I have be lift for 30 year now -lrb- ouch -rrb- and have become very set in my way . I use to say glove be for girl - until I snag a new sweater by put my arm around my girl friend way back when - I finally relent , no , I would not want those hand touch I either , so I start wear glove . if you do a lot of heavy pulldowns\/pullups , shrug , deadlift and such these will work great . 3\/4 Finger length glove be hard to find , but you will get serious callus just below you first knuckle without they if you go heavier on back day . these may take a little while to get use to and feel a bit bulky at first but they do break in pretty well . I also prefer no wrist-wrap build into the glove as I find they bulky and constrict . I prefer the option of use good cotton strap when need instead -lrb- APT Ultimate Straps -rrb- . these be pretty much the only glove out there meet my criterion at this time . I have try and destroy a lot of cheaper glove in short order over the year and have end up settle on these . I have use the previous version of this glove for about 10year now , they last I about a year and I lift 5-6 day a week . for the amount of use\/abuse they be a decent value though the price may be a little higher than other .