How good is a new glove?

dphatt

I have been hitting the ball really well until of late. Now it’s been going everywhere. All of my shots have been solid so I thought it was the swing and then I decided to change to a new glove. The glove I was using has a small hole in the thumb and the palm and I have been trying to use that for as long as possible, yes I am cheap. I decided enough is enough and tried a new glove. The dispersion was so much better than the old glove. I mean can a new glove really give me that much better dispersion?

That being said how long do you keep a glove for?

PureStickGolf

dphatt gloves can make all the difference in the world IMO. Look at the difference when it’s raining and you wear rain gloves vs a regular one.

idk about anyone else, but once a glove gets a hole in it that I can feel. I junk it and grab a new one. Still looking for my perfect brand/model of glove, but once I find it. Idk what I’m gonna blame all my bad shots on. Maybe the clubs ferrules being distracting

Jake

Looking forward seeing the responses on this. I will wear a glove for actual rounds until I can feel a noticeable amount of slip, and then I will demote it to my range/practice glove. The gloves I wear at the range are pretty battered, but I like to try to keep the glove that I play in relatively new. My hands sweat a good amount when I play so if I religiously take my glove off between shots I should get at least a couple months out of it before I feel like I need to consider a new one. I typically play a full round once a week.

Jaybananapantsarthur

Wonder if Fred Couples improves his dispersion when he gets new hands 🤷‍♂️

titleistforged

I don't use a premium glove and have yet to understand why I'd need to, so that's where I be cheap at. (Kirk pack of 4 is too cheap lol. Who cares about the logo. I don't.)

I play about 2/3 months these days and usually rotate out the glove every 2 months. When it becomes super janky and blackened and very stiff, then it's time.

I don't "hit" better shots with a new glove, so I dunno. Maybe because I never let mine get to that point of no return? haha. Not sure. Now I kind of want to put on a new glove this weekend and see how it works for me...

ckay

Gloves are a strange thing. We all try to get as much mileage out of them as possible. If you replaced one every 5 rounds you’re only talking about $4/round which is the equivalent to losing one premium golf ball a round.

DaHOF

Perhaps I'm the odd minority here...but I rarely wear a glove more than one round every couple of weeks. I have a glove "holder" in my bag that carries 5-6 gloves and I constantly change them out depending on my outfit. I can't remember the last time I wore a glove until a hole started on it. As soon as it gets a little slick I toss the damn thing.

mhales10

I rotate two gloves and put them in their own ziplock bag in between rounds.

The ziplock bag does a good job of keeping them somewhat fresh.

Once I get a hole in a glove its gone 👍

shank_guru

Dunno, don’t use gloves.

DougE

I actually have to wear a glove on both hands (Tommy Gainey-style) until we get a little humidity back in the air. My hands crack so badly in dry, cold air, it hurts to play golf all winter, yet I do so nearly everyday, despite the discomfort. The money I spend on bandaids, self-stick medical wrap and golf gloves for my aching/bleeding hands over the winter is a sizeable amount. Probably over $250 each winter. As we approach spring, my hands will begin healing and by June, I may not wear any glove. When I do wear a glove, I truly enjoy the feel of the FJ Pure Touch. But, at $30+ each, I limit myself to using them only during the summer, when I feel like I need a glove. In winter, I use FJ Weathersofs. They're a lot cheaper.

Just like new grips (which I replace multiple times per season), gloves can do wonders for your swing when fresh. Simply feeling that better connection between hands and clubs adds confidence in my opinion.

southpawfox

I typically use premium Titleist gloves and buy two at a time. Mark the first gloves logo with a small red dot and the other with a blue dot.

Switch gloves at the turn and let the first glove dry out. I find that my gloves have been lasting longer when I don't continue to play the sweaty glove the whole round.

kmac03

I go through gloves a ton - typically buy 5 at a time and switch it out whenever I start to see any wear. I typically go to the range 3 times a week and play 2 times a week, so I am switching every 2-3 weeks.

denamart88

Gloves are definitely overlooked. Ive played the titleist glove since the start, and since they went up in price, I’ve tried the callaway glove and its great. If a glove is too thick, i notice a loss in feel. People will throw $30 on golf balls a month but are conservative when it come to spending money on gloves. I agree that it can improve your swing in some way that i cannot explain. Also, golf galaxy has a deal where you can get them replaced for $2 if they get damaged within a month of use. A few of my golfers haven’t bought a new glove in about a year with that deal.

aharrelson358

I totally think that gloves make a difference in how you hit it. Your hands are your only contact point with the club, so if they're uncomfortable or there's a different feel, it's going to definitely make an impact. I wear Titleist Players during rounds, but recently have discovered that Kirkland is making Cabretta gloves. I was skeptical, but for $26/4 pack, I gave them a whirl. I am a HUGE fan. They feel almost unnoticeably different than the Titleist gloves, and at that price, you can save the Titleist gloves for those rounds where you need to "look the part"

Moni_SLO

aharrelson358 I agree with this. Also I didn't realize how important different grip profiles are when getting fit into clubs. The ones I got have less taper and just feel a lot better and more controlled for my swing. I feel like gloves and grips are underrated when people think about how well they can add to your consistency with ball striking.