Golf gloves are essential accessories for players of all skill levels, offering a secure grip and helping ensure consistency from tee to green.
Though some golfers forego wearing gloves altogether, most would attest that golf simply wouldn’t be the same without them. Key reasons golfers wear gloves include improved grip, comfort and weather control.
Improved Grip
Golf gloves provide golfers with better grip when playing in hot and humid environments, especially if sweaty hands might make clubs slip during your swing. Furthermore, gloves also reduce pressure applied when holding clubs, helping prevent blisters and calluses.
Professional golfers typically wear gloves when playing; however, when putting they often remove it to get a better feel of both ball and club.
Personal preference plays an integral part, with most golfers finding glove wear more comfortable. If you do decide to use one, make sure it feels great against your hands and suits your game style.
Increased Comfort
Golfers wear gloves because they help maintain a proper grip on their clubs. This is especially essential in hot or humid conditions where sweaty hands could otherwise cause the club to slip during its swing – this way gloves ensure golfers remain secure throughout their round.
When purchasing a golf glove, it is crucial to take note of its material quality. This can have a direct bearing on its comfort and performance; higher performing models often feature soft leather with more precise fitting features that increase comfort as well as performance.
PXG Players gloves were among the most comfortable models tested by our 2022 testing pool, thanks to their premium Cabretta leather construction and humidity-activated tacky material that improves grip and performance. Furthermore, this glove contains knuckle and arrow tip indicators to assist golfers with proper knuckle alignment as well as right shoulder alignment – essential components in developing proper golf grip technique.
Reduced Blisters
Blisters in golf are almost an inevitable reality, but with proper precautionary measures they can be avoided. Wearing socks before a round can provide extra padding between skin and gloves and reduce friction between skin and gloves, or try out blister bandages like those offered by New Skin to create a protective barrier from germs while healing an existing blister.
When purchasing gloves, be sure they fit comfortably across your hand’s palm and don’t have excess material around the fingers. For optimal performance, find gloves that feel like second skin without restricting or tightening up on your hand.
Moisture control is key in minimizing blisters. By keeping gloves dry and adjusted according to weather conditions, friction between your grip and hands is reduced significantly, helping avoid painful injuries caused by popping blisters.
Better Weather Control
When playing golf in wet or humid conditions, gloves that provide better traction on the club while keeping hands warm can be invaluable. FJ gloves are the ideal solution, with premium Cabretta leather palm and thumb combined with an exceptionally breathable back hand to provide extreme comfort when closed; plus pre-rotated fingers prevent twisting when closing them so gripping the club becomes easier!
These golf gloves are specially crafted to feel like second skin, while also being water resistant. Their water-repelling fabric repels any rainwater and provides firmer grip in wet conditions for reduced club slipperiness during swinging.