Easton Z Air gloves

[Sid 3]

I have heard that they are quite good gloves and I am looking for a pair of easton with wrist guards. does any body use them or maybe should I wait for the synergy gloves.

Thanks Sid

[notorious#29 0]

I love my Z-Airs. No problems with them that I can think of. I am sure the Synergys are nice, but if you luckey you can find Z-Airs for cheap!

[flaming_june 2]

are you talking about pro or non pro?

i have a pair of pro morrison zairs and they have really good palms

[Sid 3]

would 175 Cdn be considered good for these?

Thanks Sid

[kovalchuk71 212]

Thats a bit pricey, when I can get synergy's for $99.00 USD

[Shorthanded67 0]

The Synergy glove may be considered a "step up" from the Z-Air but I'd say 9 out of 10 people who've used both would take the Z-Airs over the Synergy. The Synergy seemed to run smaller (I wore a size 14 and had to go with a 15 for the Synergy) and had a longer break-in time than the Z-Air. However I did not use the most recent versions of the Z-Air with the wristwrap. I believe that I used the '99 though '01 models.

Not sure how the 05' Synergys run though. With luck, you may be able to find some Z-Air closeouts.

Hell, just ask the resident MSH Glove Guru: Geki.... :P

[GekigangarIII 0]

Hell, just ask the resident MSH Glove Guru: Geki.... :P

;)

yeah, 2003 was the year they put the wristwrap on the z-airs, 2004 it was removed and called the synergy.

I love the z-air gloves. Some of my all time favorites. Just about any of them from 1999 to 2002 were great. I didn't care for the wrist wrap on the '04s. I actually took them to a leathersmith and had them removed from the glove.

The synergy to me was a disaster in the z-air line. I mean the wrist wrap the year before was bad, but the synergys just didn't work for me at all. I thought they were just going to remove the wrist guard and call them something different, but the fit of the glove seemed to change quite a bit, especially in the fingers, mainly the index and thumb. They seemed to bind over each other when you closed your hand and I didn't care for the palms on the '03 z-air and synergys... That black leather they used felt really cheap to me. Old z-airs were a lot more ergonomic and let you close your hand very naturally.

Everyone that's tried the new '05 synergy (the 1300) says that the wrist guard is very good but I'm not very optimistic about it. I guess I'll have to try it, but I'm not holding my breath. If I want wrist guards, guess what? I'll spend the $7 and get some. I'm a little more than particular about my gloves though :P

[sherwood21 0]

I got a chance to try on the 1100 and 1300 today, and despite what I believed would come out of my efforts, the 1100 were 10x more comfy, IMO. I tried them on and the palms were just like, oh, when I tried on my XXX's I thought no glove would even come close but these are not far off, and the price on them is way better. I wouldn't want these with a grip stick but that is a good thing, shows how the palms are solid. I don't normally like Easton retail gloves, like at all..but these really impressed me.

[GekigangarIII 0]

I got a chance to try on the 1100 and 1300 today, and despite what I believed would come out of my efforts, the 1100 were 10x more comfy, IMO.

IMO, the 1100 look way better than the 1300s as well.

[blues_91 0]

would 175 Cdn be considered good for these?

Thanks Sid

I got my 03s for 160 cdn in 03, and my pro stocks were 90.

[sherwood21 0]

I got a chance to try on the 1100 and 1300 today, and despite what I believed would come out of my efforts, the 1100 were 10x more comfy, IMO.

IMO, the 1100 look way better than the 1300s as well.

Yea, I also thought that. Although the gloves I tried on were sick green.. :lol:

[Edge 0]

I'm not a fan of the 1300 gloves, but the 1100 is an AWESOME glove as is the 900.

[LetsGoWings13 0]

I had 01 z-airs and they are amazing i still use them for roller hockey and there is only a very very tiny hole forming.

[Edge 0]

man, i used to have 01 z-airs, GREAT gloves, but man, the palm i had on them...wore threw in a week.

[flaming_june 2]

i got my pros for 100 cdn

[Shorthanded67 0]

man, i used to have 01 z-airs, GREAT gloves, but man, the palm i had on them...wore threw in a week.

So I guess it wasn't just me using colored tape and all?

They are some of the best gloves I've used, but as you my palms got trashed out real quick. I chalked it up to colored tape, but even that takes time. Hey, I still have the right hand glove (bottom hand), GREAT condition!