Do not underestimate the usefulness of paintball gloves. Gloves may look like insignificant accessories but they offer three valuable benefits for paintball players.
Paintball gloves can protect your hands from a direct hit. Every paintball player knows that a direct hit on any part of the hand can be very painful and hazardous. Gloves also provide concealment because bare hands, especially if you have fair skin, are visible to your opponents. Lastly, gloves can keep you warmer especially during cold weather. They can help to strengthen your grip and perform better at the battlefield.
Paintball gloves to consider ...
The fingerless Combat glove combines breathable airprene padding and the half-finger design which gives you the best combination of protection, speed, and flexibility. Gel knuckle and palm padding is sewn into the glove to give you unsurpassed protection where you need it. Terry cloth thumb material is great for getting rid of pesky smudges on your goggle lens.
The Sniper™ Glove is a streamlined, full-fingered glove with a flexible, breathable main body construction. This tactical sniper glove features silicone printing on the palm and fingers to enhance your grip and feel when using BT markers.
Empire LTD Gloves
The LTD Gloves are a hybrid of the Contact tZ Glove and the Freedom Glove. This full feature glove takes freedom-style fingers and incorporates the rest of a full finger protective glove with a micro fiber thumb panel to remove any unwanted splatter.
Some of the notable paintball gloves that you can buy are SOLAG gloves, Stealth Aviator, CORE Hard Top, Dye Meta glove, Empire Contact, Invert Paintball gloves, JT Pro Series, 32 Degrees, Proto, Redz, Extreme Rage, among others.
When shopping, make sure that both gloves fit perfectly on your hands. If the gloves are too loose, dirt and debris can penetrate inside and this is very uncomfortable. Too tight and the gloves will constrict blood flow in your hands. The rule of thumb is to buy gloves that will not come off easily but should be loose enough to allow maximum finger and wrist movement.
Sensitivity of the fabric is also very important. You have to test the gloves and try to feel objects. You should be able to identify things that you can touch even if you are wearing the gloves. For full protection, you can buy full-hand gloves. If you want better trigger grip, the half-finger gloves are ideal.