The Pulse Blog

Planning pre-season kit? Off-the-shelf Nike and Adidas teamwear with your crest, names and numbers needs about six weeks from first enquiry to first game, and made-to-order adidas Locker Room kits need eight to ten. Production is the quick part. This guide counts backwards from kick-off, shows where club orders really stall (sizes, sponsor logos, the forgotten goalkeeper kit, slow proof sign-off) and explains why jackets, shorts and bags belong on the same order as the jerseys.

Microfibre or cotton for the gym? A microfibre gym towel is thinner and lighter, dries faster between sessions and takes up far less room in your bag. Cotton feels plusher but stays damp longer and adds bulk. This guide compares the two on drying time, pack size, feel, care and cost, explains why gyms ask you to bring a towel in the first place, and covers how many you actually need and how to wash them so they keep absorbing. Includes a side by side comparison table, the Empulse quick-dry gym towel range in seven colours at $16.98 each, and answers to the questions gym-goers ask most.

Sorona t-shirts are the tee you reach for when it is 34 degrees and you still have somewhere to be. The fabric blends cotton with Sorona, a fibre made partly from plant-based ingredients, so it feels soft, dries quickly and holds its shape. This guide picks eight designs from the Empulse range, from the best-selling Avocado and Sydney tees to the Capri Limoncello and Pineapple back print, with prices from $39. It also covers what the fabric will and will not do in the heat, how made to order works (printed in the USA, shipped express to Australia), how to get your size right first time, and when to order if it is a Christmas present.

Choosing between Nike and Adidas club socks? We compare the Nike Classic II OTC and Adidas Milano 23 side by side: price, colour range, sizing, fabric and fit. Both are $20 a pair at Empulse. Nike offers eight colours including gold and sky blue, while Adidas offers seven finer size bands and 99% recycled polyester. We also cover whether club match socks are true compression socks, what IFAB Law 4 says about sock colour and tape, and how to size a whole squad.

The Nike Academy 2 Youth Jersey has landed at Empulse. It is $35 in Black or White, youth sizes XS to XL, with Nike Dri-FIT fabric, raglan sleeves and a plain back panel ready for names and numbers. Here is the full rundown for parents and team managers: the size chart, how it compares with the Nike Park 8 Youth and Adidas Entrada 26 Kids, and how to turn it into a custom club kit with crests, sponsor logos and player numbers. No minimum order, so you can buy one jersey or kit out the whole squad.

Sand-free beach towels are the summer essential every Australian household ends up buying, and most of them are wildly overpriced. Well-known sand-free brands sell single towels for $55 to $80. Empulse sells oversized 160 x 80 cm quick-dry beach towels in six designs for $19.98, the lowest price we could find anywhere in the Australian market. This guide explains what actually makes a towel sand-free, compares current Australian pricing, published sizes and fabrics brand by brand, breaks down why the weave matters more than the fibre, and shows you how to pick the right towel for the beach, the pool and travel. Includes a price and size comparison table checked in September 2026, care tips that keep colours bold, and a practical FAQ. This is a final run and the range is not being restocked.

Bulk custom gym towels start at 100 units, take around four weeks to produce, and need shipping time on top. This guide walks Australian clubs, gyms and businesses through how a branded towel order actually works: why the 100 unit minimum exists and how to clear it without over-committing, how to plan backwards from your date so towels arrive before presentation night rather than after it, who orders branded towels and why they outperform most club merch, and what separates a gym towel from a beach towel when you are choosing which one to brand. Includes the five things that most often slow an order down, how customisation is priced, and answers to the questions clubs ask most.

Hoodie GSM is the weight of the fabric in grams per square metre, and it is the fastest way to work out whether a hoodie will actually get worn. Most Australian clubs sit best between 290 and 320 GSM, step up to 350 GSM for genuine cold-weather training, and save 500 GSM for a premium piece people keep for years. This guide explains what GSM does and does not tell you, compares the six custom hoodie bodies Empulse runs side by side on weight, fit and price, and covers how fabric weight changes your embroidery and print options. It also covers the fit question most clubs get wrong, what to ask a supplier about fibre content, and how customisation quoting works on club orders.

Ordering club hoodies usually turns into an argument about weight. Heavier feels like better value, so most people default to the thickest fleece they can afford. That instinct is wrong more often than it is right. This guide breaks down what GSM actually measures, how the six live Empulse hoodie and half-zip bodies compare on weight, fabric, fit and price, and which one suits training kit, school merch, staff uniform or a proper end-of-season keepsake. It also covers the details buyers forget: drawcords, print surfaces, drying time and what recycled content certification really certifies. Australian weather data included, because the coldest month in Melbourne is milder than most kit decisions assume.

Custom tees in Australia come down to one decision most people get backwards: cotton or Sorona. AS Colour cotton blanks are built to carry a print, hold their shape through club washing and read properly as merch. The Sorona range is a partially bio-based performance blend that moves sweat and dries fast, which matters more than you would think in an Australian summer. This guide breaks down the GSM differences across the custom tee range, explains what Sorona actually is (and why it is not just polyester), looks at what the research says about whether quick-dry fabric improves performance, and sets out a simple way to choose for a club, gym, school or business order.

Custom soccer shorts are the piece of kit clubs think about last and complain about most. This guide covers what actually matters when you order for a squad: getting a consistent fit across men's, women's and junior cuts, what the research really says about moisture-wicking fabric, and the colour-availability trap that catches teams ordering matched kit across multiple cuts. We also cover the IFAB rule on undershorts that decides what colour compression layers your players are allowed to wear, printing and personalisation options for logos, numbers and sponsor names, and live pricing on genuine Nike and Adidas shorts from the Empulse range. Includes a side-by-side comparison table and answers to the questions clubs ask us most.

Empulse has added two new heavyweight pieces to the custom apparel range: the 500 GSM Custom Made Crew and the recycled-fleece Custom Relax Half-Zip Hoodie. Both take your logo or design, both are priced at $99, and this guide breaks down the fabric, fit and customisation options for each so you know which one suits your club, business or wardrobe.

More Australian businesses and social sporting teams are custom branding the Adidas Entrada 26 jersey and shorts with their own logo, initials and colours. We look at why corporate and social teams are choosing genuine Adidas kit over generic gear, feature a recent custom order for a business five-a-side team, and cover fabric, customisation options and how to order your own kit through Empulse.

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