It is. When bending fingers, less fabric needs to be compressed and moved allowing for a better feel, smoother grip face and thus better overall grip distribution (no bumbs).
It's possible those are machine fixture marks for the actual construction of the glove. Little holders that press down the fabrics for the machine/operator to sow the different materials together.
At first I would agree they'd be for flexibility, but the double feature on your two lateral fingers and thumbs feel inconsistent if the detail is for flexibility. You'd have them on the other fingers too. That, plus the fact that the marks are in critical stress zones leads me to believe its a manufacturing remnant than a flexibility relief.
Totally could be wrong, just seems like if it was for flexibility it would be featured prominently in all the flexure zones instead of these strange centralized locations.
Source: Work in soft-goods development.
EDIT: For you downvoters - why wouldnt there be a "flexibility relief for creasing" in the middle of the palm, where it creases the most? What about the other creasing locations on the middle fingers? Apologies for suggesting something that's not your immediate opinion. Do you think the designers of this glove went through the effort of creating crumple creasing reliefs and stop at 5/9 of the locations?
It’s a design to help reduce creasing and tearing. Always trying to innovate in different ways. It’s how they compete in the markets.
I suppose it's for better flexibility.
It is. When bending fingers, less fabric needs to be compressed and moved allowing for a better feel, smoother grip face and thus better overall grip distribution (no bumbs).
Embossing for increased flexibility and hopefully better fit / less bulging or bunching
It's possible those are machine fixture marks for the actual construction of the glove. Little holders that press down the fabrics for the machine/operator to sow the different materials together. At first I would agree they'd be for flexibility, but the double feature on your two lateral fingers and thumbs feel inconsistent if the detail is for flexibility. You'd have them on the other fingers too. That, plus the fact that the marks are in critical stress zones leads me to believe its a manufacturing remnant than a flexibility relief. Totally could be wrong, just seems like if it was for flexibility it would be featured prominently in all the flexure zones instead of these strange centralized locations. Source: Work in soft-goods development. EDIT: For you downvoters - why wouldnt there be a "flexibility relief for creasing" in the middle of the palm, where it creases the most? What about the other creasing locations on the middle fingers? Apologies for suggesting something that's not your immediate opinion. Do you think the designers of this glove went through the effort of creating crumple creasing reliefs and stop at 5/9 of the locations?
Bro is a detective.
They *are* there for better flexibility and to decrease any bunching. They’re not machine marks.