Just received the DMS Pro 12tc JT for my birthday. I already have a DMS horween pro 1000 (2019 version with horween palm liner) and an all horween prolabel 3 204w-2ht. The pro 1000 was easier to break than the 204 which is smaller at 11.5 and has very thick dry horween. The 204 pocket is solid with excellent structure and a consistent thumb to ring finger close. I always flex the fingers of my gloves and the 1000 has developed a great pocket with a bowel form that I like whereas the 204 fingers flex but go back to their straight form due most likely to the wingtip welting. I think the pro 12tc is a beautiful glove and was looking for years at the horween version but held off as i thought it was more narrow and long than wide based on pics, some reviews confirmed this. This japan tan version seems to be sized correctly and it definitely has a wider than longer fit to it. The leather is definitely softer than horween so it will break quicker. With some effort I can touch the thumb to 5th finger with TIP, standard it doesnt close, I always break them in standard. It feels great on my hand. My only gripes are that it has a thermoform wrist liner which ive never had so maybe ill like it and the palm liner is black. Brown would have looked better. I put in my nokona amg1200 from 2003 in as well.
Ha...I know its a worthless glove...and i know TIP is a must for many but I cannot bring myself to do it, it just feels wrong.
ANNASDAD
The Veteran
I’ve always been strictly traditional grip also, my 12TC was the first glove I ever broke in and used TIP, couldn’t imagine wearing it any other way.
