Are gloves generally getting bigger?

[OldCY 94]

Recently purchased True XC9 gloves online in a 14 only to find them to be longer than all my other 14s in various brands.  Warrior I am a 13 in. Is this a “thing” now? Or just a variance per manufacturer?  

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

Funny, as I recently replaced my old gloves and thought the exact opposite.  Fingers seemed shorter and fit was tighter. Certainly shorter cuff.

[noupf 42]

different models of the same brands have different fit profiles.  Some are cut bigger, some are cut tighter and closer to the shape of a hand.  In general, i think gloves are smaller today than 15-20 years ago, even on the models that are cut larger.

[xstartxtodayx 343]

I'd say less consistency between brands and even between models in the same brand are to blame.  Different models have different "fit profiles" but, on the whole, I blame it on overall Quality Control just going downhill like most things now a days (insert old man Simpson yelling at cloud image here).  Manufacturers just don't care about quality like they used to in so many industries, including hockey gear.

[OldCY 94]

2 hours ago, xstartxtodayx said:

I'd say less consistency between brands and even between models in the same brand are to blame.  Different models have different "fit profiles" but, on the whole, I blame it on overall Quality Control just going downhill like most things now a days (insert old man Simpson yelling at cloud image here).  Manufacturers just don't care about quality like they used to in so many industries, including hockey gear.

I agree. No one cares. Should get you an application to where I work.  But regarding these gloves I think I’m going to have to return. I’m weary of buying a 13 because they might be too small. And for SLS, I don’t think a return policy exists.

[krisdrum 233]

46 minutes ago, OldCY said:

And for SLS, I don’t think a return policy exists.

Not entirely true.  You can reject an item and send it back, but hopefully that is used for instances where something was clearly misrepresented, as opposed to something not fitting exactly the way you had hoped. 

[OldCY 94]

I guess I could also just ask the seller hey if it doesn’t fit can I return…

[puckpilot 312]

As someone who has really small hands, I've found it's becoming trickier and trickier to find gloves that fit. It always feels like there's a push pull going on, and it's about finding a best compromise instead of a perfect fit. Also, to me, it seems like the leather stretches out more and more quickly and after six months, the fit seems to get even worse. With my current gloves, I've gone to only using two fingers in the glove, sticking two fingers into each pocket just to stop the gloves from slipping.

[Hills 712]

It is why I have attempted to do the 3D hand fit for any gloves I can get my hand on, so the length comparison can be replicated and anyone can print the 3D hand...

[Miller55 333]

That's why I still just wear Easton gloves

[Sniper9 529]

I used to wear 14 across the board for retails. Now I fit 13" for all brands except ccm I'm still a 14 as they have still maintained some consistency. Realistically I was more of a 13.5" so any deviation smaller or bigger I really noticed. 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Sniper9

[flip12 714]

I’m a 15” length, 13” volume so I wear 14” because they’re easy to find and a decent X-Y compromise for me.