Twins Special BGVL3 Review - What the quality control?!
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2020
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Today, Muay Thai type Twins Special gloves.
Stay tuned to see me hit the heavy and double end bag and hear about my gripes and praises about these gloves.
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Here is the link for the pair of gloves seen here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B006QN87JQ/...
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I've bought Twins special for my first gloves. I also tried Fairtex but didn't fit my hand as well so I got a pair of Twins
I got a blue/sky blue 14 oz. Twins Special in 2015 that are the best gloves I've ever had. Feel really durable, and was so stiff it took 6 months to break-in. I was so amazed by the quality and swore by Twins Special. They still look brand new 7 years later, but my weight now requires me to use 16 oz. for sparring. Today in 2022, I just got my new 16 oz. Twins and... they feel lighter, and loose, as if they didn't pack in as much foam. The leather is softer, it feels more broken-in than my 7 year old 14 oz... in a bad way. I can close my fist all the way and bend my knuckles 90 degrees down with no effort -- which is something I can't do on my older model. Dunno if the quality just went down over time, or I got really lucky with my old ones. They're both from an official seller. I got a Twins Special Headgear at the same time as the new order, and the quality on that feels comparable to my old gloves.
Just weighed them. My new 16 oz right glove weighs less than my 14 oz:
2015 14 oz Twins:
Right: 12.94
Left: 12.48
2022 16 oz Twins:
Right: 12.38
Left: 13.54
From my experience speaking with another manufacturer that deals with handmade goods, this is something that happens. Market conditions, techniques and many other things can make handmade products vary.. it’s a bummer sometimes but also can be good in your case with your old gloves
I agree with the comments here. When it comes to weight its a gamble. In my case I have the same model BGLV3's in 14 oz, weighed them out and both hands were at 16 oz. In some case you'll get more or less. For me they worked perfect cause I left them just for sparring due to the weight. They are tight but they just need to broken in. If you have very long fingers maybe not the best glove. I have close to 9 inch hand circumference and they work perfect for me plus the quality for price can't be beat.
I’m totally not sure how to feel now that they don’t have a normal pattern of the weight issues but glad to hear you have a good set for sparring. Mine are still rather tight after having them this long so I believe it’s a design thing.. either way it’s more of an issue because of me I believe
@@LocalDallasMan Yeah I see what you are saying. The important thing is that you buy them from a local distributor shop specialized in boxing or mma. They say twins are the most pirated glove out there. My local shop gets their stuff directly from Thailand cause they also get their custom heavy bags made there. I'd be a little iffy when you get shorthanded in weight cause they are saving in padding. Overweight is okay cause when they referr to the oz it's referring specifically on the paddding. So 14 oz on padding plus the rest of the glove in my case which comes out to 16oz.
@@LocalDallasMan Oh I forgot to mention I recently bought the Rival RB2 2.0 Bag Gloves. Went with medium thinking of having a compact light bag glove. Saw some other videos and got the idea they would weigh 12 oz.max. I went ham on the heavybag and felt my right arm a little sore with a tweak. Plus the gloves felt a little heavy so I decided to weigh them as well. To my surprise 18 oz on both hands which is crazy! Rival has been getting some shit for Q.C. and I can see why now. Awesome looking gloves though with good protection. Like I said before if it's overweight it's still okay cause in my eyes I know I'm not getting screwed in terms of the amount of material or padding on the glove. For other people out there you can't go wrong on having a 16 to 18 oz glove cause the padding will be perfect for sparring and a heck of a workout when it comes to using them on the bag. If you do decide to get in the 10 to 12 oz range your best bet is to just get a good bag mit with thumb protection. That way you'll hit that sweet spot on a nice lightweight glove for conditioning your wrist and knucks as well as getting used to making a proper fist everytime you land.
Great video and channel. Thank you for sharing. I have the same gloves 16oz and they are fine
Thank you so much for that, it really means a lot!
That's some information to make me think twice about the glove's weight I'm about to buy. Thanks!
Glad I could shed some light! I hope you enjoy your new gloves!
The weight really has very very little to do with 12, 14, 16 oz etc, this is because when gloves were originally made they used horse hair as a measure to regulate the protection of the glove. This really should be a thing of the past as different foams perform very differently to horse hair. The institution's should bring in another, say "compression system rather than weight.
The weight disparity of under 18oz is okay when you think about it. As Thai gloves are shorter in the wrist much of that excess weight would normally be there in a more 'boxing' glove. Twins are very well known for being a safe sparring glove, so ample protection for your sparring partner in the knuckle area. In my humble opinion that is. More weight up front may make the glove too cumbersome.
I got the 16 oz bgvl 3 in wine red. And the weight off my gloves is 14.6 oz both hands.
Fitting on fingers is tight at the beginning, but loose up after breakin in.
Very good glove and happy with it. Now its broken in I can make a very thigth fist with it. Only con is that the finger part can be short of you have long finger. The padding on the finger part dont completely cover my fingers. But when I make a fist thats no problem anymore.
Im 1.86 cm and 100 kg, maybe I also try if an 18 oz fitts better
Im 16 190cm 95kg i ordered them in 16oz is that a Problem ?
@@venqu7059 with your measurments there is also a chance that it will be thight. But I think it will be no problem. Give the gloves time too break in and then you will notice that you invested in a very good glove
Hey, I just found your video. Great review and a bummer they were underweight, how are they doing these days? Also; what system did you use to hang your heavybag? Mine well off the support beam in my attic, so I’m looking for better ways to mount it and not have it kill me haha
Honestly I wasn’t fond of them and ended up donating them to my gym but they are holding up well with heavy use, I can say that at least. For my heavy bag, I am fairly certain I used “toggle bolts” into the biggest support beam in my attic. I purchase I believe the title branded mount but I may be mistaken.. it’s been a while.. hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video!!
Thank you my bro!!
Enjoy watching .
Thanks!!
did the finger room spread abit? only thing putting me off them is the small hand compartment and theres not store here so i can try them on
I just checked and they are still a tad tight near my pinky finger. I do have Shrek hands though so if you have regular sized hands they will probably be fine for you.
@@LocalDallasMan thanks mate. ive asked on so many videos but no ones bothered replying. i might have to bite the bullet and buy a pair
@@MrEnduroVlogs you are welcome!
I love twins, but their weight is usually off. I had a pair of "12oz" that used to spar with because they weighed 15.5oz each lol. Great gloves and padding but it is a bit of a gamble if you want an accurately weighed glove.
I will agree with you there.. they are well built and solid gloves but for sure lacking in QC.. I just don’t get the logic of how wild the weights are compared to what they’re advertised as.
@@LocalDallasMan surprisingly enough, a lot of Thai brands are like this. I had a pair of "14oz" yokkao that were 12oz each. Similar thing to my friend and his 10oz Windy's, they weighed at 14oz each. Yokkao has gotten better with this though.
@@RickyHX225 aye thanks for the info! I have considered both of those brands and I’ll definitely get yokkao over windy based on that
@@LocalDallasMan no problem! The yokkao Matrix gloves are my favorite to spar with. Combat Corner champion gloves are a close second.
@@RickyHX225 yoo thank you very much!! I recently got on the rep program with combat corner so I’ll check those out before yokkao
I'm waiting for some 16 oz twins they are not going to be 16oz. They are not cheap and should be better quality. I wanted these to be my sparing gloves
Honestly, they are not cheap gloves. They are really well made and are nice but I was tripping on the weight when they got here.. oh whale!
@@LocalDallasMan I don't think I will weigh them because I don't want to be disappointed. I got these quite cheap. They are the skulls version. I have seen them advertised for £125 plus 5 for shipping. These I'm getting are £80 from a company that deals in leather clothing. They dabble in leather boxing gloves. I doubt they'll be fake. Twins specials. I was gonna get some yokkao but the seller let me down
@@aaronwilkinson8963 I hope the best for you! I’ve been let down on buying gear before so I know how it is.
What do you think about the sizing? I have a pair of these and thry are a bit too tight on the fingers.
I think the inside of these gloves are pretty consistent with other Thai made gloves. Pretty narrow and short in my opinion which makes this particular glove uncomfortable to use. I really recommend trying HMIT Combat Corner gloves if you need some extra finger room but still want a Thai style glove.
@Dave DDM Absolutely.. I would be open to trying a different model of Twins if I knew the hand compartment was different. I agree though.. I don’t have banana hands and they feel tiny without wraps.
My order just arrived, of course you can't try it on anywhere, just order the bgvl 3, I think it's too small for me, it's not a size for a European person... It's like hitting with my fingers instead of my thumbs, will this make the skin expand? I'm normal height, even in size.
In my experience, the hand compartment will expand a little bit but i will admit that they are very uncomfortable with hand wraps on.
@@LocalDallasMan For example, a katsudo, venum, my hand almost wobbles in it, I have to squeeze my hand into the twins. Very narrow..
This is part and parcel of things being hand made and made from natural materials. If 56g in a glove is the difference between injuring a sparring partner or not , you’re not sparring right.
I appreciate that you didn't just kiss the manufacturer's ass like typical reviews do. Therefore very informative and good quality video.
Thank you for your feedback! I definitely wanted to give them a better review but I definitely don’t understand the logic behind printing the weight on the glove with no intention to make them that weight lol
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Do Twins Special only have 1 hand size? is the weight the only part that varied?
Hey! To my knowledge the weight is the only thing that you can choose although certain models may vary. For these specific gloves, I could only pick weight.
how much is the size difference between the 18 and the 16? i mean like side by side how much do they differ, im around 90 kg and a hard hitting boxer, what size do you recommend, thanks champ
The difference was around 3-6 ounces, Tony! The 18s still came light as well as the 16s so if they are for sparring, you should consider getting the larger size to preserve your sparring partners health haha
@@LocalDallasMan To piggyback, I am wondering, is there a physical size difference between the 16 and 18? Hand compartment mostly. I purchased 18oz because of this video and they feel kind of large on the inside where most videos talk about Twins being rather snug. I'm wondering if I should just get 16s and not worry about them actually being 13.X. I'm 5'8, 190 with medium-sized hands.
@@Fox2Pontoon I’ll be completely honest, I don’t think there’s a whole lot of consistency because the hand compartments on these are ridiculously small. This is by far the weirdest fitting glove I have.
@@LocalDallasMan Do you have or have you tried the Combat Corner HMIT gloves? I am thinking about getting them in 16oz to add to the rotation. Was hoping to get your thoughts on them.
@@Fox2Pontoon those are my next potential gloves! I’ve been eyeballing them for a while. I have combat corner HMIT Thai pads and a heavy bag that are both extremely well made so I assume the same would be for the gloves. If you need a discount code for combat corner, hit my DM on Instagram and I’ll give you my code! @Scott_Sessions_
What did you think would happen if you weight them with have the glove hanging off the scale?🤦🏿
I’m fully capable and aware how to use a scale. Sorry for your confusion!
@@LocalDallasMan No need to be sorry. I'm not confused. Just going off what you showed us. 💯
Йога это очень полезна и полезна и в этом году в этот день будут все желающие а не одна в этом случае мы не можем сказать ничего о них и не услышу как это сделать чтобы не было и не только в России в том что не надо забывать и не услышу ни одного
Why not fairtex ?
I am open to trying them but I’m not particularly drawn to them
@@LocalDallasMan explain why?
@@ainjuhl4509 Graphics kind of meh.. I guess that’s all
Nobody is worried at being put at risk by you son. Unless your babysitting for them !
LOL ok boomer