It has come to my attention that there might have possibly been a sizing discrepancy that occurred in the ordering process, and that I might not have received the XS as ordered. I will update as soon as I know more. Standby. 3/25/2023 edit: HF has changed their size offerings from 5 to 3 options. They have combined the XS and S size into one size, now known as ‘XS/S’, which is apparently what I was given even though I requested XS specifically. At the time of ordering my gloves and then later at recording this video, all 5 size options were listed as available for purchase on their website and there was a distinct size difference noted between XS and S. My understanding is that they have paired down the offerings from 5 sizes to 3 to be able to meet anticipated production. UPDATE 5/11/2023: after some back and forth, HF has agreed to send me a pair of XS gloves as I originally ordered and it seems they will be offering XS going forward. I’ll do a side by side comparison of the S and XS. I’m grateful that they rectified this with little fuss, and they were very nice to work with. Having XS gloves is a win for us small-handed-folk! ♥️⚔️ UPDATE: 6/8/2023 The new replacement pair in size XS arrived today! There is a noticeable difference in size. The XS is much smaller than the S overall.
@HobieH3 Жыл бұрын
Their website led me to believe they're only offering 3 sizes there; XS & S were the same on the sizing chart. P.S. I liked the catching!
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
@@HobieH3 yes, it seems that after I posted this video they got in touch with me and said they would be updating their sizes. Which is kind of a bummer because the large variety of sizes was a huge selling point, but going forward they will only be offering 3 sizes from now on. Previously they had 5 sizes, but new orders will only be 3 choices. :/
@EconaelGaming5 ай бұрын
@@BrittanySaintLeafy they now offer 4 sizes, as shown on their website
@chadherbert18 Жыл бұрын
I think these companies should stamp a size into the cuff, so student know what size they are - might help the people organizing the orders too. Can be difficult to distinguish one from another and the little paper size tags don’t survive very long…
@Thestinkycheeseman. Жыл бұрын
Seeing a few people mention sizing notation on the gloves themselves, at least on the gloves I just got in today the size is written on the inside of the outer finger shell, behind the leather glove. If I pull the glove forward I can see "XL" written in silver sharpie. Good review!
@augiedad54 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brittany. As always, this is a very detailed and thoughtful review. Keep up the good work!
@foberdud75763 ай бұрын
appreciate the review!
@Ishpeck Жыл бұрын
@15:40 is great. The sturzhau was especially informative. Another thing that I struggle with in my Spez lobster claws is the deep/low schillhau. Would love to see if going vom tag to a schill gets the cross caught in plates or if the bulk obstructs general mobility.
@petritzky11 ай бұрын
Very nice and extensive review. Same experience with me. If I had to break the gloves down to one word I'd say: Thoughtfullness And what comes with it is a peace of mind when I go into sparring. I haven't lost a thought to my gloves, which was quite common before. I would check for gaps, tape and zip ties. Haven't done that ever since I got these gloves.
@Purplesquigglystripe Жыл бұрын
Currently waiting to get my pair! Last I heard from them, their next batch of gloves will get to them near the end of April
@acerock01311 ай бұрын
mine are due to arrive in a day or two and i can't wait to try them on.
@joshdavies375 Жыл бұрын
Great review, Glad to hear I made the right choice with my first pair of gloves. :D
@HobieH3 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brittany.
@controllerfreak3596 Жыл бұрын
I've got a pair on order for myself and two for my school.
@thuglincoln769910 ай бұрын
just be aware, and i don't think this is exclusive to the HF glove, but the thumb is weak to hits to the side. What I mean is not cuts coming in from the top of the thumb, but to the side of it. We had someone very good get their thumb nearly hospital trip smushed that way.
@mattfick5502 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, definitely makes a strong case for getting my own.
@catsandswords Жыл бұрын
Solid review. I think this makes me about as sold as I can be on a pair of clamshell gloves
@GamerMax Жыл бұрын
My medium specs heavys don't fit in my buckler, so I use my rapier gloves with my heavy arm guards over that right now. I just placed an order with HF for the Black Knights.
@krystofcisar46928 күн бұрын
These are great but its all sooo freaking bulky :D I thought red dragons were unnecessarilky big. And although these are more nimble than red dragons they are sometimes just too big. Gaps are really not necessarily big problem as crossguard protects you aswell.
@user-ge2nk1gt2k Жыл бұрын
The only thing I can add that kvetun gloves right now the best on the market)
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
I have a pair coming in April. But until I try them I can’t say anything about them.
@HobieH3 Жыл бұрын
Ordered a pair. Should be here next week. Unfortunately my jacket won't be here for some time, so they won't get much use for a couple of months :/
@chadherbert18 Жыл бұрын
We have different gloves for Longsword, Rapier & Dagger, bucklers, etc, and since we’re a small club with a high percentage of lefties, we’ve gotten by sharing each other’s off-hand gloves in these scenarios. 😂
@colleptic Жыл бұрын
Great Review.
@chadherbert18 Жыл бұрын
We had a SPES heavy thumb-plate crack a few months ago and they sent us a new one no problem, but it was annoying and doesn’t feel great for the student who was so excited to get sparring and then it breaks… 😢
@chadherbert18 Жыл бұрын
It was also the first sparring session…
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
Yup - the vendors (Purple Heart, in my case) are always awesome about dealing with it. I mostly feel bad for the vendors/retailers though.
@DalDagor90 Жыл бұрын
I like HF more then spes. But i have older version made from another material. The new one are even better
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen pictures of the old version. The material looks more textured in the old version.
@Neruomir11 ай бұрын
It's kinda ironic that HEMA went from period armor to sports protection and Olympic fencing gear back to armored gauntlets with lessons learned. I guess the stigma of reenactment and LARP is still strong so anything remotely looking like hard functional armor or gods forbid steel is still a bit taboo. Now i'm waiting for a proper helmet as masks for all their viewability are kinda crap at taking strong hits and glancing off blows.
@BrittanySaintLeafy11 ай бұрын
The culture, goals, and needs of HEMA are wide and varied, which is what makes things the way they are a little more nuanced than what you’ve stated. But I fully agree with you that the standard HEMA fencing mask is lacking and is long overdue for improvement.
@chadherbert18 Жыл бұрын
I’m constantly replacing the SPES heavy elastics with zap-straps to keep them in place…
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
Yup! That’s what I like about the HF gloves, no ties!
@Meta194 Жыл бұрын
Hi!. Have you tried these in a saber? I have small hands and am looking for protective gloves for heavy saber, mostly worried about thumb mobility for this.
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
I have, and these wouldn’t be my first choice for gloves to use with sabre. I would look at the Gabriel 2.0 gloves for sabre instead.
@josefernandodb4ever11 ай бұрын
If Compared to the infinity, which will you choose ??
@BrittanySaintLeafy11 ай бұрын
Definitely the HF. I have a review video for the Infinity Gauntlets if you want my opinion on them :)
@mariacristinabarrosorodrig9498 Жыл бұрын
summary: good option but i prefer sparing gloves
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
I’m not a big fan of them, but I’m glad they work for you!
@417hemaspringfieldmo Жыл бұрын
SPES yes...'till they started breaking on a regular basis
@daniil.ostras Жыл бұрын
+2,5
@knightlon Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they look superior to spes heavies. Long live Ukraine!
@acerock01311 ай бұрын
also, Slava Ukraine
@chickensandwich1589 Жыл бұрын
1:10 what isn't subjectively smol in other cases 👉👈🥺? 14:40 it's over 😖.
@kettwood7248 Жыл бұрын
Thoose are copy of kvetun
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
Are they? I haven’t tried Kvetun gloves yet, but I have a pair coming in April. To be fair though, this whole design is arguably copied from historical pieces which were copied by SPES which were copied by HF and later retailers so I’m hesitant to launch that kind of accusation.
@kettwood7248 Жыл бұрын
@@BrittanySaintLeafy mostly they are. Kvetun created about three years agu and was massively upgraded version of spes, with smaller plates but more of them and propely done thumb These looks much like kvetuns, than spes, but is riveted - Kvetus guy once said that they tired of popping out rivets and all future gluves will be sewn. well since Poo King started the big shit, kvetuns will be not very avaible to western people, so it is OK to have domestic copy
@BrittanySaintLeafy Жыл бұрын
@@kettwood7248 since Kvetun moved operations to Georgia it makes them more accessible. I’m excited to try my Kvetun Xiphosura gloves when I receive them :)
@HEMASimian Жыл бұрын
I have both these and the Kvetun, I wouldn't call it a copy at all as a lot of the actual construction is different - if anything the kvetun changed the thumb design to match more the HF ones. HF gloves have been around for many years too, and Kvetun changed the thumb design from their original prototype (which I tested several years ago) to match the HF gloves more. But overall this design is fairly standard I think. They're padded mittens with multiple plates for articulation - this type of design has been around for a very long time so I wouln't call them direct copies. What I would call a direct copy would be the Sup-Fen gloves, where those are literally designed to look exactly the same.
@DalDagor90 Жыл бұрын
It's not a copyof kvetun. HF gloves are three or four years old.