I have a crazy amount of landscape to tame, so I keep a cache of gloves around since the finger tips tend to blow out. I have been looking for 2 years to replace a great pair that isn't made anymore, so I thought I would give these a try. First impressions: I haven't tried these yet, so I thought I would share my first impressions. First they fit well. I bought a small and they were about perfect. The leather is also soft and pliable (not stiff). The thing I am excited about is how the tips are sewn. As seen in the image, it seems to "wrap"...it isn't that a seam is sewn at the top, but is sewn around. I don't know that I have had this design before, and I think it could be clever. It seems like as long as the leather is tough, this might put off the "blowout" for a while. So far I would recommend these, but only use will tell the story. I will update when I have some time and use.