Harbinger Women's WristWrap Bag Glove with Cushioned Palm (Pair)

I've used many different bag gloves in the course of my years doing martial arts and bag-work. These gloves are the best. In fact, I love them so much I suggested them to my heavy bag kickboxing gym, and now they sell them (and people are loving them). Ah, I wistfully think of all the unpaid promotion Harbinger is getting from me.Here's what's great about them:1. No smell. A year in.2. They protect your fingers all the way to the 1st knuckle. This *is* a big deal. It's really easy to chafe and open the skin up on your knuckles hitting the bag.3. Lightweight - one day I forgot my gloves and had to use the giant boxing bag gloves at the gym. Wow did I notice a difference.4. Allows the development of good punching form. Although the grip bar feels odd at first, it really develops a tight fist, and the minimalism of the gloves (as compared with the large bag gloves) encourages actual fist form and proper impact, and yet they are padded enough that they are forgiving while you are learning or if you accidentally misstep.5. Wrist wrap provides wrist support6. You don't need any other gloves or paraphernalia. Gone are the time-consuming days of needing to wrap your hands first, or use wimpy "wrap" gloves inside big bag gloves. Don't get me wrong, wrapping your hands makes you feel like a bad ass, I know. But it's really not that functional for a gym workout.7. They fit a women's hand perfectly. I have relatively small hands and use a small. They fit. When I did the measurements they suggest, I was just on the border of small and medium, but I'm glad I went for the small.They are also a pretty but not overly girly color.That's it for now. These days I use them mostly for heavy bag and mitt workouts, and they're great for that.

I bought these because of a class I was taking at the gym. I read all the reviews, and went ahead and chanced it...not knowing much about the name brand or sizing. I Love them!! Class is so much better with them, no red hands or knuckles. I totally enjoy my kickboxing class and now even more with these gloves. We do a lot of different moves, and sometimes we are doing planks, or push ups. These gloves allow for that flexibility without the fingers. I don't have to take off gloves to do the different exercises as some do because they have a full boxing glove on. Plus they are leather and the stink factor will not settle in as with some other gloves that don't allow for your hands to breathe. I went to their website to find out about measurements, I bought a M with a 7.5 palm circumference. They are a bit tight, but they are leather and will stretch. A few days ago, I found another lady in class with the same gloves, just been worn more and she said that you need to buy them a bit fitted so that the leather will mold into your hand. I've only had them a few weeks and I am super happy.

Would I recommend buying these? Yes.PROS:* Solidly constructed* Comfortable* Can be adjusted to fit almost any size wrists/hands.* Protects your knuckles and fingers* Excellent for bag/bob workCONS:...? Are there any?I've been using these gloves for over a year for MMA-based fitness classes, which include striking punching bags and bobs, and they are not only comfortable and fit my hands well, but they protect them, as they're supposed to, and help support my weak wrists to promote proper punching form.My initial gloves (a different brand) did not fit well, despite being advertised as one-size-fits-all for women, and led to my hands getting more injured than they needed to be, with bruising between knuckles and the gloves sliding to scrape off entire swathes of my skin. The fit of these gloves is one of the highest recommendations I can give; several of my classmates also used these gloves, and they fit everyone (of course, make sure you buy the proper size - if you have big hands, don't go for a Small!).

I used these for about 15-20 minutes on a heavy bag and came away with abrasions and bruises on my knuckles and between my fingers. A couple days later, I still have scabs where my skin rubbed off. Before these I used lightweight traditional (closed) boxing gloves and the most I got with those were a little bruising if I went extra hard. These Harbingers seem well made, but aren't comfortable; my first thought was "Wow, these are going to take some breaking in" but I can't handle the pain of breaking them in.A note on size: Like the other reviews say, these seem to run small. I always thought my hands were on the small side and the large fit me pretty well.

I was between a small and a medium on the sizing chart and at first ordered a small because I have pretty small hands and thin fingers, which was way too tight- had to exchange it for a medium which fit better. It took a few days of breaking in but now they fit great! Perfect for alternating between punching and burpees/mountain climbers, etc. without having to take them off in between. I like the back hand padding too for back hand punches and palm padding for slaps to the punching bag, but the palm padding can be a little annoying for when you're using your palms to support yourself for planks, push ups, mountain climbers, etc. I will also say that they take a while to put on and take off because they are so tight which is a little annoying, but maybe it'll get easier once I break them in even more. Overall it's a decent buy, these were my first gloves so I don't have much to compare them to!