In the name of disclosure, I received the XProTex batting gloves in exchange for a review. But, at the same time, you know, I don’t play (not about product reviews anyway) and my opinions are my opinions without influence.
If you don’t trust me, how about the opinions of the likes of professional athletes like Bengie Molina and Omir Santos.
Omir Santos says he’d wear them for free.
If the professionals will wear them for free, who am I to argue. A few other major selling points in my book:
The gloves have a flexible layer of an impact-absorbing, rubber-like composite placed strategically where pitches are most likely to hit.
XProTeX representatives say the gloves reduce the impact of a player being hit by a 100 mph pitch to the equivalent of 39 mph, decreasing the chances of significant injury to the hands and wrist.
The gloves work in tandum with a group known as Stop Sports Injuries and you can get more information on that by visiting their site www.stopsportsinjruies.org.
The gloves are supported by one of the most popular sports injury physicians in the nation, Dr. James Andrews. I have personally seen Dr. Andrews myself as a collegiate athlete so let’s just say, I’d give him my heart to hold in his hands if he recommended it. The gloves…a no brainer.
And, also XProTeX works with Dr. Marcus Eilliott, a Harvard trained physician and doctor for the New England Patriots specializing in the development of elite athletes. He can offer some great tips around protecting children in sports.
Check out this small video clip of my oldest son using the gloves…we have a five gallon bucket with 60 balls in it. They hit 60 at a time and then switch. They do this 4 or 5 or 10 times every afternoon depending on how much energy the adults around here have. But, if you look around, you can find video clips of our homemade pitching machine too.
Here you go, what do you think?
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