H2ODYSSEY Paddle Gloves - Webbed Gloves with Velcro Strap - Sharkskin Palm Grip - Thermal Dive Gear to Keep Hand Warm - for Surfing, Diving and Swimming

I have surfed with these glove about 5 days/week for 7 months and they're almost in as good a shape as when I bought them. They outlasted my last wetsuit!. That surprised me because when you look at them you think they won't last long. But they do. There's also ample dexterity when they're on. I stow and unstow my surfboard leash with them on. I bought about 5 different types of swimming gloves and returned all the others. When this pair finally tears or wears out, I'll replace it with these exact same gloves. I'm very happy with this purchase. Photo is gloves after about 140 days (1 hour per day) of surfing.

I'm using these to increase the productivity of my poolwork outs. They stay in place but don't squeeze or pinch. They work well for increasing resistance in the water and bring my water agility to new levels.

Love it for the extra exercise

These hand webs are excellent, much better than my previous ones from a different company. I swim in the ocean several days per week and they still look and feel brand new after more than a year of regular usage. You can really "grab" a lot of water with these gloves, and they provide a smooth entry/exit during the stroke. They provide lots of extra power for the occasional sprint, but most of the time I swim less forcefully so I won't wear out my shoulders. They're great in the surf!

I find these more effective than feet fins for maneuverability. Great materials and comfortable. Highly recommend.

The stitching failed and began to split on the first use. This hasn't effected the overall use but I expect that off it does continue it will.They made it much easier to turn/ dive down/ back up

So yeah when you wear these you're going to be able to catch more waves. Look at it this way- if you have the ability to put more power in your paddle stroke you're going to catch waves faster instead of them passing you by. These gloves do that. I've worn them over the years plenty of time surfing and you can snake the other guy out of a wave big time with this LOL. Seriously though if you want to catch more waves whether a body border or Surfer or body surfing this will help put you in the pocket. They're easy to put on easy to take off have a velcro adjustable strap. And it's best like wetsuits to clean them off with water when you're done with them that way they will last. Catch more waves!

I bought these to add a different dynamic to my lap swimming. I can put these on and focus on upper body work to get me across the pool. I bought the extra large and they are a tiny bit to big and the large was a little to small. The fact that they are a little big doesn't bother me.Functionally they work well and I can feel the difference in both movement speed and effort when I am using them.My complaint is that the material on the top of the gloves freys pretty easy. The velcro wrist strap is causing some damage to mine after only a few weeks. I dont get in and out of the pool with them and I am just careful when putting them on and taking them off and this seems to mitigate the wear.I give these 4 stars do to the issue that I mentioned and ultimately I believe that I would buy these again..