All Strike human head 'Pad'

I'm not overly impressed by their website. They seem to want to get retailers to stock the product but don't list partners. As a result there's no visible way of buying via the website or seeing cost. A look on google shows a similar paucity of information. How can I make an assessment on the viability of kit if I can't see how expensive it is against the kit I currently use for the same purpose?

 

Bytomic is one of their suppliers (the only one I know of in fact...) and they run them out at £81 each, inclusive of VAT, which I personally think is very steep - They are gonna need to be pretty spectacular, to warrant that price tag!!!

Regards,

Travess

 

Cheaper than a pair of Fairtex focus mitts though.

 

Again going back to the Ghost guys because they're people who visibly use them, the fact that you only need the one allows them to wear a boxing glove and simultaneously be feeder and padman, so they create new types of drill.

 

Their drills are pretty dynamic. I think the other reason they like it is because of their emphasis on angles.

 

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This was also a concern of mine, one, which after a live test of the equipment this morning, proved to be an unwarranted one. (Note: It may still be an issue for younger teens/adults with smaller hands/wrists)

Grip design: The whole in the back of the 'Head' is sufficient enough in size to get your fist in, but not too big that there is a lot of wiggle/movement on impact. In addition, the angle of the internal grip naturally places the wrist in a strong position, which ended up feeling no different than when wearing a standard set of hand pads.

Impact: After being on the receiving end of multiple strikes from my Instructor, (who hits like a bloody sledge hammer) I found that all of the impact pressure centered around my Shoulder/Triceps area, and that my wrists relatively unaffected.

I'd definitely give them a solid 7/10

Kind Regards

Travess

 

Looks like quite an innovative idea. Omni-directional targets have always been a bit of an issue when it comes to strike training - a lot of the solutions out there simply don't hold up to heavy use as well. This seems like a viable solution. That said, i see two major disadvantages:-

1: The price. At £80+ they are twice the price of even premium brand focus mitts and thai pads. Thai pads also have the added flexibility of being able to take heavy body shots (with focus mitts limited to lighter body shots).

2: Lack of pad-holder development. Good pad-holding will actually help improve your hand speed, as it keeps you in an active state. Both puncher and receiver are effectively going through their combinations and moving around each other. The receiver can even take pot-shots at the puncher if his guard drops or he becomes complacent.

I'd be more than happy to try one of these things out for a few months and see if i can develop some useful drills that exploit their advantages to the full (i'm always up for putting useful new products through their paces). HOWEVER, the price would need to drop to around the £50 before i take a punt on one! Until then, it's mitts, thai pads, and kickshields for me...

 

Like I said earlier, you can easily pay £100 for Fairtex or Twins pads. Indeed I just looked and you can pay up to £170 for Fairtex Thai pads

 

Really? Even with instructor discount? I get my firepower ones for under £40 and they're great quality.I think the fairtex are probably overpriced (and I would imagine the price drops with the trade discount).

 

No, that's retail. One of the reason so many of us use Blitz is because of their very good instructor discount. I use the Bad Breed Thai pads and they are nice but they aren't as well made as Fairtex.

 

I tried some Badbreed but returned them as they weren't as well made as the (cheaper) firepower ones. I particularly look for tight strong stitching and rounded edges because I use the pads as heads in a lot of my striking drills.