How Do You Pick Gloves For Sword Fencing?
The glove is an essential piece of equipment for fencing. Not only is wearing a glove a requirement for official competition, but it just makes good sense to protect your hand from unexpected injury. Although only one glove is required by regulations, it is probably a good idea to wear a glove on each hand, because you never know what kind of accident to expect. Here is how to pick gloves for sword fencing. Decide if you want to order your fencing gloves in a generic or specific size. Fencing gloves can be ordered either way–either by a generic small, medium or large, or by a specific size number. Ordering the generic size is usually cheaper, but the specific size will get you a better fitting glove. Determine the size fencing glove you need. Take a tailor style tape measure and wrap it around the widest part of your hand to measure the circumference. Add ½ inch to the circumference of your hand to get the proper glove size. Place your order with a recognized fencing supply dealer (see
