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Why do GK's spit in their gloves?

• sand king

  16 Feb 09, 02:53

  Why do GK's like to spit in their gloves.
  
  Good luck? or Something more scientific?

• gigabyte14

  16 Feb 09, 02:59

  shuang?

• ben1406

  16 Feb 09, 03:27

  to keep the gloves moist. helps with grip. a keeper's glove cannot be to dry or to wet. 

• corebooster

  16 Feb 09, 11:41

  so that, the reserve keeper will not ask them to share gloves?

• iceFatboy

  16 Feb 09, 12:07

  for a while, I wonder how come the players seems to have this wet patch on their chests.. well, now I know they put Vicks or some ointment to aid their breathing in cold weather..

• NellyJT

  16 Feb 09, 12:08

  Ben's point is correct... The spit has some sticky enzyme that helps the rubber on the glove give it a better grip on the ball... Try it....

• sand king

  16 Feb 09, 12:09

  So in-chimi-dating

• iceFatboy

  16 Feb 09, 13:15

  Originally posted by NellyJT:

  Ben's point is correct... The spit has some sticky enzyme that helps the rubber on the glove give it a better grip on the ball... Try it....

  I am so amazed that with the modern technology, we still need spit.. I tot they would have make the gloves better..

  till date, I only know scuba divers use spit for their goggles to make it fog-proof.

• wonderamazement

  16 Feb 09, 13:19

  spit IN the gloves or ON the grip portion?

• tripsky

  16 Feb 09, 13:21

  everytime ben foster shows up on screen... i see him spitting lol duno entire game he spits how many times sia. and then those players who headed the ball they got foster's saliva all over their head man

• NellyJT

  17 Feb 09, 11:23

  Tats why must bathe after playing... Hahahah

• iceFatboy

  17 Feb 09, 12:25

  Originally posted by tripsky:

  everytime ben foster shows up on screen... i see him spitting lol duno entire game he spits how many times sia. and then those players who headed the ball they got foster's saliva all over their head man

  then did you count how many times, the players are spitting on the field??

• caleb_chiang

  17 Feb 09, 12:35

  Cos NEA is there....

• Devil1976

  17 Feb 09, 12:38

  Because cannot spit on the floor...

• cApitaland

  17 Feb 09, 13:05

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  I am so amazed that with the modern technology, we still need spit.. I tot they would have make the gloves better..

  till date, I only know scuba divers use spit for their goggles to make it fog-proof.

  this is useful. can use for swimming goggles haha

• sand king

  17 Feb 09, 13:50

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  then did you count how many times, the players are spitting on the field??

  Yea, I suppose thats dam disgusting. I wonder how those players who go to ground feel. Urgh

• mrwonderful

  18 Feb 09, 02:02

  pay them millions to swim in spit who dont want?