Time to buy a new glove?

[needle]

I bought washable glove from the fencing post a month ago. 12 practices later, there is already a hole on the index finger and the seam between the hand part and the cuff got torn after one epee touch.

[fencinman89]

Shouldve Parried.
-Tre'

[JackOfHearts]

My first glove looked almost exactly like this, except the cuff was more...
rigid

It's lasted me almost two years, though a hole is starting to form in the palm by my middle finger, and the tip of that finger is starting to wear a little thin. Been thinking about picking up a new one, but I'll do so once the class starts up again in the spring.

[Wanda]

For me the improtant thing to choice a glove mainly is comfort at all, the cutting and material can affect you hand feeling. I alway choice the glove is made of PU. The size will be half size larger the my hand. It can let me conmfort.
About the clammyness of the glove, I don't think the glove is needed the sticky coating, because I never hold the grip very tight in fencing Foil. Too clammyness glove will affect the speed of movement.

Sodet leather glove is also a good choice.

[Inigo_Montoya]

I have both a physical chess and an allstar glove. I first got the physical chess glove and was really good for the money. After I got my allstar glove, I noticed a difference. The biggest difference is the allstar cuff does not catch epee hits to the arm like the physical chess glove did. The allstar glove also has a noticeably better feel to the glove in the fingers (translates to better point control). For epee, the allstar/uhlmann gloves are worth the extra cost, but if you mainly fence another weapon, I would definitely reccomend the physical chess deluxe washable glove as the best glove for the price.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

For what its worth, I have a PBT sticky glove thats lasted me for.... going on 2 years now. No holes, and I do dummy work daily with the glove.

[RebelFencer]

I have a glove that I bought from Sword Masters two years ago that is still in excellent shape. God I love that company.

[ShadyLane]

Are these gloves you guys are talking about those washable ones? I'm asking because I want to know what's the difference between leather gloves and washable gloves (besides the fact that leather ones can't be washed).

I wonder about the durability of leather versus washable gloves...

Anyone care to offer their knowledge about this?

[remise]

In my case, the leather gloves lasted longer, but then again, I fence epee and I pommel the grip. I usually would get my hole in the thumb.

[Larrison]

Depends on the glove -- I've got a leather glove from 20 years ago that still gets used occasionally. Still supple, still very comfortable - but thin, and not padded. I typically use a PostSport washable glove. Very reasonably priced, and its been washed a couple of times and has held up for over a year of 2x weekly use.

[hpfencing]

I typically use a PostSport washable glove. Very reasonably priced, and its been washed a couple of times and has held up for over a year of 2x weekly use.

THese gloves are very comfortable and reasonably priced. I use these for our club gloves and also recommend them to our area fencers.

I like the way they hold up and the "stretch panels" actually breath making the glove cooler too.