Hard or Soft Gloves for Prone?

[Dave IRL]

Which do you guys prefer, and why, if you've tried both? I'm currently using a Monard Proliner and find the stiffness, particularly in the wrist, seems to twist and pull the rifle around and sit across less of the heel of the hand than I'd like. I used to use a Kustermann Model 5 and wore out a few of these with no complaints, but then I wouldn't remember any issues I had a few years ago with them at this stage. I'm thinking of going back to a softer glove like that or one of the even softer models from Gehmann or Sauer, or possibly trying the Thune Solid Short, as I'd like the wrist to relax a little and allow the rifle to contact more of the hand, but I'm not sure, and at this stage I'd be interested to know are there any advantages to the softer gloves in terms of absorbing pulse or tiny movements or anything that might be worth having.

[dontshootcritters]

Hi there
The best glove in my opinion by a long stretch is the fingerless KT glove with a hard plastic shell[so to speak]on the back.Ive had others and the KT is the only one to get.Id stick with fingerless also as there is no chance that you will have pressure to the finger tips causing undue stress and loss of circulation

[RobStubbs]

My glove is a gehman one and appears stiff enough to me. I've never tried one of the solid type ones but I don't feel I'd gain anything by doing so so I'll stick with what I have when I come to replace it.

Rob.

[BM]

I prefer hard as it enables me to relax my hand better. A soft glove works up to ten minutes but I cannot hold my position for the whole 60 shots.

Since two years I use the Monard Proliner prone glove which fits me better than the Thune. With the Thune Solid I had pain between indexfinger and thumb due to the innerlining.

[DavePat]

How about the special prone glove from Sauer ? Anybody use it ? Likes - dislikes ?

http://www.sauer-shootingsportswear.de/ ... cial-prone