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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Leghandles?
How do they stay up?
How are they better than what I use?
Are they legal?
Does the tape have to go on the jumper's leg?
How do I use the Get a GRIP!™ Tape Kit (Model A30)?
Which products should be used to get the best Jumper Height?
Which products require a new hand position?
Which products should be used to improve the security of the lifter grip?
What size do I order?
Which product gives you power grip?
Which product has a hand-shaped grip
Which product works best for One-Lifter and/or One Leg style lifting?
Which products can be removed quickly?
Which product has the best grip during jump?
Which products provide the best stability?
Do I have to be lifted by my shorts?
Which product is best for Youth/New Player Development?
What is the recommended front grip for each product?
What is the recommended back grip for each product?
Can these products be uses to tackle the jumper during while running with the ball?
How long will it take to receive my LegHandles.com order?
Can I return my LegHandles™?
Can our team bulk order your products?
What are Leghandles?
LegHandles™ are products design to improve lineout performance. Jump higher with greater stability, win more lineouts and games, and enjoy greater comfort with LegHandles™.
LegHandles.com products come in three main varieties: Sausage™, LegHandles™, and LegGlove™.
The Sausage™ product line provides reusable products which improve on the makeshift bulges seen on Rugby fields today.
LegGloves™ are made of comfortable neoprene and have ergonomically designed pockets for the lifter's hand, allowing least alteration of grip.
The pocket of the LegGlove™ keeps the hand from slipping off during the lift, resulting in very stable lifts. It is the easiest to grip during the jump.
LegHandles™ are straps for your legs, with handles, allowing lifters to get a strong, secure, and balanced power grip.
The LegHandles™ allow both the front and back lifters to lift the same height, resulting in the highest, most stable lifts. LegHandles™ give the jumper a comfortable, solid base from which to manuever.
The fabric of the Sausage™ attached, reusable underwrap, or compression shorts protects the skin and hair of the leg from the adhesive of the athletic tape. It is more comfortable, faster and easier to put on, and requires significantly less tape. It also saves trainers time during the critical period before a game.
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How do they stay up?
LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 do not require taping. With a proper fit, the LegGlove™ will stay above the knee joint during normal game play. They may also be worn around the lower leg, if desired, between jumps.
Sausage™ Models 500, 550 and 600 are designed to be used with a reduced amount of tape. We recommend on wrapping of athletic tape at the top to hold the Model 500 or 550 in place to the leg. This is not required on the Model 600 which uses the integrated compression shorts to hold the sausages up. For an enhanced grip, we recommend one wrapping of ourGet a GRIP!™ tape over each Sausage™. Finally, we recommend at least one wrapping of athletic tape (or electrical tape) on top of the fabric above and below each Sausage™ to hold them where you want them. For example, see Model 500 taping diagram.
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 may slide down the leg (and possibly catch on a cleat) during game like situations. We recommend at least one wrapping of athletic tape to hold both the top and the bottom of the strap to the legs.
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How are they better than what I use?
Leghandles.com products save you time! Forget wasting time at the trainer's table or taking time away from your warm-up to apply a new tape job before every game. Leghandles.com products slip on easily to get you game ready fast.
Leghandles.com products save you (or your athletic training staff) money! LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 do not require taping. LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 and Sausage™ Models 500, 550 and 600 reduce the amount of tape required. Rolls of tape and other material for making tape jobs adds up over time. And no two tape jobs are the same. One purchase with Leghandles and you have consistent liftings aids everytime.
Leghandles.com products increase the jumpers comfort.
Leghandles.com products provide for safer, more secure lifts which will result in more lineouts and games won.
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Are they legal?
The IRB official laws do not have many restrictions on articles of clothing. Clothing may not have dangerous material like buttons, zippers, and the like and padding must be under 5 mm thick. All Leghandles products follow these regulations and are not illegal under current law. Leghandles.com is not responsible for future IRB law changes or interpretations.
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Does the tape have to go on the jumper's leg?
All of the products are designed to reduce or eliminate the amount of tape applied to the skin. The Sausage™ Compression Shorts 600, LegGlove™ 700 and 705, require no tape on the skin. The LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 and Sausages™ 500 and 550 need one at least one wrap of tape to the skin or to a pair of compression shorts to hold them up. The Sausage™ Models 500, 550, and 600 are then taped around (above and below) each Sausage™ (on the Spandex fabric) to hold them from slipping up the leg during the lift.
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How do I use the Get a GRIP!™ Tape Kit (Model A30)?
The Get a GRIP!™ Tape Kit (A30) is recommended for taping over the Sausage™ Models 500, 550, and 600. One wrap of Get a GRIP!™ Stretch Tape is placed, centered over the Sausage™ and then athletic tape is used to tape below and above the Sausage™ leaving the Get a GRIP!™ Stretch Tape exposed over the Sausage™.
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Which products should be used to get the best Jumper Height?
All the products increase your overall lineout performance. LegHandles™ 100 and 105, or LegGlove™ 705 in combination with LegHandle™ (100 or 105) for the back lifter, have shown the best results. Sausage™ Models 550 and 600 have achieved the highest lifts, but your grip may be harder to maintain.
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Which products require a new hand position?
The LegHandles™ with Elastic Band Handles Model 100 and the LegHandles™ with Neoprene Handles Model 105 both have handles which allow a power lift position. The fingers should be placed through the top of loop formed between the handle and the base strap. The lifter can then make a fist and lift by the handles using the same technique used to lift weights on a barbell (i.e. the power lift position also known as a clean and jerk).
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Which products should be used to improve the security of the lifter grip?
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105, and LegGlove™ Modles 700 and 705 allow the lifter to maintain a firm, secure grip.
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What size do I order?
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105, Sausage™ Compression Shorts Model 600 and LegGlove™ with Strap 705 are sized from Small (16") to XXLarge (24") in 2" increments. Sausage™ Models 500 and 550 and LegGlove™ Model 700 are One Size Fits Most.
Measure the circumference of the thigh approximately four inches above the knee to determine which size is best for you.
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Which product gives you power grip?
The LegHandles™ with Elastic Band Handles Model 100 and the LegHandles™ with Neoprene Handles Model 105 both enable power grip.
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Which product has a hand-shaped grip
Sausage™ with Underwrap Model 500, Double Sausage™ with Underwrap Model 550, Sausage™ Compression Shorts Model 600, LegGlove™ Model 700 and LegGlove™ with Strap Model 705 all have a hand-shaped grip.
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Which product works best for One-Lifter and/or One Leg style lifting?
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 and LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 are best suited for One-Lifter style and/or One Leg style. With these products a single back lifter can achieve a secure grip of a jumper. Alternatively, with these products a front lifter can hold one leg very stable using both hands, while a back lifter supports the jumpers weight.
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Which products can be removed quickly?
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 and LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 are best suited for quick removal.
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Which product has the best grip during jump?
LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 provide the best, more secure grip during jump.
Sausage™ with Underwrap Model 500, Double Sausage™ with Underwrap Model 550, Sausage™ Compression Shorts Model 600 are also easy to grip during the jump.
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Which products provide the best stability?
All products will improve jumper stability. Sausage™ Models 500 and 550 and Sausage™ Compression Shorts Model 600 provide good stability while LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 and LegHandles™ Model 100 (best) and 105 provide excellent stability. The combination of LegHandles™ Model 105 with LegGlove™ Model 705 yields the best performance in jumper stability.
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Do I have to be lifted by my shorts?
No, all LegHandles™, Sausage™ and LegGlove™ Models are designed to reduce or eliminate the groin pain typically associated with being a jumper.
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Which product is best for Youth/New Player Development?
LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 and LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 are best choice for new player development. In particular, LegHandles™ Models 100 and 105 may be used with first time jumper and lifters to develop proper technique and timing while reducing the preparation time and concerns regarding pain, injury and discomfort. These advantages all the thrower and the jumper to actually achieve more successful practice sets in less time.
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What is the recommended front grip for each product?
LegHandles™ Model 100 has an elastic band handle. LegHandles™ Model 105 has a neoprene tube handle. LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 have a glove pocket. Sausage™ Models 500, 550 and 600 and have a front sausage.
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What is the recommended back grip for each product?
LegHandles™ Model 100 has an elastic band handle. LegHandles™ Model 105 has a neoprene tube handle. Sausage™ Models 550 and 600 and have a sausage to provide grip. Sausage™ Model 500 does not provide back grip.
LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 rotate 90 for both.
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Can these products be uses to tackle the jumper during while running with the ball?
All LegHandles.com products have been designed to reduce the chance of being used for disadvantageous tackling. LegHandles™ with Elastic Band Handles 100 and LegGlove™ Models 700 and 705 are designed with a low profile to virtually eliminate unwanted tackling.
LegHandles™ with Neoprene Handles 105 have a slightly higher profile but still are difficult to grasp while the jumper is running.
Sausage™ Models 500, 550, and 600 are similar to the conventional methods.
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How long will it take to receive my LegHandles.com order?
Products that are in stock will ship the next business day.
Back ordered products will ship in 2 - 4 weeks.
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Can I return my LegHandles™?
Yes. Refunds or exchanges may be made within 30 days of purchase with copy of receipt and returned merchandise.
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Can our team bulk order your products?
Yes.
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