Glove on/glove off

[Queen of the Beach]

All the pros take off their glove when putting. Since I have a cheap putter with a bad grip...I noticed that there is a better grip for me when I leave the glove on. I know what you're thinking...I should just get a new putter. (Working on that already. But in the meantime...) I don't turn my putter face as much when I make contact with the ball. And I feel that I have a straighter follow through. I've tried putting without the glove and I find I make a lot more mistakes. I may be the only one that thinks this way. Is this all in my head?

[Ego Woods]

All the pros take off their glove when putting. Since I have a cheap putter with a bad grip...I noticed that there is a better grip for me when I leave the glove on. I know what you're thinking...I should just get a new putter. (Working on that already. But in the meantime...) I don't turn my putter face as much when I make contact with the ball. And I feel that I have a straighter follow through. I've tried putting without the glove and I find I make a lot more mistakes. I may be the only one that thinks this way. Is this all in my head?
hey whatever works! Sometimes me and my friend get harassed by other friends for having two gloves on (RH & LH) when we hit our shots...but for some reason these same friends use only one glove and shoot worse than us! :confused:

[Focker Singh]

Miss Cuthbert,
The best golfer of all time, Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus always putted with his glove on. There is no right or wrong. Its a personal choice. I hit with two gloves on and putt with one...go figure...haha...

[Mok]

i try to remember to take the gloves off when putting to avoid the tan lines haha...but i never remember haha...

but really it's all personal preference, if you were putting great with your gloves on and someone told you aftewards that it's improper to putt with your gloves on would you stop putting with your gloves on? i wouldn't change :P

[evian]

Funny I was wondering the same. I wear both gloves and people tend to say that if you need 2 gloves (instead of just the one) then you're hitting wrong.

I get blisters on the pad of my thumbs, should that tell me something regarding the correctness of my swing? (Actually I think I used to have a bad grip, I don't get blisters anymore I think.)

[Ems]

Funny I was wondering the same. I wear both gloves and people tend to say that if you need 2 gloves (instead of just the one) then you're hitting wrong.

I get blisters on the pad of my thumbs, should that tell me something regarding the correctness of my swing? (Actually I think I used to have a bad grip, I don't get blisters anymore I think.)
it's the same for me, I wear two because I get blisters on the edge of my palm. I even tape it across coz the gloves alone don't help.

And like Mok, I also try to remember to take them off when I putt or walk on the fairway to avoid the tan lines

[Focker Singh]

Funny I was wondering the same. I wear both gloves and people tend to say that if you need 2 gloves (instead of just the one) then you're hitting wrong.

I get blisters on the pad of my thumbs, should that tell me something regarding the correctness of my swing? (Actually I think I used to have a bad grip, I don't get blisters anymore I think.)

Its somewhat true that if you blister on both hands you might have an incorrect grip but its personal choice too. Also, when its cold outside, I'm not the one who's trying to keep one hand warm! hehe...depending on what part of your glove or hand is wearing out or blistering, you might be gripping too tightly or incorrectly.

[countclub]

Funny I was wondering the same. I wear both gloves and people tend to say that if you need 2 gloves (instead of just the one) then you're hitting wrong.

I get blisters on the pad of my thumbs, should that tell me something regarding the correctness of my swing? (Actually I think I used to have a bad grip, I don't get blisters anymore I think.) ,if you get blisters,you maybe holding on much to tight ,loosen up on presure ,maybe look at a few grips in some golf books .... my 2 cents.

[Grass Roots Tour]

All the pros take off their glove when putting. Since I have a cheap putter with a bad grip...I noticed that there is a better grip for me when I leave the glove on. I know what you're thinking...I should just get a new putter. (Working on that already. But in the meantime...) I don't turn my putter face as much when I make contact with the ball. And I feel that I have a straighter follow through. I've tried putting without the glove and I find I make a lot more mistakes. I may be the only one that thinks this way. Is this all in my head?

Freddie Couples plays with no glove and I usually don't wear one either. Lately, as I'm not playing near as much as I'd like, I do wear one but the cost of these things and how quickly they wear out is getting on my nerves.
I use full cord grips so slippage isn't ever an issue even in the rain. Full cord can be an issue if you're hands are tender though.

Jack being the greatest player of all time is another issue. :nono:

[el tigre]

I keep my glove on when putting. Feels more comfortable and gives me a better grip on the putter so my hands don't turn during the stroke.

[noback]

Glove when hitting my shots only. No glove to putt with. i like to keep the glove dry and wearing thorugh 4 hours of heat and humidity will make it wet and unplayable. The tan factor also comes into effect. It's like wearing long socks with shorts on a hot summer day, I wont do it, gotta wear those short ankle socks for tan factor again. No not the ones with the pompoms on the heel.:D

[laxgolf]

I take my glove off when putting. It just doesn't feel right to have it on. I remember David Pelz saying that you want to have as little as possible between your grip and the shaft. To each his own though.

I don't turn my putter face as much when I make contact with the ball. And I feel that I have a straighter follow through.

Queen of the Beach, from the way you describe the putting problem your having, you may want to test out a mallet putter. I had the very same problem as you and battled it for a long time. The minute that I switched to my Rossie II the problem disappeared. You can get an Odyssey DFX (black insert) these days for $80.