CLIFF KEEN THE SLICKER Hair cover Attaches securely to any Cliff Keen Headgear Stretch Lycra material holds long hair in place Center panel on top of head is mesh for maximum breathability One size fits all Color: Black
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Customer Rating: Summary: Holds hair, but the design is poor Comment: Unfortunately there aren't a lot of options for people with long hair who like to do BJJ or submission wrestling/standard wrestling and want to keep their hair out of the way. I had high hopes for this item, but with the way its designed it's not really practical. I have a Cliff Keen headgear, and the way this thing couples with it is a little odd. You can kinda see from the picture how it works. Basically you wrap the slicker over the top of the headgear, and thread the headgear's chinstrap through two openings on either side of the slicker. For anyone who has used headgear, you know that they're not sturdy and are flimsy. Since this is the case, trying to tuck your hair under this thing while it's attached to the headgear and simultaneously trying to adjust the headgear is a pain in the butt.
When you're rolling, the slicker can easily rub against the matt and get pulled backwards towards the neck, or forward towards the face, completely defeating its purpose, and actually making things worse. My solution is to tie back my hair in a ponytail, using multiple hair-ties down the length of the ponytail, then stuff the ponytail into the slicker and wear the slicker like a shower cap. THEN put the headgear on over the top of it, and don't even bother trying to put the chinstraps through the slicker. The pressure of the headgear keeps the slicker in place. The only bad thing is the slicker is going to be a little large since it's meant to go over the headgear, and can get in the way. Still better than nothing, and definitely better than trying to wear it on top of the headgear.
One last thing, this thing will make your head incredibly hot, since it doesn't breathe well at all. That and it seems a little pricey since all it really is is a nylon shower cap.
To sum up, there's not many choices out there for people with long hair. If you can mess with this thing and make it somewhat comfortable and easy to use, it's worth it, because the alternative of having your hair falling out and getting stepped on, tangled up, and all the other unpleasantness makes up for it. Customer Rating: Summary: works great but gets a little hot Comment: I do Brazillian ju jutsu with my wife and we got this for her (along with the ear guards) because her hair kept getting pulled. She says that it works great. Obviously, there's no exposed hair to get pulled, but the drawback is that it traps in heat. The material is basically the same stuff as rash guard or those Under Armor stretchy shirts, so I thought it would breathe well, but... I guess not. All in all, she likes it a lot, but she'll usually take it off about half way through a training session to help her cool off.
