gear help

[tkdkid39]

hello

i am planning to get foam shin guards and cloth insteps and i was wondering which ones are thicher and which are comfy(sp?)

the macho dyno shin / forarms or the mti swift ones im leaning towards to the ones from mti w/ adidas cloth insteps. what do you say?

[bushido_man96]

Adidas usually has good equipment, but you would want to have a feel of both to get a good idea of what you want.

[tkdkid39]

yea thanks i have adidas right now but wanter to go w/ seperate shin and insteps

for feel do u think the foam they make their boote would work cuz i have a pair of each

[bushido_man96]

To me, the cloth ones are comfy, but I have done foamies, and have had no problems.

[Akaratechick]

I have had the shin pads and insteps that are washable but I always forgot to wash them and I've used the foam from Macho, century and the elastic which held them seemed to wear out fairly quick. I now use the Adidas pads which I like alot, no washing required and the elastic is holding firm. I wear the foam foot pads and they are ok

[aefibird]

Cloth pads absorbe more sweat that dipped foam ones. Plus, they're usually washable, either by hand or in machine, whereas dipped foam pads are usually cleaned by wiping them over with a cloth.

Usually it is just personal preference as to which people get, as both types are very similar. I prefer dipped foam hand pads but cloth shin guards.

[bushido_man96]

Many organizations have certain requirements as to what kind of pads are allowed to be worn at tournaments. When I was in the ATA, we had to have the dipped foam pads. In my current association, we were the cloth pads. You may want to check around, in case you want to do some competing, that way you get what you need.

[tkdkid39]

i have checked aroun an these are alwoed and i do have the cloth ones just i block alot w/ my shin i like nore pading

[quotSkeetquot]

Ihave the foam and the cloth ones, to me they both work great but they now have ringstar padded sole shoes that you can now fight in, in most tourneys.