FROG GRIPS® BASE CARBON - Fingerless

HD has a wider wrist support and wider hand coverage. Our OG design has a thinner wrist support and more minimalist hand coverage, designed to fit the human hand. Which is better? That's purely personal preference, generally speaking bigger athletes tend to prefer the HD. Those who like less bulk on their wrist prefer the OG.

Potentially yes, however it's important to note you do not need to cover your finger tips. If anything the grips will just get in the way more during other activity, 3/4 up the fingers is plenty to lock in hard on the bar with.

Yes these are a chalk based grip. Best way to test for you and your bars is to first try with just a chalked pull up bar and then from there adding chalk to the grip as needed throughout your workout.

All pull up bars, these are a great all rounder, however they especially excel on chalked powder coated bars. For steel/speal bars with chalk we recommend the Fibre grips.

Base is our original grip which uses a classic synthetic leather surface, they're best used with chalk and in chalky environments. Same is true of our Fibre Grips. Our Elite Grips are our specialised rubber surface which has a "omg game changer" grip surface and are chalk free.

One way you can decide is how you grab the pull up bar. Thumbs around, fingerhole may be better, Thumbs over, fingerless may be better. Especially when using for muscle ups thumb over the bar is the recommended use when completing bar muscle ups. But it does come down to personal preference. Fingerholes also offer other options such as to be used on KB's or on a barbell as needed. It's also worth noting you do not necessarily need to put your fingers all the way in the fingerholes, and just to the first knuckle will often give you more of a dowel effect to lock onto the bar with. Again test and trial and see what works best for you.

The main differences is remembering to open the hand to let go instead of sliding off the bar, 'with great grip comes great responsibility' and it's important that you remember that, what keeps you locked onto the bar is also what will stop you coming off. So a couple of things to consider:

- Always use first in a warm up setting or a skill setting first, before jumping into a workout. And certainly before competing.

- Practice letting go vs sliding off, it's a small adjustment and won't take long to feel natural

- When performing movements such as muscle ups you will need to learn to relax/open your hands at the top. Thumbs around athletes, we would recommend using finger holes as driving the thumb into the grips can cause them to tighten excessively and get grip locked. Again practice first before completing in a workout under fatigue. Small adjustments that will make the movement a lot more comfortable.

These grips will transform all of your gymnastics movements, but may need time to adjust if you're not use to just how grippy they are.

*We do not recommend using for pull overs if you're a) new to the grips and/or b) yet to achieve proficiency in this movement. Again remembering to open the hand as you rotate around is key.

Simple, wipe them down. It takes literally 15 seconds, dampen one end of your towel and wipe the sections you require, then dry with the other side, test with a grab of your hand to ensure it's dry. If you're in a team that requires chalk, keep their hand prints chalked and yours cleaned. If the bars are long generally there will people using the same chalked portions of the bar so simply move to one side and you'll be off and away Frog Maverick.