How do I put on an fg 5000?

SkribbLe said:
Is the fg 5000 supposed to be as stiff as a brand new cleto reyes glove? it's kind of bulky and very stiff. the padding is nothing like the fg 2900. Will it break in over time, or will it stay stiff?
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I only have experience with the 2900, but I would image the 5000 would be quite similar; where did you order yours from.
 
BigCP84 said:
I only have experience with the 2900, but I would image the 5000 would be quite similar; where did you order yours from.
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I ordered from rakuten, the fg 5000 just seems a little bulky, plus it's a pain to get the chin strap on. not sure if it's normal
 
No experience with the fg2900, but I'm assuming the that the padding is the same as my 10oz gloves. The fg5000 has significantly harder padding, yet still softer than most facesavers that I have seen. I know what you're talking about with the strap digging into your neck, and it's felt significantly better for me when I adjusted the headgear to sit higher on my head, like in the following picture. I can't tell if it's the angle of the photos, but it seems a little too low to me.
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Since I've adjusted it to be higher, I've noticed that it's felt a lot better. That being said, I don't know if the fg5000 would be suited to fit everyone's face correctly.
 
Thanks guys!

Big- it isn't a knock off, the overall craftsmanship is amazing, beautiful smell, color, embroidery ect.

as for the fitting, I'm having a hard time getting the fit I desire. if I take all the laces off and just fit it against my face, it feels excellent. so what I'm doing now is trying longer laces. I'm in that process but somehow I'm stuck with getting the laces correctly into the little holes, I'll update once I get it done
 
Alright guys, medium fits me like a charm, I put longer laces on the back, and instead of squeezing it, I was sort of trying to rip it, I pulled from ear to ear like my life depended on it. great news, I got it working, and medium does in fact fit with a little modification. (and Vaseline) thanks everybody for all your help.

although the plastic clip gives me a little choke and oddly enough it makes my throat itch, everything seems to be okay, too bad there's no sparring till the second week of January at my gym because I'm eager to test this thing out
 
SkribbLe said:
Alright guys, medium fits me like a charm, I put longer laces on the back, and instead of squeezing it, I was sort of trying to rip it, I pulled from ear to ear like my life depended on it. great news, I got it working, and medium does in fact fit with a little modification. (and Vaseline) thanks everybody for all your help.

although the plastic clip gives me a little choke and oddly enough it makes my throat itch, everything seems to be okay, too bad there's no sparring till the second week of January at my gym because I'm eager to test this thing out
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Good to hear man, is the vaseline for easing forehead pressure or so the headgear doesn't give you red bumps?
 
BigCP84 said:
Winnings are very bulky, which is why I am very happy with my Cleto Reyes facebar.
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Hey Big, where did you get your Cleto Reyes from, saw that you're from Canada. Did you get it from Hatashita?
 
Deathstriker said:
Good to hear man, is the vaseline for easing forehead pressure or so the headgear doesn't give you red bumps?
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I'm using Vaseline so the headgear could just slide in. now that I think of it, it does to a great job on easing pressure on my forehead.

all and all, the headgear now fits, sits snug around my cheeks, not too tight around the forehead.

*FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE *

1-Exchange the laces in the back for longer laces.
2-Do not squeeze, but pull/rip the headgear from side to side/ear to ear.
3-The laces in the back should be very VERY lose/away from each other
4-push the headgear into your face and have somebody pull those laces and tie.
5-Test it.

If you need a tighter fit, squeeze the headgear gently, easy, not to much or you'll make it too tight once again.
 
I have the same situation as you. 23 inch head with size medium fg5000.

Would you still stick with a medium now that you found a way to make it fit?

1. Where did you get the longer laces?
2. I'm not sure I know what you mean. Can you take a picture describing what you're doing?
3. Can you also take a picture of how the laces SHOULD look in the back?

Do you also feel the bar hitting your nose when you get hit? The bar is about 1cm away from my nose.

Thanks
 
darr said:
I have the same situation as you. 23 inch head with size medium fg5000.

Would you still stick with a medium now that you found a way to make it fit?

1. Where did you get the longer laces?
2. I'm not sure I know what you mean. Can you take a picture describing what you're doing?
3. Can you also take a picture of how the laces SHOULD look in the back?

Do you also feel the bar hitting your nose when you get hit? The bar is about 1cm away from my nose.

Thanks
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See this thread for pictures.

I personally bought my longer laces at Walmart. You can get them at places that sell shoes. Or just get small rope cut at a hardware store.
 
I see. I tried making it loose like that and it moves all over the place when i get hit. Also, I can't see low punches that the bar blocks my vision big time. Can someone post up a pic of themselves of the front also?
 
darr said:
I have the same situation as you. 23 inch head with size medium fg5000.

Would you still stick with a medium now that you found a way to make it fit?

1. Where did you get the longer laces?
2. I'm not sure I know what you mean. Can you take a picture describing what you're doing?
3. Can you also take a picture of how the laces SHOULD look in the back?

Do you also feel the bar hitting your nose when you get hit? The bar is about 1cm away from my nose.

Thanks
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Hello, I'm happy to help. let's see..

I most definitely will stick with medium.

You can get longer laces anywhere really, I personally got mine off my winning gloves since they were long, very long. But to be specific, you can use laces found at foot locker, champs, anywhere they sell shoes. Just make sure they're longer than the ones you have now. for safety get the longest ones you find

Here let me describe this as best as I can, What you do is grab the actual facebar with two hands from the inside and pull outside. don't worry, you won't break it. just pull as hard as you can. if you push it in you'll make it smaller, so just rip the bar from side to side.

I haven't sparred with it so I can't tell, although I'm sure if it does touch my nose, that's all it would be. A touch.

Deathstriker provided the link of the thread where pictures are, Thanks.
 
also, there is a picture of me wearing it, just go a page back
 
SkribbLe said:
Here let me describe this as best as I can, What you do is grab the actual facebar with two hands from the inside and pull outside. don't worry, you won't break it. just pull as hard as you can. if you push it in you'll make it smaller, so just rip the bar from side to side.
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I'm guessing you mean put the head gear on, put two hands on the face bar with the fingers inside the headgear against the face and pull diagonally left and right outwards?
 
darr said:
I'm guessing you mean put the head gear on, put two hands on the face bar with the fingers inside the headgear against the face and pull diagonally left and right outwards?
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Yes, but do so while the headgear is off, obviously you'll get more leverage by doing so. Tell me how it's coming along
 
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SkribbLe said:
I just got my fg 5000 silver and green winning headgear and I'm starting to think I got it in a size too small. I use the fg 2900 in large, but my coach told me to get my next headgear in medium. so I did, now my headgear is either too small, or I'm doing something wrong.

My forehead absolutely aches if I have this thing on for 30 seconds. I got punched lightly in the face with it and the chin strap sortve chokes me if the headgear moves back. the headgear also makes no contact with my cheeks, just my forehead. also it's extremely stiff, everything about it is stiff as a rock.

the main thing is, can somebody explain how to put this thing on without having so much pressure against my forehead?
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I used to own the old 20oz fg5000 in a size large, i up graded to the new model 15oz in the same size large and it was to small hurt my face like hell. I think it is down to the frame of the new model being a little different inside hugs your face a little more than the old one . I exchanged mine for a 2Large and it fits perfect now, so IMO id get the next size up from your last model e.g if you was i medium go for a large, & save your self the time exchanging it.
 
lkane76 said:
I used to own the old 20oz fg5000 in a size large, i up graded to the new model 15oz in the same size large and it was to small hurt my face like hell. I think it is down to the frame of the new model being a little different inside hugs your face a little more than the old one . I exchanged mine for a 2Large and it fits perfect now, so IMO id get the next size up from your last model e.g if you was i medium go for a large, & save your self the time exchanging it.
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What's your head size? I own fg2900 size L that fits perfect. I got it 2 years ago. Now considering fg5000. Shall I go for 2L ?
 
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