how much can i expect a gi to shrink

[blutch]

Hello, I bought an A3 DoOrDie Hyperfly Pro Competition.

But it's too large at the moment when I hang my arms next to my body they come to about the yoke where my thump and index finger start.

How much can i expect this pre shrunk gi to shrink?
The arms are also quite baggy, you know, judoka kind of stuff.

Will the bagginess also shrink?
And how much of a viable option is getting it tailored when the arms are quite baggy.

thanks for the help guys

 

[codek]

Hello, I bought an A3 DoOrDie Hyperfly Pro Competition.

But it's too large at the moment when I hang my arms next to my body they come to about the yoke where my thump and index finger start.

How much can i expect this pre shrunk gi to shrink?
The arms are also quite baggy, you know, judoka kind of stuff.

Will the bagginess also shrink?
And how much of a viable option is getting it tailored when the arms are quite baggy.

thanks for the help guys

How is the length? Did you wash it yet?

I got an A3 Hyperfly lite gi and was hoping it would shrink a lot. After multiple hot washes and after drying them in high heat. It shrank only a little bit. Maybe an inch.

 

[ironwolf]

Wash it in cold water and hang it dry, see how it fits. If you need mor, try drying it in the dryer for like 10 minutes at a time until it fits.

 

[blutch]

How is the length? Did you wash it yet?

I got an A3 Hyperfly lite gi and was hoping it would shrink a lot. After multiple hot washes and after drying them in high heat. It shrank only a little bit. Maybe an inch.

Its too long at my arms and baggy around the arms.
my leg lenght is perfect.

did you try high heat to shrink it, or would it just not budge?
that would be a bummer cuz ill have to send it back, kinda was hoping it would shrink.
and A2 is all sold out :SSSSS

 

[codek]

Its too long at my arms and baggy around the arms.
my leg lenght is perfect.

did you try high heat to shrink it, or would it just not budge?
that would be a bummer cuz ill have to send it back, kinda was hoping it would shrink.
and A2 is all sold out :SSSSS

Yes, ironwolf suggested the normal, practical way. I needed a more aggressive shrinkage so I went with the hot water/high heat combo and it shrank minimally. The pants are a bit long but that is ok, it's just that the top is way too baggy and the arms are a bit long and I have long arms and am a bigger guy who could lose some belly fat.

If you didn't wash them or wear them, hyperfly will exchange them for you.

I found out I'm an A2 all the way. I'm 5'8" and gi's are all about height more so than weight so I discard the weight information. Unless you are extremely heavy, the weight charts are useless.

 

[blutch]

How is the length? Did you wash it yet?

I got an A3 Hyperfly lite gi and was hoping it would shrink a lot. After multiple hot washes and after drying them in high heat. It shrank only a little bit. Maybe an inch.

one more question, was it an inch on both sides? or all together?

 

[ironwolf]

one more question, was it an inch on both sides? or all together?

really???

 

[codek]

one more question, was it an inch on both sides? or all together?

hyperfly has good customer service and let me trade in my unused A3 for an A2, if you can, I would go that route.

I measured an inch on the sleeve. I might have some measurements, let me look into it for you.

Also I did the hot water/high heat routine, 3x total in two days or so. I really wanted to see what the maximum shrinkage was.

 

[blutch]

hyperfly has good customer service and let me trade in my unused A3 for an A2, if you can, I would go that route.

I measured an inch on the sleeve. I might have some measurements, let me look into it for you.

thanks for the help, what do you think about tailoring by the way? or would it go out of proportions? its about 6 cm too long on my sleeves i think

i could get a normal hyperfly, but im afraid it would be too baggy, even more than the pro comp, since that is slim fit by design

 

[spannered]

Washed mine, put it in the dryer to get it ready for training one night, now waaay too small. Cannot believe how much it shrunk.

Redonk.

 

[blutch]

Washed mine, put it in the dryer to get it ready for training one night, now waaay too small. Cannot believe how much it shrunk.

Redonk.

was this a hypergly pro comp? if so I'm sorry to hear that but it's great news for me! would you share your washing method?

 

[spannered]

was this a hypergly pro comp? if so I'm sorry to hear that but it's great news for me! would you share your washing method?

It was a pretty crappy brand, but the regular fibre material gi's are made of. Washed in cold water with generic powder...it was the dryer that shrunk it though. Put a damp gi in a dryer at a decent temp and it will shrink like crazy, permanently.

Extra hot for 10 minute periods should do it. Don't overdo it though! I didn't want mine to shrink as it was a good fit, so I was annoyed that it never recovered or stretched.

 

[Harukaze]

Different gi's shrink at different rates, and shrink differently depending on how you wash/dry them. New generation preshrunk BJJ gi's (i.e. most pearl weaves) will barely shrink at all with a cool or even warm cycle wash (and hang dry); non-preshrunk judogi's on the other hand can go down 1-1.5 sizes on a hot wash and hot dry.

 

[codek]

I had another gi that was of cheap quality and I washed it 3x in hot water/high heat and the jacket shrunk 5 inches each side and I could no longer use the jacket. Hyperfly has minimal shrinkage as it should.

I would find out how much they shrink for you and ask others about getting it tailored. I wear my gi even though it's baggy because I don't compete so I really don't care if it's a bit baggy.

 

[blutch]

ah, bummer, looks like ill have to send it back, thats sad, i loved the looks.

now ill have to look for another gi, since their A2 is sold out for the coming 4 weeks.
anyone got any recommendations for a gi inside europe?

 

[Harukaze]

ah, bummer, looks like ill have to send it back, thats sad, i loved the looks.

now ill have to look for another gi, since their A2 is sold out for the coming 4 weeks.
anyone got any recommendations for a gi inside europe?

I have a Black Eagle Predator Basico and I really like it; it's a slim-cut, preshrunk goldweave gi that is a huge bargain considering its quality.

 

[blutch]

I have a Black Eagle Predator Basico and I really like it; it's a slim-cut, preshrunk goldweave gi that is a huge bargain considering its quality.

i think ill exchange my a3 pro comp for a regular hyperfly A2