Does anyone have experience with these? I'm going into my first season of true 30-40 game travel ball and am looking to reduce the chance of arm injuries and combat general soreness.
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Most of the kids seem to wear arm sleeves for style purposes.
Just the sleeve? Or the K2 kinetic arm? I love that recent topics have come up where I have some experience. So my kid decided to buy the K2 kinetic arm after his injury. He got it on sale for less than $200. He finds it very comfortable and not intrusive at all to wear. I suspect it might be a little uncomfortable if it's really warm outside.
What do I think in terms of injury protection? Probably doesn't work. Even though the fit is as good as it gets, there are some subtle areas of slackness. I think a good K tape job over the areas of concern is probably more effective. And that might still be voo doo. But if you want to do something, I would meet with a trainer and ask what type of k tape pattern would support your area of concern and then do that before games. Remember to apply to clean dry skin. Maybe use rubbing alcohol to clean beforehand.
Wow. That is some great marketing! https://thekineticarm.com/ You can find a decent compression sleeve for under $20 that will help with soreness and recovery. I've been wearing a compression sleeve on my right elbow all winter for golf as I had lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) from overuse on the tennis court. The compression sleeve took away a lot of the soreness and uncomfortability away. It kept my forearm and elbow warm and I had no problems whatsoever. In addition, it allowed me to do PT on my tennis elbow while I played winter golf. So, I think it checks the box for helping with general soreness and recovery.
As far as reducing injuries, I don't think there is anything on the market that is going to claim that or do that. Injuries are a whole different topic probably best addressed by a Doctor. This website (https://asmi.org/) has been reference many times on HSBBWeb for baseball injuries. It should be no surprise that the topic of biomechanics is mentioned many times over.
JMO and best of luck!
Thanks, I appreciate all the replies. Fenway, my dad and I came to the same conclusion about the K2 and decided that it was ridiculously overpriced. Thanks for the feedback!