A 9.5" (241 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 9 (L), a women's XL and a L exam glove; in golf outside FootJoy’s men’s chart, goalkeeper size 11 and Alpinestars 2XL. Flat, it measures about 100 mm across the knuckles.
01 · Universal hand gauge · EN ISO 21420
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| EN ISO 21420 (work, unisex) | 9 · L | 229 mm reference; 9.5" is 12 mm over it |
|---|---|---|
| Women's letter | XL | one letter below the unisex L |
| Dress / half sizes | 9.5 | 9.5" to the nearest half inch |
| Golf: FootJoy men’s | — | outside the men’s chart |
| Golf: FootJoy women’s | — | outside the women’s chart |
| Goalkeeper (Keeperstop) | 11 | 9.5" → 10 + 1; Reusch half size 9.5 |
| Motorcycle (Alpinestars men’s) | 2XL | 24.1 cm, on a band edge |
| Exam glove (nitrile) | L | glove palm 110 ± 10 mm (ASTM D6319) |
| Winter (Hestra), bare hand | 9 | 229 mm chart value |
| Winter over a 2 mm liner | 10 | 254 mm with the liner |
| Boxing hand band (Rival) | 18 oz band | cuff fits 8.5–9.5"; weight by bodyweight |
| Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | M (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | M/L (men) |
Rows run either side of the EN ISO 21420 typical length for this size (192 mm). Shorter than the circumference’s own size → Cadet.
05 / Field guide
A 9.5" (241 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 9 (L), a women's XL and a L exam glove; in golf outside FootJoy’s men’s chart, goalkeeper size 11 and Alpinestars 2XL. Flat, it measures about 100 mm across the knuckles.
EN ISO 21420 sizes are one inch of circumference apart, so a 9.5-inch hand sits halfway between sizes 9 and 10. Unisex work and sports gloves round it to 9 (L); makers that sell half sizes (dress leather, goalkeeper, surgical) make a 9.5.
Between two sizes, a tight-fitting glove (exam, golf, race) usually goes to 9, an insulated or lined one to 10.
9.5" × 25.4 = 241 mm round flat width ≈ 241 ÷ 2.42 = 100 mm (men)
A 9.5" hand is above FootJoy’s 2XL band; look for a 3XL or an extended size.
Goalkeeper gloves add an inch: 9.5" rounds to 10 and becomes size 11 (Reusch’s half-size chart: 9.5). Alpinestars’ men’s chart puts 24.1 cm at 2XL, on the edge of a band: try both. Hestra winter gloves are a 9 bare, 10 over a 1 mm liner.
For boxing, 9.5" falls in Rival’s 18 oz hand band (185–up lb), but glove weight is chosen by bodyweight and use first; the hand only says how the cuff fits.
One half size down, 9" is EN 9 and goalie 10. One up, 10" is EN 10 and goalie 11.
Questions
EN size 9 (L) on unisex and work gloves, XL on women’s lines, and 9.5 in half sizes.
Large on the EN ISO 21420 scale; XL for women’s gloves.
Outside FootJoy’s regular charts.
Size 11: round 9.5" to 10 and add 1 (Keeperstop).
About 100 mm for a man’s hand and 100 mm for a woman’s, from the anthropometric ratio of circumference to flat width.