I have XL hands, but I've done a fair amount of damage to them, ring and pinky haven't worked in years. So a 2 finger grip for me. I carried a CRKT K.I.S.S. for 16 years till it disappeared out of a hotel room. Lived in Hawaii with it for 6 years. It was always on my waist, minus the week it spent on the bottom of the ocean. I cut everything with it. Including 3.5 tons of drift net we removed from Goat Island 30' under water. I tried to push it out with other knives to no avail. It wasn't till it disappeared that I bought a new one and instantly hated it. Wasn't the same knife, not the same steel, not the same finish, not even the same river! I ended up going with a Benchmade 904 which I carried for 8? years minus sending it back to Benchmade twice in the first month, because omega springs... Gave that one to my GF a few weeks ago, it fits in her girl pockets, her 940 doesn't. Currently I EDC an ESEE Candiru with some fat scales. Today, I've got a 3" blade with a 4" handle coming in. Having leverage is nice, a keen edge is more important IMHO.