms were exposed. Anyone know the name of this design, or try them?

fooj · Post by **fooj** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:25 pm

Aquaclaws. They work pretty good, though they are the only type of paddling glove i've used so I have no comparison. They're a bit tricky to get on, make sure you try them on before buying them. The sizing may run a bit small.

http://store.yahoo.com/ebodyboarding/47-aq.html

WayneK · Post by **WayneK** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:43 pm

Those are the ones. Thanks

Wayne

albert · Post by **albert** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:23 pm

AHHHH NOOOO!!! PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS!!!!

Please leave the paddling gloves back in the 80's where they belong....

If there is one thing that is going to have an adverse effect the propagation of kneeboarding to the younger generations is if they keep seeing kneeboarders using gloves as well as flippers....

I dont mean to piss off anyone, but those things look uglier than sin...

What are the potential future generations of kneeboarding going to think

They arent even going to want to try kneeboarding if thats what they think is part of the standard equipment...

Thanks
Albert

SFKneelo · Post by **SFKneelo** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:39 pm

IMHO... yes and no.
Paddling gloves... no.
I really enjoy having neoprene gloves to keep the digits warm. It helps when I need to grab a rail (ducks etc.) This is for sub-55 temps... but I do tend to keep them on if there's a spike.
It does draw attention to your hands, so it isn't aesthetically pleasing. Oh well.

Nov · Post by **Nov** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:25 am

Looking ugly doesn't stop people from drop-knee bodyboarding

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Duane Bosch · Post by **Duane Bosch** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:54 am

I'm with Albert on this one.

Please lets leave those things in the 80's with Mullets, Glam Rock and pink wetsuits.

Besides they look like some sort of bondage accessory.

DrStrange · Post by **DrStrange** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:43 am

I dont mean to piss off anyone, but those things look uglier than sin...

Besides they look like some sort of bondage accessory.

Well gee whiz and golly gosh! And here I though I was KBing for the feeling. Personally I don't give a rat's ass about what someone else thinks about how I look. If I did, I'd probably get some plastic surgery and botox injections...

fooj · Post by **fooj** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:34 am

I don't use mine anymore. I tried them because I shed my flippers on small days. They helped with paddling but I found with careful wave judgement and practice there is very little difference. Hey guys it was just a phase. They have a very high kook factor, higher than drop knee in small waves. Maybe if they were flesh colored they'd be more stealth.

WayneK · Post by **WayneK** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:59 am

Those things are part of the "de-evolutinary process". Amphibianoid, with webbed feet now hands: lets work on gills and go all the way!
Stirring the pot

mutiny · Post by **mutiny** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:06 pm

the tools allowing each of us to experience the intangible vary from artist to artist. who cares how we look on our way there?

Steve Neal · Post by **Steve Neal** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:55 pm

Well said Tom for all of us are individuals the water are canvas our boards are brush . If we went along with the main stream we would all be stand up surfers rather than kneelos. Who cares what you look like are what you wear to each there own. I personally don't wear gloves but I do wear fins and always will .

stemple · Post by **stemple** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:55 pm

I kneeboard because it feels right for me, I don't care what other people think. We are all individuals. Albert, its cool you don't like gloves but it is bad form to bag someone elses way of riding or enjoying waves just because they do not meet your personal aesthetic or expectations.

I personally think comments like that shake one of the basic tenents of what kneeboarding is about. You are missing the point.

DarcyM · Post by **DarcyM** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:21 pm

I used to wear paddling gloves, and I didn't care how I looked. Except (vanity thy name is woman) I didn't like it when my hands weren't as tan as my lower arms when wearing short wetsuits in the spring and fall. I didn't think I looked like a kook, but I didn't wear them at all in the summer. I know a guy who rides a longboard and wears paddling gloves all year round. He's kinda odd, an experienced surfer but not one of the hotshots. He doesn't seem to catch any more waves than those without gloves. I don't think he looks like a kook (and he's a big enough guy that I don't think anyone would dare to tell him that either).

I'm currently in limbo about the gloves. Baden surely is a paddling machine with his gloves, but I'd hazard to guess he still would be without them. When I used them (many many years ago), and then quit, I came away with the impression that they didn't make a huge difference other than putting more strain on my shoulders.

Flippers I need, no question about it. If I don't wear flippers I feel like a kook. I'd like to go out in the water with as little "accessories" as possible - I don't even like wearing the fin socks but lately my feet have been telling me I need to.

It's hard to not label people by appearances, harder still in a sport where the magazines bombard us with images of how we should dress, what shades to wear, how to cut our hair, and who we should try to be. Look at how someone surfs before you make up your mind, no matter what they're riding. All of us kneelos are fashion rejects anyway ... goes without saying.

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:29 pm

I wore my Billabong paddle gloves for the first time in 9 months on Saturday in 3-4 foot surf. Came away with sore shoulders. I already have a rotator cuff injury in my right but had pain in my left also. I paddled differently as I learnt to do last year so I assume that the extra "grip" puts added strain on your shoulders.

I'm going to cut out most of the webbing and just use them as gloves for grip and warmth when it is cold.

Brendan

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Paddling Gloves What Kind?

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are gloves kook wear?