Why Proper Sizing is Essential？


Once you’ve figured out the right material for your glove, you’re ready for the next most important component: finding the right size glove. 

Here’s a look at why glove sizing is so important and how to measure for the right glove. 


Why Proper Sizing is Essential？

Remember the expression “fits like a glove”? A good pair of work gloves fit snugly but comfortably, without any extra space for slippage that would compromise your grip, tactile sensitivity, or dexterity. 

But in order to find the right fit, you need to find gloves that are the right size. 

It doesn’t matter how a glove is designed to fit--if it’s not designed to fit a hand your size, it will never go on the way it’s supposed to and will never give you the right level of performance. 

This is true of disposable gloves just as much as any pair of reusable gloves, especially if you count on your disposable glove for tasks requiring dexterity and tactile sensitivity. Doctors and surgeons, for example, need their gloves to fit perfectly so that they can do precise work.

Of course, glove sizing is also a safety issue. For industrial workers, for example, a glove that doesn’t fit can easily get caught in machinery or tools, potentially endangering the worker’s entire hand. Picture trying to work with moving parts while wearing gloves that have too much room in the fingers and you can understand why. 

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