Cutting off glove padding--Is this a dumb idea?

[theflash0000 0]

I've got a pair of Eagle X80i gloves similar to the ones pictured below:

The white/reflective oval-shaped pad with the Eagle logo above the cuff sticks out too far for my liking. Basically its interfering a bit with my wrist movement. Looks like I could just remove that pad with a cheap seam-ripper and it would come off totally clean. Just wondering--has anyone else removed this pad from Eagle gloves? Would this take away too much protection?

[AFK66 0]

I've got a pair of Eagle X80i gloves similar to the ones pictured below:

The white/reflective oval-shaped pad with the Eagle logo above the cuff sticks out too far for my liking. Basically its interfering a bit with my wrist movement. Looks like I could just remove that pad with a cheap seam-ripper and it would come off totally clean. Just wondering--has anyone else removed this pad from Eagle gloves? Would this take away too much protection?

I've done this on all my new gloves. I hate the extra padded long cuffs you find these days. I've never had any problems removing the pad, just cut the stitch and pull slightly and it'll come right off.

[Tman09 0]

If you're not worried about getting slashed there, go ahead. They're your wrists, not mine. Otherwise, I would say get different gloves if it bothers you that much.

[Neo5370 132]

If you're not worried about getting slashed there, go ahead. They're your wrists, not mine. Otherwise, I would say get different gloves if it bothers you that much.

Maybe he likes them and/or can't get new gloves.

[kenneth 5]

Maybe he likes them and/or can't get new gloves.

cut it a little from each side and see if that will give it little more movement, i do pretty much do that to all my gloves

[theflash0000 0]

Went ahead and gave it a shot. I am extremely pleased with the results--exactly the mobility upgrade I was looking for. I'm not really worried about protection because I wear RBK/Jofa 8k Pro elbows which, even with the slashguards removed, provide plenty of wrist protection. And, for the record, I do have a backup pair or two if things got a little chippy :) Thanks for all the replies!

[number21 3]

Looks pretty good. Did you do it all yourself?

[theflash0000 0]

Looks pretty good. Did you do it all yourself?

Thanks--yeah it was very easy. Just used my wife's cheap-o seam-ripper and the pad came right off. Probably could have done it with a good sharp pair of scissors, but I didn't want to damage any of the surrounding material.

[Fisticuffs 0]

It almost looks like they should have come that way from the factory.

[theflash0000 0]

It almost looks like they should have come that way from the factory.

Thanks, I agree! 10x better wrist movement with the cuffs at this length.

[Chadd 916]

I hate the extra padded long cuffs you find these days.

Cuffs are much shorter now than in the past.

[theflash0000 0]

Keep this post handy for the attorney's defending Eagle when you sue them for your wrist getting broken by a slash...

Seems like a pretty straight-forward "Failure to Warn" case to me :) They could have easily stitched "WARNING: Cutting off oval-shaped pad may lead to wrist injury!" on those backrolls...