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From: Tom Yost on 13 Jul 2007 18:10 On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:42:47 -0500, "Matt" <rebel_144(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >"Graham Waiffers" <Nevermind(a)some.e.mail.org> wrote in message >news:hkLli.110918$1i1.70443(a)pd7urf3no... >> Frank wrote: >>> As a somewhat new golfer I have a question regarding golf gloves. I >>> never wear a glove as it makes me feel uncomfortable. My friends claim >>> that my game suffers because of the lack there of. I feel the glove has >>> very little to do with my mediocre play. How do you all feel about the >>> merit of gloves? >>> Frank >> >> Fred Couples, Lee Janzen, Lucas Glover, Bob Estes, Lorena Ochoa, Becky >> Iverson, just to name a few who seem to have achieved some success w/o a >> glove. Oh yes, Graham Waiffers as well. >> > >And others like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer achieved great >success using a glove. > That's it, must have been the glove.
From: David Geesaman on 13 Jul 2007 18:36 Frank wrote: > As a somewhat new golfer I have a question regarding golf gloves. I never wear a glove as it makes me feel uncomfortable. My friends claim that my game suffers because of the lack there of. I feel the glove has very little to do with my mediocre play. How do you all feel about the merit of gloves? > Frank It has nothing to do with your play. Many pros use no gloves. I do find that it helps me immensely to change grips annually and to wash my hands well with soap & water before playing. I get really good easy grip that way. Dave
From: Howard Brazee on 13 Jul 2007 20:37 On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:09:55 -0000, Chris Bellomy <puevf(a)tbbqfubj.arg.invalid> wrote: >> Ben Hogan did OK without one as well. > >Slammin' Sammy did, too, IIRC. Sammy could play barefoot too. Whether we have the good soft grip with or without a glove isn't particularly related to their skills.
From: aeiouy on 14 Jul 2007 05:22 "Howard Brazee" <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote in message news:6upe93p7p8qkjs33m2paghqdju6icv1ibe(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:31:43 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > wrote: > >>One minor thing about using a glove is that I try to use it as a way to >>start my pre-shot routine. Again, because I sweat a lot, I take off the >>glove between shots, so when I get to my ball, I make putting it back on >>a part of the routine that finishes with playing the stroke. > > I use it because of perspiration problems too. > > But I understand the reason people like the ritual of removing the > glove for putting and putting it back on at the tee. Ritual can help > set our mind for the task at hand. I usually wait until just before somebody putts before removing my glove. I like newer gloves because the velcro makes a sweet rrriiiippppp sound.
From: Matt on 14 Jul 2007 12:46
"Tom Yost" <tom(a)nospamme.com> wrote in message news:t1uf9350qrhlsmqsf62ievo2m6quv0kfmg(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:42:47 -0500, "Matt" <rebel_144(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>"Graham Waiffers" <Nevermind(a)some.e.mail.org> wrote in message >>news:hkLli.110918$1i1.70443(a)pd7urf3no... >>> Frank wrote: >>>> As a somewhat new golfer I have a question regarding golf gloves. I >>>> never wear a glove as it makes me feel uncomfortable. My friends claim >>>> that my game suffers because of the lack there of. I feel the glove has >>>> very little to do with my mediocre play. How do you all feel about the >>>> merit of gloves? >>>> Frank >>> >>> Fred Couples, Lee Janzen, Lucas Glover, Bob Estes, Lorena Ochoa, Becky >>> Iverson, just to name a few who seem to have achieved some success w/o a >>> glove. Oh yes, Graham Waiffers as well. >>> >> >>And others like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer achieved >>great >>success using a glove. >> > > That's it, must have been the glove. Well, what else could it possibly be? :-D |