I'm going to buy a heavy bag. Is synthetic leather a good material?

Question

I am going to buy a punching bag. I originally was going to buy one made out of vinyl but I heard that vinyl doesn't last very long. Also, the vinyl one cost over $200 (it's a banana bag style one).

Luckily, I found a site that is selling the same type of bag except made out of synthetic leather for the sale price of $99.99. The manufacturer is Title Boxing which is apparently a good company.

I am ready to buy it for $99.99 from Title, but I want to know how durable is synthetic leather? How many years of abuse can it hold up to?

It seems like a good deal because other places selling the same type of material bag cost over $299. But, I would just like to make sure how good it is before going ahead and buying it.

Answer 1

Anonymous ~
I hate to write you this Anonymous but synthetic leather is basically vinyl (Pleather). The good news is that the bag should hold up and the nice thing about it is, if the bag does begin to crack or rip, Duct Tape will do the trick, just wrap the bag over the rip and give it a good wrapping, WaLa! Good as new. You can go for years doing this depending on use of course.
Stay away from sporting good stores, they sell complete garbage. Ringside has your best selection of Heavy Bags. If you find out that hitting the bag is for you, later on down the road invest in a Powair Bag, Ringside sells them, they might be a bit pricey but they are worth every penny.
Anonymous, make sure you wrap your hands properly and always use good quality bag gloves. Good luck.

Answer 2

precisely. i wanted AIR. I remember being in area with Buzz, our in easy terms desire to respire replace into the bag however the chips ruined it and we fantastically much DIED. There wasn't adequate air in it!

Answer 3

It will hold up. Just take Santana's advice his answer is right on!