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PTR Partners with Bionic Gloves

Hilton Head Island, SC -- Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Bionic Gloves, a division of Louisville Slugger, announced a sponsorship agreement
to provide PTR teachers and coaches with special pricing on custom PTR Bionic Tennis Gloves.

Bionic Tennis Gloves provide greater racquet control, stronger hands for long matches and fewer blisters and calluses. They are the only tennis gloves designed by a leading orthopedic hand specialist. Their patented Anatomical Pad System maximizes grip strength, while motion, web and expansion zones throughout the glove provide complete flexibility and comfort. Coolon™ moisture control evaporates perspiration quickly to reduce slippage, ensuring greater racquet control. Designed for all levels of play, the gloves have been tested and proven beneficial for individuals with
arthritis.

PTR CEO, Dan Santorum has been wearing Bionic Gloves on both hands since they were introduced at our Trade Show in February. “Bionic Gloves not only give me a superior grip in hot and cold weather, but they provide much needed sun protection on the most exposed part of a teaching pro - my hands,” said Santorum.

a single glove ($19.95) or a pair ($29.95)

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Your hand must be a sweaty mess in the middle of winter to want to wear those. I have no problems with grip, thanks.
 
I heard these helped a lot with both power and control from a friend.

I've never tried it myself so I wouldn't know if it's true.

I might try it.
 
Anyone else tried them or Advantage Tennis ones? I'm considering buying a pair to deal with blisters...
 
For blisters, try tape it's cheaper than doing gloves, as far as the gloves go I have a friend who has something in his bones, like some sort of rocks or something forming in there that gives him a lot of pain when he grips the racquet. He bought these and says they have great grip and helps him relax his wrist so it doesn't hurt.
 
What kind of tape should I try that's good for protection? Would be cheaper indeed... would it offer good protection / be comfortable? I keep getting a blister on my left palm in the same spot, which makes hitting backhands a pain in the ***.
 
I get a mean blister on my middle finger, which sucks for hitting everything. Umm I used 3M medical tape that's for like cuts, that works. You could also do bandaids, there are ones that bend. I heard of a good, one but it has a specific name that I can think of right now.
 
In winter, I've seen guys playing with tube socks over their hands. They cut the toe-end out for an opening. Then place one end covering the grip almost all the way to the throat and stick their hand through the other end. They then grip the racquet having the slack keeping the hand warm. The told me as long as you have a decent amount of slack, switching grips shouldn't be a problem.

I guess I should try that because in the cold, all the calluses on my hand crack and open up, exposing raw skin. It feels worse than a paper cut getting hot sauce poured into it.
 
Hm.... band-aids haven't worked for me in the past especially on my palm...maybe I haven't tried the right ones... they would constantly come unstuck... plus they weren't doing too much in terms of actually protecting the skin.
 
If you were facing it, what part of your left palm? Because I might have the same problem but mine is a mountain of a callus now. If it's your lower right, try a standard wrist wrap brace. It starts at the thumb and goes over your lower palm, then around your wrist. I've used one everytime I've sprained my wrist and it gives me protection over my palm area as well.
 
Usually that is the case. I have a death grip on my racquet. What grip size do you use?

I used to a Prince Air DB Midplus in 4½. I then switched to a Babolat AeroProDrive in 4 3/8. I now use an APDC in 4¼ and now my usual spots for harsh blisters and calluses have eased up a bit.
 
I have a pair of Bionic gloves, but they aren't full-fingered.
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They're meant to be weightlifting gloves, but I'm supposed to start going to the gym more often soon so, that works out. I bought them about a month ago, because as the weather started getting colder, I've been having this weird issue in my hands, particularly within the palm and my knuckles, where when it was cold the muscles would randomly contract and spasm. It really hurt like a b**** when my hand was numb, so I went out and got these. Reason I didn't get fullfingered gloves was because I felt that I couldn't really get a good feel and grip on the racquet, and I needed some of my skin to touch the grip.

These are really good, keeps my hand and fingers warm (even though the fingers are exposed to the air, I think the circulation is helped by the added warmth), they don't interfere with grip switching, strokes, anything. Only problem I found was that since there was more bulk in my hand to grip the racquet, my hand got sore really quickly from gripping the racquet too hard, which I have now thankfully stopped doing :)
 
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I saw the ad for these gloves as well. At first I was like, "interesting", but unless you are playing in freezing weather or your hand is injured, I don't see a real benefit of using them.

Prince Japan do make some open palm gloves which makes more sense. However for some reason they are ladies only.

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I use finger warmers on my thumb to prevent a bad blister and that's about it. For the ultimate feel and the quickness of grip changing you need bare hand. Try to wrap you overgrip with less tension (hence more cushion) or use a smaller grip size with double overgrip. I think the cushioning is much better than gloves.
 
I just bought a pair of these, with the hope they would help keep my hands reasonably warm in the cold weather during warmup.
They do help some in that respect, although not as much as regular gloves.

From a playing point of view I am impressed. The fingers bend very easily and they keep pretty good feel of the racquet grip. I can feel the bevels of the grip just about as well as without gloves. The amount of grip is also just about right.

A slight negative for me is the wrist strap that is a bit too close/tight to the hand itself, and I feel some tightness in that area.
 
innoVAShaun said:
Usually that is the case. I have a death grip on my racquet. What grip size do you use?

I used to a Prince Air DB Midplus in 4½. I then switched to a Babolat AeroProDrive in 4 3/8. I now use an APDC in 4¼ and now my usual spots for harsh blisters and calluses have eased up a bit.
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I use 4 3/8. I just ordered the Advantage Half-Finger Glove (which should be better for grip)... we'll see if / how well it helps.
 
please post up some review of these gloves.. I always wanted to try one.. Specially playing paddles tennis in Venice Beach.. it's freezing.. I was going to buy that Bionic Gloves but for tennis they don't have it available until 09 so I did not order..
 
I just ordered the Bionic Tennis glove.

I have major hand sweat during Spring/Summer, and thought this would be worth a try. Also considering that you don't need overgrips when using the glove, it might make economic sense.

I'll report back with a review after I've used it a bit.
 
I received my new Bionic Glove yesterday, and played a couple of hours with it last night.

First impressions:

Fit: Using the measurement guide from their website, I ordered a Large. The Bionoc Glove fits my hand perfectly - not too snug, and no wrinkling from being too big.

Quality: Looks top notch. I ordered the "P.T.R." version that is navy colored on the back of the hand with white leather on the palm. It has a velcro strap attached to an elastic band to give you a secure fit.

How does it feel when you play tennis with it? For me, it seems to be doing what I expected: offering a more secure grip with less effort. The racquet never slipped in my hand while serving (the main problem I have had previously). I had no problem feeling the bevels through the glove, so I had no problems adjusting my grip between forehand and backhand grips.

If you are using the Bionic Glove, over grips are not necessary. I go through over grips like crazy, especially during the summer. I suspect that with the Bionic Glove, I will more than break even in the cost savings of not having to purchase over grips.

The only negative I can foresee is that if I keep using this glove, my hand will look very white in comparison to the tan I get on my arms and other hand.

I'll have to report back after using it more, but so far, the glove seems to be a winner for me.
 
AR15 said:
I received my new Bionic Glove yesterday, and played a couple of hours with it last night.

First impressions:

Fit: Using the measurement guide from their website, I ordered a Large. The Bionoc Glove fits my hand perfectly - not too snug, and no wrinkling from being too big.

Quality: Looks top notch. I ordered the "P.T.R." version that is navy colored on the back of the hand with white leather on the palm. It has a velcro strap attached to an elastic band to give you a secure fit.

How does it feel when you play tennis with it? For me, it seems to be doing what I expected: offering a more secure grip with less effort. The racquet never slipped in my hand while serving (the main problem I have had previously). I had no problem feeling the bevels through the glove, so I had no problems adjusting my grip between forehand and backhand grips.

If you are using the Bionic Glove, over grips are not necessary. I go through over grips like crazy, especially during the summer. I suspect that with the Bionic Glove, I will more than break even in the cost savings of not having to purchase over grips.

The only negative I can foresee is that if I keep using this glove, my hand will look very white in comparison to the tan I get on my arms and other hand.

I'll have to report back after using it more, but so far, the glove seems to be a winner for me.
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Let me know how they work when it's extremely hot and humid outside and if you tend to sweat a lot.

I used all kinds of gloves (racquetball, golf which felt really nice, baseball) for six months and as I got into the hot summer, the sweat just poured out right thru the glove and made them all wet and slippery and hard to use.

I initially only thought Id wear them to combat sweaty hands and they were actually worse then no glove.

So I started buying multiples of them, but at some point it was like I needed a new pair for every 2 or 3 games in a match. I'd literally have a whole pocket in my tennis bag full of them.

As far as changing grips, it actually helped me change grips better because it forced me to use my off hand more. Otherwise I had a bad habit of changing grips with just my right hand (I have big hands) and Id forget to get my left hand involved in the shot.

Also as far as overgrips, I was using Wilson Pro Overgrip (white) that year and it's funny but the golf gloves would rip the overgrip right off the racquet when I served. :-) (which shows how nice it was to have that much traction without having to hold the death grip on the racquet)
 
How are the cushioning on these gloves? I am still getting over a hand injury and I need all the extra cushioning I can get.
 
SystemicAnomaly said:
Any recent review/experiences with Bionic gloves?
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i had these for about a year now. they got pretty dirty within the first month, but that doesn't affect its performance. it definitely give a better grip, but for me the feel just isn't the same. i'm gonna try it again sometime, but for the most part i wear it when it's colder out.

the main reason to stop wearing these i think is the fact that you become known as the guy who wear the gloves.... yea, shallow, but it is what it is.

i give this glove 8 out of 10.

the performance is there. it does what it says. i ordered the regular version in large.

the only problems i have with it is that:

1. it gets dirty too quickly.

2. the stitching isn't as good so there are threads sticking out

3. if you don't have the straps on (the strap for at the bottom kept on by velcro) in storage you'll end up tear the cotton/poly material that is supposed to be for breatheability. it doesn't tear all the way through, it just makes it all fuzzed up and damaged looking. this happens when the velcro gets in contact with the poly material and pull at it when you pull the velcro off it.

edit: also, even though i mainly use it in colder weather, don't rely on it keeping your hands that much warmer. the best thing about wearing a glove is not having your hand red raw from the cold and wind. the breatheability portion of the glove allows cold air to get in, and it's a fairly thin glove anyways. on the flip side, it gets a bit hot in summer while wearing these, so there's not a lot of middle ground on it unless you have perfectly weather around the 70s
 
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I agree with autumn_leaf that they don't really keep your hands any warmer. I probably could adjust to using them but saw no reason to continue doing so.
 
autumn_leaf said:
i had these for about a year now. they got pretty dirty within the first month, but that doesn't affect its performance. it definitely give a better grip, but for me the feel just isn't the same. i'm gonna try it again sometime, but for the most part i wear it when it's colder out.

1. it gets dirty too quickly.

2. the stitching isn't as good so there are threads sticking out

3. if you don't have the straps on (the strap for at the bottom kept on by velcro) in storage you'll end up tear the cotton/poly material that is supposed to be for breatheability. it doesn't tear all the way through, it just makes it all fuzzed up and damaged looking. this happens when the velcro gets in contact with the poly material and pull at it when you pull the velcro off it.

edit: also, even though i mainly use it in colder weather, don't rely on it keeping your hands that much warmer. the best thing about wearing a glove is not having your hand red raw from the cold and wind. the breatheability portion of the glove allows cold air to get in, and it's a fairly thin glove anyways. on the flip side, it gets a bit hot in summer while wearing these, so there's not a lot of middle ground on it unless you have perfectly weather around the 70s
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I also noticed the same issues you have with the gloves regarding the durability and the gloves getting dirty rather quickly.

The biggest thing is once you wear the gloves, people keep asking the same question, why do you wear them?
 
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