Have any of you heard of Acacia gloves or used them before? They seem to be a decent copy of the adidas Fingersave. They sell for $50 and seem a lot better than the Fingersave Academy, which are about $60. Any opinions?
My comment: I can't stand fingersaves and will never own a pair. Sorry, that doesn't really answer your question.
Because I don't like the feel of them. It makes my hand feel like a ping-pong paddle being all stiff, and using them I never made a save where the solid backhand actually resulted in a save. Oh yeah, and they promote bad technique.
http://webpages.charter.net/kwdusa/ there is a glove called the MegaSave that is $50 USD. Their gloves are made in the same factory as Uhlsport too they're a dutch company
at the beginning it is, all in all it's an "unnatural feeling". Unless you have finger injuries, or are playing indoor it's a waste of money IMO. There are way better gloves out there (fit and grip wise) for much cheaper.
I have had my FingerSave Ti's for about 7 months now,and I wouldent wear anything else. I had tried Reush or whatever and I found them not up to par with the fingersaves. However, I liked the removeable spines for easier cleaning.
I really like the Nike Kraken gloves. http://www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/football/product_details.aspx?pid=5914&cid=584&tid=
Are those the Kraken trainers or what? ...I like the Krakens for the most part except for the foam (the most important part). They don't last to long and at the slightest hint of moister they lost their grip.
It's my first pair of goalie gloves that I own. I like them so far,but I notice they are already wearing down a little bit. They are very comfortable and make the ball easier to catch (Like all gloves do,duh).
How long have you had them? If you take care of them (ie. wash them, don't leave them out in the sun) you really make them last a good while.
Does anyone know what gloves Oliver Kahn was using in the last world cup? I've been searching and I havent found anything.
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Just a flat palm and I'm almost certion that is doesn't have finger-save. As I said it's an SMU so it isn't avalible to the public...
What's an SMU? I heard a rumor that some guy came down from the stands and swiped Kahn's gloves after the final. Tried to sell them for something like 200K.
It's a specialy made glove. Most of the top level pros can get their gloves designed the way they want to and the company will usualy make it look like one of their gloves to boost sales. Here's a link discussing this... http://www.michaelseufer.com/kzforums/viewtopic.php?t=564
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The gloves Oli Kahn were wearing were the Adidas Response's. I don't remember what they retailed at but they were availible wit ES3 pal but I would think he wore them with supersoft.