I wasn't sure what to expect.
I use this type of glove for Aquatic Physical Therapy. My previously set was "designed for Nave SEAL training" I'm not really sure just how true this was, but they were solid for almost EXACTLY 1 Year. The webbing is just as good as any set I've ever used. The ABSOLUTE best part, finger tips are not covered. I can change music without taking off the gloves.
Great for snorkeling.
I use my arms more than my legs when snorkeling. I noticed a definite difference in forward motion when using these gloves. I preferred the open finger version which helped in putting them on (better while hands are in the water). Thick material, great quality justifies the cost. Remember to dry, use some baby powder and store in a plastic bag to ensure they will last.
Great!
Great!
What an awesome product and company!!
I LOVE my darkfin gloves! I have the full and half versions! They give the extra little power when swimming. I've used them freediving and with spring clean ups. :) They are easy to get on and off!!
10/10 recommend!
Great product
I bought these glove for my grandson who is 7 years old, and on the swim team. I hope he enjoys them in our saltwater pool. Thank you.
Great product
I bought these fins for my grandson who is 7 years old, and on the swim team. I hope he enjoys them in our saltwater pool. Thankyou.
Let's talk about something cool!
Let's talk about something cool! Darkfin gloves, I got to test 3 styles out on Sunday, July 15th at Alexander Springs, Florida (original webbed, short fin, and durafin). Here's my thoughts; all models of darkfin webbed gloves, great for paddling, swimming, snorkeling and diving. Durafin style kept my little fingers warm and toasty in the 72° water. These are awesome for moving in shallows without stirring up silt and sediment. They are made of natural latex rubber and are 100% biodegradable. Super easy to put on and take off when wet, the durafins are a little bit more difficult but with water pretty easy still. I absolutely love them!
Excellent customer service
Excellent product. Would buy again. Quality made. Had an issue in shipping and customer service took care of it immediately. They were excellent to work with. Highly recommend this product and company.
Best!
You can't beat these gloves for digging in when doing pulls! They just fit great and are just the most natural hand "paddles" available. Worth Every penny! Thank you!
New Gloves
Taking these goodies to the Maldives, paddling against the tidal currents ! I love your power gloves they have given me new life !
Run BIG!
I wear a size 8 glove and got the Womens Large, but it was too big. If you get the right size I'm sure they are great, although taking them off is a pain. The sizing chart is a little misleading so be careful and order a size smaller then you expect.
Simple yet brilliant
My hands are the precise measurement for a mens small. However, listening to other reviewres, I ordered the next size down, which is the youth's large. Perfect fit except little finger is slightly short. Perhaps that's difference between a youth and a man but I'm glad I dropped a size down, you want these to be snug. I'll just live with it for now but if it aches, I'll just snip the tip of the little finger.
I bought these for scuba diving, not for protection but for improving my manouverability. I've not had the chance to test in that environment but in a pool you can certainly tell the difference. You can also feel it in your shoulder muscles immediately and swimming is so different (in a very positive way)
Great for surfing
Great for surfing. Get stronger and catch more waves. Who cares if you look like a kook! You’ll be the one laughing when your catching all the waves and building muscle!
Nice glove
Print out the hand size diagram off their site. Item is perfect for my hand. So far the gloves feel nice, I hope they last since they are latex and not silicone.
Customer service was great too!
They help me swim somewhat faster
Very good product, but run large
I love these gloves. I've tried many resistance gloves. These are the most comfortable and durable I've had and would highly recommend them. However, either kids hands are a lot larger than they used to be or my hands are really, really small. Knowing my hands are relatively small, but not unusually so, I opted for the kids large size. To my surprise they were too big. I ordered the kids small (skipped the mediums) and they fit perfectly.
Awesome product: ) a tiny bit hard to put ...
awesome product:) a tiny bit hard to put on (put on while in water is a big help or get the spray lubricant/protector to maintain health) but great arm workout while i'm chilling with kids in pool. Can'e wait to give a go in the ocean. Used them every day in a pool for 3 months and had no issues with falling apart or fading.
First-time user, not a professional swimmer, but liked the Darkfin Webbed Power Gloves.
As advertised, the gloves do give you fewer strokes per pool length. Also as some other reviewers have noted, they add resistance to your stroke and was in a bit of pain by the time I was done with my first workout. Have gotten used to the increased resistance and swim more confidently with them on. Indeed they are hard to put in and far easier to do so underwater. Sizing is key, I happened to use the sizing guide on Darkfin's site and bought the right pair.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Alright I have to admit to using these gloves for a purpose for which they are not intended...as part of a Halloween costume. Yes, the creature from the black lagoon is not complete without webbed hands. Makes it hard to shake hands, but is fun to watch people try to shake the hand of a real creature. Have been on the Internet so long you could say I am an old hand with the web. See? It works. Also, not that expensive.
Perfect for catching more waves.
These work exactly as intended and are very comfortable, easy to clean, and durable. I frequently swim with these and the power of my strokes are amplified and so is the stress on my chest and arm muscles. It makes for a great workout.
I originally purchased these for better sprinting on a surfboard to catch more waves. In that regard they are perfect and I’m glad I have them.
These are great! (Edit 4 months later)
As a paraplegic I need swim gloves to do any swimming of distance. I've had neoprene swim gloves but they just don't quite cut it. Then I tried a pair of these and was impressed. They take a bit of getting used to for technique, but the resistance you get for the power stroke is very good, and you don't have as much drag on the return which is also very nice. I have rather large hands so I got the largest size they have and they (just) fit. If you're looking for gloves to give you an extra boost, or to give you a better workout, these are pretty darn good!
**Edit 4/17 - I've gone through two pairs of these gloves already, both suffering the same fate. The webbing is not quite thick enough to stand up to the power put through them, and the webbing on both pairs split near the thumb on one glove, the second pair had multiple splits. Leaving the rating at 5 stars. I can't take a full star off for being so hard on the gloves.
Besides which customer service is top notch, they replaced the first pair at no charge (other than my needing to mail the gloves to them). I would still recommend these gloves, but if you are a powerful swimmer like me, you will probably need to join their club (see the paper that comes with the gloves for info) so as to make buying replacements cheaper. I've since moved on to a different set of swim gloves (with it's own set of challenges), but these are superb while they last. I just wish that the manufacturers would use a slightly thicker piece for their webbing layer. If they did that I would go back to using these in a heartbeat.
You gotta think outside the box on these.
OK here's the deal. I love these gloves but it's been a rocky road. The first several pairs blew out early. There's a design flaw. The webbing is on the back of the hand, which means the stress point is between the thumb and fore finger. So the gloves kept ripping at the seam. You would expect that since that is the weakest point in the construction. After noodling on the issue a while it dawned on me that what had to happen was that the stress points had to be protected. I tried several strategies but let's just say keep it simple stupid. I decided to wear the gloves on opposite hands so the webbing is now on the palm side. It takes a little getting used to because the gloves are engineered to be worn on like a glove. Fortunately the material stretches over time and forms to the hand well. Now I have putter 500 miles on the last pair with no sign of seam failure. Previously I was fortunately to get 100 miles on a pair. So if you're going to order these either order a bunch of them or simply wear them on the opposite hand. Enjoy.
Better for surface swimming
Better for surface swimming. they make a difference. Hard to use underwater, but fir is good. get a size larger than you'd usually choose.
cool... but
they do work you can feel the extra speed and power they give you in the water but they are pretty thin so you have to be gentle with them when you take them off or put them on. also when you paddle water gets stuck in them sometimes
She's faster than the fishes!
My neice is a little surfer girl, and these are perfect for her. They don't slick up too much when they get wet so she can grip her board really well, but they work really well to tread water. These gloves have the fishes doing double takes!
She's faster than the fishes!
My neice is a little surfer girl, and these are perfect for her. They don't slick up too much when they get wet so she can grip her board really well, but they work really well to tread water. These gloves have the fishes doing double takes!
Not Disapointed
These really worked well. They provided great traction so there was little wasted motion on each paddle stroke. I had great use of my hands wearing them, I didn't feel constrained. They fit well and didn't balloon out by letting water in. It wasn't bad putting them on, maybe a little tough, but they are tough enough to take the tugging.
They do help to propel you through the water
I use these when my Friend and I go out snorkeling in Laguna Beach, Ca. Love the tide pools there. They do help to propel you through the water much easier.
Good gloves, order larger size.
This is my second pair as the first size I ordered was basically for a child even tho it's measurements said it would fit. So order a size larger.
I use them for river surfing in Alberta.
They're nice gloves, I wouldn't say they offer a ton of protection from the cold but it's better than nothing. They're strong & durable & increase your paddling huge.
These are very good, though make sure you get a bigger size ...
These are very good, though make sure you get a bigger size than you think you need. The ones I got are tight on me even though I thought I was careful to get a bigger size.
They take a few minutes to put on, but ...
They take a few minutes to put on, but it is well worth the wait. I have found that, when I doing a stroke (such as the breast stroke) in which I need to bring my hands forward, the webbed gloves allow me to clench my hands and reduce resistance. These gloves work my arm muscles into a burn unlike anything I have ever used.
As for the tearing that I have read about: I apply a prodigious amount of talc on the inside, and after a month they show no signs of shredding.
Too large for my hands
Have to send them back. All the other reviews said order a size smaller. I have small hands and could only order size small. I didn't see a size XS or smaller. Haven't sent them back yet because I am waiting for an answer from the company, not to charge me return shipping since the sizing information was incorrect. I put them on easily without wetting them and they were too loose. All the other reviews said they were difficult to get on and fit tightly. You need a tight fit since they will loosen somewhat in water.
They might be OK if they made more sizes to fit and to choose from.
they are not bad, but it feels very unconfortable to use latex
They are not bad, but it feels very uncomfortable to use latex, is better neoprene, and they only lasted 8 months, after that the latex starts to break apart
I will not recommend the glove to divers
I purchased the glove for diving however I proved to be quit a challange to pick up items as the Web kept blocking the object. I couldn't hold on to lobsters either because the Web kept getting in the way. I will not recommend the glove to divers. However this is a good training glove or for free divers.
Not great for my cold water surfing application
I guess I didn't read the thickness very carefully in the description but please know that these are fairly thin before pruchaseing. If you are expecting to surf in cold water with these you might want to think twice if you are a temperature wuss like me. I like the idea of this product so I may try the thermal version instead of which I was previously unaware. They honestly feel like dish washing gloves and make a nice whoopee cushion noise on my palms when I make a fist. So these could prove entertaining while waiting in the line up for the next wave. In my opinion the pictures make the gloves look very form fit and sleek and this is somewhat true for the side they show you in the picture. The back side looks much less appealing to me and not what I would imagine from a product with a bad @$$ name like Darkfin. I posted pictures and you can draw your own conclusions. Again love the idea of this product but this particular model did not work well for my needs. Bummer dude...
Difficult
Very difficult to get on your hands. I do mean difficult but once you do they are great.
Darkfin, short webs, archery protector
I received the order very fast. Thank you.
The gloves look a bit bulkier than on the photos. My dad will have to try them to check if they are comfortable. I do not understand why the size of the archery arm protector has to be printed on top of it (it feels totally unneeded there and spoils the line). Otherwise it is quite nice.
Get them!
Great product. Go slow when you first use them. Take a couple of workouts to get used to them. you will feel it in your shoulders if you don’t.
With these gloves on, my
With these gloves on, my stroke is slower and harder to push than without a darkfin glove, however this is where the extra power and paddling/swimming speed comes from.
Great product.
Gloves are awesome. Split toe booties take a beating! Great product.
Perfect Darkfin gloves swimming makes easier.
Kind of reminds me of "creature from the black lagoon" but would swimming easier.
They are the best!
Be the Creature from the Black Lagoon!
They are the best!
Great company and great products!
Great company and great products! You won't be disappointed.
Excellent products!
Excellent products! I've had the same pair of gloves forever, but wouldn't mind an upgrade ;)!!
These products are great!
I've always loved water and have been swimming in many places, even in a volcano in north Nevada.
These products are great!
Best gloves ever!!
These are the best gloves ever!! I absolutely love mine and I love the company!
Darkfin gloves make all the difference
Darkfin gloves make all the difference in the water! And they instantly make you badass when you slip them on!
Excellent product! (y)
Excellent product! (y) I have two pairs of gloves and I use them very often, for snorkeling and freediving...
I love how Darkfin gloves provide new dimension of motion underwater and allow more efficient usage of energy.
I <3 Darkfin gloves!
Thanks guys love the products
I have a pair of the darkfin gloves and I love them, all the products are awesome. All I need now is a pair of booties to go with my gloves to be complete. Thanks guys love the products
Amazing products
Amazing products, I've used the Black OPS for many OCR events and training and the webbed ones for swimming and white river Kayaking! They also provide with amazing service!
Ocean,rivers,springs these are great gloves
These have really surpassed anything I thought I was buying. With my fins I'm confident, with my gloves and fins I will challenge anything. The added safety alone is well worth what your charging. Ocean,rivers,springs these are great tools. Thanks.
More in the future...
I enjoyed getting a chance to use these gloves I can't wait to use these more in the future.
5 stars
5 stars5 stars.Great gloves Great customer service. Planning to order again. Would recommend to anyone.
We have been spoiled with Darkfin’s product
We have been spoiled with Darkfin’s product line for years. We were also sad to hear of the potential news of Darkfin’s closing. But now that Andrew and his wife are carrying on Roy’s creation, we look forward to usher in the new chapter of the Darkfin saga.
Very durable, faster in water
Met the A team at Devils Den in Williston, FL Great couple! Andrew gave me a sample to test out. Very durable, faster in water and felt like a superhero in them
Good gloves, order larger size.
This is my second pair as the first size I ordered was basically for a child even tho it's measurements said it would fit. So order a size larger.
I use them for river surfing in Alberta.
They're nice gloves, I wouldn't say they offer a ton of protection from the cold but it's better than nothing. They're strong & durable & increase your paddling huge.
These are very good, though make sure you get a bigger size ...
These are very good, though make sure you get a bigger size than you think you need. The ones I got are tight on me even though I thought I was careful to get a bigger size.
They take a few minutes to put on, but ...
They take a few minutes to put on, but it is well worth the wait. I have found that, when I doing a stroke (such as the breast stroke) in which I need to bring my hands forward, the webbed gloves allow me to clench my hands and reduce resistance. These gloves work my arm muscles into a burn unlike anything I have ever used.
As for the tearing that I have read about: I apply a prodigious amount of talc on the inside, and after a month they show no signs of shredding.
My kids loves these gloves!!
My kids loves these!! They use them for swimming in the pool and snorkeling. They even make an archery glove that my kids enjoy. Great product!
Really amazing product!
Really amazing product! Had a great time snorkeling around with these. Really improves speed and ease of swimming, also gives protection to your hands while your digging around in the sand for treasures!!!
This product really is EXTRAORDINARY in both performance and resilience!!!
Suffice to say that the same pair of gloves from 2015 shown on video comment still kick hard these days. A friend recently offered me a hand out free pair, and I refused them because mine are still fine and those will do better with another owner!!! This product really is EXTRAORDINARY in both performance and resilience!!!
They were fantastic gloves
I agree with this review. I wore the gloves during the Spartan Ultra Beast 24 Hour World Championship in Iceland and as for their grip capabilities, they were fantastic. I could grip ropes, chains, wood, webbing, and spears in raining and snowy conditions, no problem. But after a few hours my hands got cold and I added a mitten shell. All became right in my world again with warm hands. I just took the shells off to complete the obstacles. Overall these gloves are a MUST for obstacle racing.
Good gear truly makes a difference.
My husband got me into freediving a few years ago. He bought me all the gear. Leader Carbon Fins, a 5 Mm Open cell wetsuit, a Omer Zero3 mask, and a pair of Darkfin Gloves. I didn't know what to think at first because everybody else had the rest of my gear but only a few people had the webbed gloves. It was not long before i was diving comfortably to 76ft deep. I know that good gear does not necessarily make a good diver. But good gear truly makes a difference.
Affordable and dependable.
I have bought many different styles and brands of swim gloves, from cheap to move expensive, and these gloves have outshone the rest. They are easy to get on and off, store easily, and provide finger dexterity that was far better than expected. I have bought a second pair now as a gift for someone else, and when my own set has aged and worn out, I will be certain to buy my next pair here. These gloves are affordable, and made to last.
I can't wait to try these in Mexico next month!
I haven't tried these in the water yet, but I have received my package and I am impressed. They look a lot better than the others I was considering and I think they'll help me out in the water. The size chart was off for me, but Andrew provided awesome customer service and I ordered the size that he recommended.
Thanks again Darkfin!
I'm a return customer and the company still has my loyalty thanks to some great customer service just recently. I had a custom order for some of their signature swimming gloves. The service was prompt and the product exactly what I was requesting. They even followed up with a quick and friendly email that was illustrative of their continued concern for quality. If you're a power swimmer, Diver, or a casual person with a fondness for the water (me), these gloves will amplify any movement you make with your hands while swimming without compromising dexterity. I carry these with me any time I'm going out of town and there's a chance of a pool, lake, or ocean visit.
Think Outside the Box
OK here's the deal. I love these gloves but it's been a rocky road. The first several pairs blew out early. There's a design flaw. The webbing is on the back of the hand, which means the stress point is between the thumb and fore finger. So the gloves kept ripping at the seam. You would expect that since that is the weakest point in the construction. After noodling on the issue a while it dawned on me that what had to happen was that the stress points had to be protected. I tried several strategies but let's just say keep it simple stupid. I decided to wear the gloves on opposite hands so the webbing is now on the palm side. It takes a little getting used to because the gloves are engineered to be worn on like a glove. Fortunately the material stretches over time and forms to the hand well. Now I have putter 500 miles on the last pair with no sign of seam failure. Previously I was fortunately to get 100 miles on a pair. So if you're going to order these either order a bunch of them or simply wear them on the opposite hand. Enjoy.
They’re awesome!
Ok so, I accidentally ordered twice somehow back to back. I contacted Andrew to ask about the return policy and he was very helpful and said no problem as long as I’m happy. Great policy. As for the gloves, I was swimming against the tide and still making headway like a fish in the water. Made swimming more fun. I suggest everyone have a pair for tropical vacations and snorkeling. They also made me more comfortable touching things underwater I normally wouldn’t. They’re awesome!
Absolutely awesome gloves
Absolutely awesome addition to my gear used them during spring fest while the company came out and supported the event. The owners are very cool easy to talk to and we'll informed about there product. Thank you guys the gloves are awesome!!!
Check these gloves
You gotta check these gloves out! Freedivers - they make a big difference during your surface rests!
Awesome Gloves
Looking for awesome gloves for various water activities? Look no further because these gloves are for you. As an avid Freediver and Surfer these gloves help me move efficiently through the water. With multi-purpose capabilities and tons of uses for the DarkFin Gloves you can't go wrong. They are affordable, comfortable, and extremely durable. I definitely recommend DarkFin Gloves! A+ Oh and did I mention the Fast Shipping and Great Customer Service! It makes all the difference in the world! :) DarkFin Gloves are worth every penny!
Surfing Gloves
These gloves have been a great addition to what seemingly was the disappointment I tried with other webbed gloves. Not only do they allow you to have more waves that were harder to get into late, but come as a source of confidence for those unexpected, seemingly overpowering momentary turbulence. Try swimming through bubbles and over the falls hold downs without it, not talking monster waves but just enough when it challenges your limitations.
