Although it doesn't open as wide, it still looks great once you can get it on. I'm about 200lbs and my wrist is slightly thicker than the average weight gentleman. It was a bit hard getting it over my thumb knuckle but once it did, it looked great. It has a flat based texture unlike the other shiny ones. The rope seems to be heavy duty and the actual balls also seem to be very solid. I'm happy with this purchase.