Monday 21 January 2013

Lacrosse glove review: Brine Superlight

Proudly promoted as being the least heavy gloves within the Brine group, the Brine King Superlight lacrosse gloves weigh in at only 6oz. They're the 1st glove in the Superlight selection where a remarkable level of weight has been taken away by the usage of high-tech elements during the manufacturing methods.

They include a dual fabric build of quality leather and high grade nylon knit ensuring longer wear and stronger protection. They also have superb back hand venting and twin density foam that makes these a castle for your hands. This new palm design allows improved breath-ability, mobility and flexibility. The floating cuff helps to decrease odor and help you to tailor its placement with its flexible style. The gloves is available in 12" and 13" sizes and are perfect for all positions.

Good areas

Totally light-weight glove

The Brine King Superlight lacrosse gloves are basically that, ultra light. They weigh just roughly 6oz which is crazy. By changing core fabrics for lightweight ones and using dual density foam, Brine has been in a position to decrease the surplus weight significantly.

Good little finger safety

The Brine King Superlight gloves do consider finger safety seriously and also have included several quality features. They include an added pad on the side that's intended to supply protection for your small finger. That is very common on gloves nowadays, and I'm glad it was not amongst the things they excluded in their route to super light gloves.

Good feeling and break in quickly

One exceptional feature of these gloves is the holding grip. It's very comfortable, includes a nice texture and is set to perform from the beginning. The holding grip is remarkably good, but with a taped shaft it's maybe just a little too good. You just require a handle that has a small quantity of grip for the gloves.

The Brine King Superlight gloves seriously feel great after you first put them on. They really feel like they form to your hands basically because they take virtually no time to break-in. The thumb was a little bit inflexible at the beginning, but massaging it loosened it up. The palm fabric worked well when damp. It is great to discover that they continue to do the job because certain gloves can get quite slippery when they get damp.

Hands stay cool and dry

The palms and the fingers on the Superlights feature 2 main air flow parts. Meant to continue to keep your hands free of moisture are the mesh inserts in the palm which promote air flow. More air movement is made possible via the mesh inserts inside the fingers.

Brine has integrated a moisture management lining inside the Superlight's that is intended to absorb excess sweat. In high performance equipment, these linings are a common addition and function really well. I am amazed to see it in gloves at this particular price point. The one thing to watch, or smell for, is the odor as they eventually get somewhat stinky after a while.

Not so good features

Do not extend very far past the hand

The Brine King Superlight gloves do not run much more past your wrist, but this appears to be the way it is for gloves currently. This lower profile style seems to be all the rage, but I do not really like how short these are. The benefit is the fact that your wrist movement is not actually obstructed in anyway.

General protection is so-so

The padding at the rear of the hand and fingers will be the major talking point of these gloves. The padding on the King Superlight's is alright, but definitely not what you'd call excellent. As I squeezed the cushioning, there wasn't the same stiffness and hardness which you get from the very best gloves. Hard checks will surely be felt right through the gloves. You are certainly likely to feel the slashes if you play in a league that checks really hard. This lowering of padding might be a consequence of the weight reduction efforts, but let's hope not.

Summary

You'd definitely have to concur that the Brine King Superlight lacrosse gloves are excellent gloves, especially when you've played with them for a little bit. They're not what I would call superb; but they are not awful either They don't really delight me with their coverage or with their toughness. I simply can't see these gloves being qualified to work in the great leagues.

These gloves would be appropriate to non-offensive players and players that compete in leagues in which the slashing isn't that full on. These would probably be best suited for defenders and high school players. Junior players do not get much focus because the smallest size is 12". But having stated all that, the Brine Superlight lacrosse gloves rapidly break-in, have great grip, are light-weight and very comfortable.


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