Best Focus Mitts

A focus mitt is a padded target that you wear on your hand while a boxer or fighter strikes it. The holder needs a mitt that protects the wrist, and the striker needs a...

Best Driving Gloves

A driving glove is thin, snug and made for the wheel. It does not cut into your feel of the road, and it can add grip, warmth or sun protection depending on the pair....

Best Bushcraft Gloves

Bushcraft Gloves

Bushcraft means working with an axe, a saw, a knife and a fire, often in wet weather and in brush. There is no special bushcraft glove, but a good leather or synthetic work glove...

Best Elbow Compression Sleeves

Elbow Compression Sleeve

Elbow compression sleeves are slip-on sleeves that fit snugly over the elbow joint. People wear them for sport, for work and for sore elbows, but a sleeve is not the same thing as the...

Best Waterproof Hiking Gloves

Hiking Gloves

Wet hands get cold fast. A waterproof glove keeps rain and snow out, and a good one also lets sweat escape so the inside does not turn damp. That balance is the whole job...

Best Anti-Vibration Gloves

Anti-Vibration Gloves

Anti-vibration gloves are padded work gloves sold to people who use power tools. The honest question is what the padding does, because the health authority that studies this says it does not protect you...

Best Weighted Training Gloves

Weighted Training Gloves

Weighted training gloves put extra load on your hands while you hit a bag, work on ball handling or do cardio. The load makes the same movement harder, but it also adds stress to...

Best Kayaking Gloves

Kayaking Gloves

Your hands do a lot of work when you paddle. They grip the shaft for hours, take the sun and wind and blister quickly. A good pair of kayak gloves protects them, and in...

Best Climbing Gloves

Rope, rock and a hard fall can take the skin off your hands. A climbing glove protects your palm when you belay or rappel, and it keeps the rope from burning you. Most climbers...

Best Beekeeping Gloves

When you open a hive, the bees defend it. Your hands are closest to them, and they are the part you use most, so a good pair of gloves matters more than almost any...