"Getting used to” the Webbed Design

Having the fingers constantly linked to each other by the webbing feels strange at first, since it forces them to behave as they always should when catching, parrying or throwing the ball. In these actions, the hand and fingers must each follow and support the other in a smooth contour. Otherwise power and accuracy are lost, and the risk of injury increases. Initially this can feel like a restriction, but it is actually training you to be always ready for a shot. Once you start taking shots, you won’t notice that “strange” feeling. What you will notice is increased power to stop, hold, parry and throw the ball.

The gloved hand can still be stretched to flat and full width, though against some increasing resistance, beginning a bit sooner than normal. Maximum coverage is therefore maintained. The only times a flat hand at full width should be used is when the keeper is just trying to cover as much space as possible in what we call those "Oh No" moments: i.e., when something unexpected or highly unpredictable is happening (close in header, deflections, unexpected spin/velocity on the shot, etc.). In such moments, instinct and reaction take over, and the somewhat increased resistance of our glove isn’t noticeable.

The range of motion (ROM) "End Feel" begins earlier than normal. A "hard stop" at the point where damage to joints begins does not feel natural, so we designed a gradually increasing resistance which still stops at the point of danger. This approach more closely matches the natural sense of stretch one feels when any finger or other joint approaches its unsupported or natural End Point. We just started the natural "End Feel" sooner, and in so doing strengthened the End Point short of danger without the hard, stiff sticks. Hence our motto: "Nature. Improved."

This increasing resistance sooner than End Point also contributes greatly to the gloves ability to stop and hold on to fingertip and hard shots, and its throwing power. The increased accuracy of the throws is more a function of the perimeter band controlling the consistency of the release, though the increased power of the glove curve is a factor there as well.