These Kobo Supreme Gloves with Flat Cut are designed for Beginners and Practice. The Flat Cut Palm is a classic and still popular cut to this day, and one of the originals to emerge once the goal keeper market began to develop. On a flat palm cut you will seethat its stitched gussets are locatd on the outside vs the inside of cuts that utilise negative, this gives a more looser feel. The cut also consist of one single piece of latex attached to the back of the glove, with the gussets in between the fingers and palm. Please read size chart before buying Gloves. How to Clean your Gloves : Wash your Glove with warm water. genty Squeeze exess water out. Wringing can tear the seam. A mild detergent can be used to help with the smell and really dirty jobs but it is not necessary. How to Dry : Never ever, Ever accelerate the drying process with the dryers, sun or dehummidfiers. Don't keep in sunny car to bake either. All the above will take the natural moisture out of the gloves causing them to be dry and brittle.