text: I've been using these gripper gloves for years now, but this year the ones that arrived have some very odd shapes for the phalanges. The thumb gripper section now curls inward so that part of the thumb joint isn't protected in the inside but the outside of the knuckle is covered and irritated by the rubber. The same goes with the fingers and the Large gloves aren't very large any more and I had to struggle to get my not-so-fleshy fingers into the gloves. It would be nice if the sizes were just a bit smaller, but with the odd shapes I don't know if I'll be repeating an online order for these next time and instead find them in a local store so I can try them on first.