VIDEO: Why your golf gloves wear out so quickly
Do your golf gloves wear out prematurely? If they do, it’s directly attributable to your grip and how the fingers wrap around the grip in a way that allows the handle to stay put inside a secure grasp FOR THE COMPLETE DURATION OF THE SWING!
Watch your favourite tour players and see how secure their grip is when they swing the club at 110+ mph; the grip is truly the transfer case of energy and compression from the body to the ball. It is so important to be aware if your connection to this extra bone called the golf club is solid and worthy of sending a ball to a target with authority!
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This weekend is my annual golf trip with my guys group! This is the WITB that I work towards all year as I need to play the same 14 clubs and shafts!
Driver: Titleist GT2 (11 degrees @ 10.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63x
3-wood: Ping G440 LST (16 degrees @ 16)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW Orange 65TX
7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 Tour (21 degrees @ 20)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8s
Utility: Titleist U505 (4)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD HY85-s
Irons: Callaway Apex Ai150 (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Mid 115 S
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy III (50-10S)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Wedge: PXG Sugar Daddy III (56-10S)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Wedge: Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60-A+)
Shaft: Project X Wedge 6.0
Putter: Kevin Burns 9306 2.0 (33 inches)
Grip: Iomic Standard
Ball: Titleist ProV1x
Bag: Titleist Links Legend Member
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Jalan
Apr 29, 2017 at 9:17 am
I used to be hard on golf gloves. I could wear a hole in the palm pad area in no time. At the beginning of last year I switch from the interlock drip to the overlap grip. The problem vanished.
I should add I changed grip size as well. I’ve used undersize grip for so long given my cadet sized hand (short fingers, normal sized palms). When I bought a used set of irons with midsize grips I found I can maintain the contact between the grip and my palm pad, which was the source of excess wear on my gloves.
David Wang
Aug 16, 2019 at 5:57 am
So, are you saying that midsize grips tear up your gloves more?
tlmck
Mar 31, 2017 at 6:50 pm
This should be posted permanently on the front page.
Nice Grip
Mar 31, 2017 at 4:20 pm
I watched many videos explaining the grip, but yours was the best by far for me. Most intuitive and easy to follow. Thanks!!
Simms
Mar 31, 2017 at 1:20 am
Golf gloves are made to wear out, PGA players use a new one almost every round (they get them free remember). years ago there were some gloves you could wash and re-use, do not see them advertised anymore…other then the club slipping and you wearing a hole in the palm a golf glove should not wear out as fast as they do Right? Always coming out with new clubs and balls to sell us how about a glove that used properly will last a while?
Shawn Clement
Mar 31, 2017 at 1:13 pm
Yes, they will eventually wear out and yes, they could have improvements for the resistance to sweat and not get crusty too soon; but some golfers wear through and tear their new gloves to shreads way too soon; and it is simply getting the club in the hands properly first and then allowing the swing to release your anatomy so the grips gets to stay put the whole way around the swing.
coolhandbirdman
Mar 30, 2017 at 9:34 pm
I’ve gone thru gloves because I can’t get any to fit my meat hooks. When I was younger I could squeeze into the FJ 2x for a few rounds, and 2 seasons ago I bought 2 Bionic XXXL but both busted open before I could finish 18 holes. I enjoy wearing a glove but have come to realization I won’t find one for me. any WRX’ers out there know of a person or company that makes 4xl sized golf gloves I’d appreciate it.
BB
Mar 31, 2017 at 2:36 am
You should try to find Baseball Batting Gloves that fit you and feel good with the grips you use, that don’t slip and feel OK to swing a golf club. There should be plenty of sizes to fit your needs.
coolhandbirdman
Mar 31, 2017 at 6:09 pm
Thank you! Thats a great idea.
Shawn Clement
Mar 31, 2017 at 1:15 pm
Whoa! Those are boxing gloves! Impressive stuff! Something tells me your hands are already think enough to survive hundreds of golf shots a day!
Jalan
Mar 30, 2017 at 9:13 pm
I used to go through gloves like water. I switched from an interlocking grip to an pverlapping grip, even though I have “Trumpian” sized hands ( I wear a cadet medium glove). I also switched from 1/16 undersize grips to standard size. My gloves seem to last forever, now. I’m striking the ball better than ever as well.
Shawn Clement
Mar 31, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Perfect reply! Exactly how things should work! Way to go!