How Golf Brands Can Plan Their First Size and Hand-Orientation Assortment

A first golf glove order needs a quantity plan for each size and wearing hand, as well as a design and colour. At Texpak, we start that discussion by asking about the project's budget and target audience.

Across the genders and regions we supply, left-hand medium, large and XL gloves have been frequent sellers in our experience. That observation can start a planning conversation, but it is not a universal size distribution or a reason to copy another brand's order.

Begin with the customers you intend to serve

Define the audience before choosing quantities. A collection aimed at an existing customer base has a different starting point from a new range with no sales history.

Identify the market, intended fit ranges and how the gloves will be sold. If you already have useful fit feedback or glove sales information, bring it into the discussion. If you do not, explain that honestly so the first order can be planned around the information available.

We manufacture men's, women's, cadet and junior gloves. Decide which ranges belong in the launch before dividing the budget between sizes.

Agree the fit represented by each size label

An assortment plan assumes that the labels refer to the product your customers will receive. Confirm the base fit and any pattern changes during sampling before finalising that plan.

Texpak uses regional starting patterns and can adapt them to a brand's requirements. Our own US men's starting fit is slightly larger than our European and UK starting fits; individual brands' specifications still need approval.

Use the approved pattern or sample reference alongside the size label. Our golf glove fit guide explains how to assess a physical sample.

Write the wearing hand explicitly

Order sheets should say which hand wears the glove. “Left-hand glove” is clearer when it is written as “glove worn on the left hand,” particularly when several people are reviewing the order.

Keep the hand split separate from the size split. A total of large gloves does not explain how many are for each wearing hand.

For each order line, record the design, colour, fit range, size, wearing hand and number of individual gloves. Add the lines together and check that the result matches the quantity being quoted.

Use manufacturer experience as a starting point

Our experience with medium, large and XL left-hand gloves is useful context for a new buyer. It does not establish an exact ratio for the buyer's audience, and we do not publish individual customers' order breakdowns.

Ask why a proposed assortment fits your range. A recommendation should account for the target customer and available budget instead of being presented as a fixed percentage table that works for everyone.

As your own evidence develops, use it to review the next order. Record requested sizes, sales and the reasons for fit-related exchanges or returns, if those channels are available to your brand.

Avoid designing the range around one person's hand

One issue we encounter with smaller brands is an owner requesting a fit that suits their own hand, then treating that fit as the standard for the market.

That can lead to problems when the wider customer base needs different proportions. An owner should assess the product, but feedback from suitable additional wearers helps distinguish personal preference from a recurring fit issue.

If a change is needed, supply measurements and marked photographs. A reference glove can also help define the intended correction. Sizing revisions require pattern work, so approve the revised fit before ordering the range.

Keep the first collection aligned with the order structure

Texpak's usual starting MOQ is 250 individual gloves per design and colour, with multiple sizes and both wearing hands allowed. Smaller orders can be considered individually.

Plan design and colour groups alongside the size assortment. Adding another colour creates an additional quantity discussion, even if the fit range stays the same.

Discuss your first private-label order with Texpak. Share your audience, budget, designs and proposed quantities so we can help organise an assortment for the actual project.