On the first night of class I grabbed a practice pattern not realizing how hot it was. The gloves saved my hand. If I had been wearing gloves provided by the school, that would have meant at least a few blisters. Agility is good for stick welding, but not very good for MIG. I have only ever welded MIG and had no idea how hot the process is. I will continue to use my old flash gloves but these are my new stick welding gloves. By chance it turned out that these were the same gloves that the trainer uses. Find out.