Triumph United Japanese Heatseeker Lace-up Training Glove Review

[Mumrik]

Mmmmm... I've got a black pair of these waiting in a package I hope to receive tomorrow.

[ClampXVII]

Let us know what you think Mumrik

[bunzo7]

a black pair thats also lace ups?

[ClampXVII]

Originally Posted by bunzo7

a black pair thats also lace ups?

Yeah there are only 2 colors of both the lace ups and Hook and Loops. Red and Black. I'll take pictures and update this thread when my other ones come in.

[bunzo7]

cool..i thought you would get a pair thats HnL to compare to the lace ups but o well i'll leave that to someone else

[Mumrik]

Originally Posted by ClampXVII

Let us know what you think Mumrik

I will, but I went a bit overboard on my order, so it might take a while before I can give much more than a first impression:

[ClampXVII]

DAYUM!!! That's a big order. What was shipping like for all that to Denmark?

[Mumrik]

Don't ask ;-)

No really, it cost me quite a bit, but I had 37lbs of stuff to ship (not just gloves!).
Gloves are unbelievably expensive here. Fairtex and Twins cost around $150 mark, so it can't be anything other than a good deal even if shipping is expensive.

Funny anecdote: My last purchase was a pair of Twins BGVL-3s and after almost two months the leather still smells heavily of elephant/thai cow. The total lack of animal smell in any of the new gloves had me checking to make sure it was real leather


These are all my non-MMA related gloves and none of them were purchased here in Denmark. In fact, all but the Twins were bought in the US.
And yes, I do have a bit of a problem. I'm afraid this is becoming more of a collector thing 'cause I don't even use gloves more than a few times a week. I really should stop here... I just really want some Grants




Back on topic - Clamp is far better qualified to review the Heatseekers than I am, but if there is any need for comparisons between them and any of my other gloves, feel free to ask!

As for the poor man's Winnings comments - I've never touched a pair of Winnings, but I assume they are quite a bit softer than the Heatseekers. I'm not saying the Heatseekers are compact or hard, but they aren't exactly the pillows I've been lead to believe the Winnings are either.
Notice how the Rivals make the Heatseekers look classy?

[ClampXVII]

great collection man. $150.00 for a pair of gloves is pushing it for me. Well make sure you use the TUs first and let us know what you think of them. I should be getting my other pair this week.

[Mumrik]

I'll make sure to give the Heatseekers some work. If I get around to posting detailed impressions it probably makes the most sense to just keep posting it in this thread.


I actually had a whole post written up about not quite agreeing with you on the matter of wrist support, but then I wrapped my right hand and tried on the Heatseekers, the Rival RS2s and the Grant Campeon super bag gloves (until today the best wrist support I'd experienced).
I need a lot of support as weak wrists seem to run in my family - my dad gave up gymnastics because of it, my sister had to play basketball with a wrist support and I've had plenty of minor injuries to my wrists. This was what made me look towards boxing gloves after having been very disappointed in the support that the Thai gloves provided.

The wrap made quite a difference. Of the bunch the Heatseekers actually seem to have the best wrist support (something the other two usually get credit for too)! I was quite impressed when I tightened them up properly.

The padding around the wrist and underarm seems very compact and hard, so when the gloves are properly tightened it becomes almost like a soft cast. Your wrist will NOT be bending towards the thumb or the pinky. That axis is locked down very tight. There is still some inwards mobility by which I mean that you can curl your wrist a bit, but there is no way around needing that in the striking arts.