Personally I prefer hard knuckle gloves. Those are all I buy. When racing you train to tuck and roll, ball up. Less chance of injury than spread eagle flailing. I make fists when going down, the best way to avoid broken digits and dislocations, hard knuckles help this and is why hard knuckle gloves are made. If you look at track approved over the wrist gauntlet gloves youll see they are all hard knuckled. Its not farkle its the proper way to crash, make fists not outstretched hands