Chris,
the crossover has a little longer stalls than a typical insert glove. I actually had to trim some leather from the inside of mine where the stall meets the second finger joint. One cool thing about John, the gloves are guaranteed, if you don't like it, send it back....
the design of the crossover with the nylon inside the stalls keeps the stall from getting too stiff. They aren't as stiff as the standard insert type gloves yet you get plenty of protection and very good release