Initial thoughts:The gloves look great. I got the woodland digi color, however they sell them in other colors all in a digital pattern (blue, red, army, urban). The materials used for the glove are definitely of a high quality. The mesh and material that is around your wrist and the sides of your fingers feels very breathable and the microfiber that is on the back of the thumb is super soft. The palm is soft and has some cool silicone digital pattern on it. The silicone seems to help with the grip; I took out my pistol and tried it with and without the gloves and the gloves did help with grip. The fingers and thumb are both lycra hinged, which I didnt think would be all that special, but they actually make the gloves feel a lot better when bending your fingers. There is no resistance when making a trigger pull or gripping the frame. There are gel pads for the back of the fingers and on the knuckles. There are pretty cushy feeling, so it seems like if you were to take a hit there, it would hurt A LOT less. The velcro closure is sturdy, real sturdy. This isnt cheap velcro or anything like that. The strap is the loop side and the hook side is attached to the wrist of the glove. This might now sound like a big deal, but with my Fox gloves, it is the other way around and the hook strap ends up catching on the gloves and pulling the fabric and making it look bad and compromising the fabrics integrity. As for the price, they were $35 after shipping from ANSgear.com and I think that, so far, they were worth it. High quality, awesome look; very practical. Onto the pics!
The gloves under review
The padded knuckles
The hinged fingers
The silicone print on the palm
The velcro closure
Post Game ThoughtsAfter playing with them, the gloves are absolutely amazing. They kept my hands cooler than any other gloves that I have worn before. The silicone on the palm makes the gloves so sticky, My Qpods didnt even slide in my hands when I was engaging them or putting them back in my vest. The velcro held strong the entire time, never came loose or got caught on anything. The microfiber panels on the thumb make it unbelievably easy to wipe splatter off of the lens without having to worry about scratching the lens; it cleans it off like a squeegee. I was fortunate (or maybe unfortunate since I cant really comment) to not get shot in the hand, so I dont know how the padded knuckles and back of the fingers helps the sting. I'll make an stronger effort to get shot there next time I play.
Although I didnt get shot there, they didnt effect performance at all, they were quite comfy. The pad on the heel of the hand was nice too. Leaning up again trees and buildings was solid yet comfortable. It let you keep you mind on the game and not whether your setting your hand in a place where it should go due to jaggers/ tree bark/ gravel/ etc. When I was playing it felt like I wasnt even wearing gloves which, in my opinion, is a good thing. They are cool, comfy, grippy and down right cool looking! I would give these gloves a 9 outta 10, great gloves for the price.
