Your Glove is Too Big for You!
I reckon up to 90% of golfers buying gloves off the shelf are getting them too big.
A glove should be very tight fitting, like a second layer of skin.
How do I know if my glove is too big?
Being able to fully do the glove up when brand new is a sign it is too big. In addition, if you can pinch excess material from the palm of the glove you need to buy smaller.
Instead, we advise that you should have to wrestle the hand to get it in a correctly fitting glove. The velcro should only be able to do up about half way.
The glove will stretch a bit after 9 holes of play so don’t worry if it feels a little too tight. Obviously, we don’t want it cutting off the circulation though!
What happens if a glove is too big?
Firstly, it defeats the object of wearing one! The glove is designed to give you extra grip in the top hand – the hand that controls the clubface in the swing. If it’s too big it will move around and cause you to lose control.
Secondly, it wears out far, far quicker. That movement talked about above causes friction and before you know it, that brand new glove needs replacing.
Leather vs All-Weather
Which is right for you and what are the pro’s and cons of each?
A high quality cabretta leather glove, like the UA Isochill, provides the very best feel. It is soft and ultra-thin. This is what I and the players you see on TV wearing.
However, it will wear out quicker than an all-weather glove, costs more and it’s not as good in the rain.
All weather gloves, whilst thicker than a leather glove, are actually pretty good these days. When I started playing golf the all-weather variety were more like gardening gloves!
Gloves like the UA Medal are made from a synthetic material that’s designed to provide great feel and perform no matter what the weather. They last longer than a leather glove and are significantly cheaper too.
I must admit I still prefer the soft feel of my leather gloves and won’t be switching to all-weather anytime soon though.
Whilst the all-weather gloves stand up to the rain better, I would highly recommend investing in a pair of specialist rain gloves.
The Taylormade Rain Control gloves do the job perfectly. They come as a pair and you only wear them when it’s raining. In fact, the wetter they are, the better they grip. Though thicker than an all-weather glove, this slight negative is out-weighed by the grip you get when it’s pouring down.
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