Goalkeeper Glove Palms

• The palm is the most important, fragile and expensive part of the goalkeeper glove.
• The goalkeeper glove palm receives the most wear, and it is the most important part to keep clean and moist.
• The level of grip in the palm area depends on the materials used to make the glove.
• Most palms of goalkeeper gloves are made of a smooth latex foam, which provides the best grip.
• Dimpled and textured latex gloves are also available. They offer more durability but their grip is not as great as pure latex foam gloves.
• Some manufacturers also employ chemical treatments to increase the tackiness of the latex foam glove.
• Typically, the better the latex, the better the gloves will perform.
• However, very high quality latex is extremely fragile, so high-quality goalkeeper gloves may deteriorate more rapidly.
• Cheap goalkeeper gloves tend to have lower quality, harder, and more durable foam.
• Therefore, many keepers use two pairs of gloves--one for games and one for practice.