Got my Grips!
On Christmas day last year I got my grips and I was looking forward to wearing them. But then my coach would not let me wear them right away since I din't have my straight arm kip consistently. Then when I had my kip, my coach was afraid my hands were too small for grips and I would ping off the bar while wearing them. Finally the head coach of my gym said it was okay! Being able to wear grips is the mark of a serious gymnast. I've definitely worked very hard for them them! Below is what my hands looked like before grips. Before grips I had a lot of rips. There were bloody ones, regular ones, baby rips, and the bloody baby rips were the worst. Now that I have grips, my hands are protected better. It doesn't mean I won't get a rip, it just means it will happen less often. When I started using grips I had less rips and my coaches really liked them. They are the Ginnasta brand...