Choosing the Right Golf Glove

The humble golf glove has quaint tales.

The first batters in baseball who wore hand coverings got the inspiration from golf. The famous professional baseball player "Bobby" Thompson wore golf gloves during spring training in 1949 for better grip.

Tommy Gainey, the American professional, wore a golf glove in each hand while playing golf and was popularly known as "Two Gloves".

The other extreme is also true but unfathomable. Lucas Grover and Jonathan Byrd, both American professionals, never wore gloves. A stark contrast indeed, which may lead one to believe whether hand coverings are really needed while playing golf.

All said and done, hand covering is a necessary part of the golf gear, as it protects the golfers hand from blisters after repetitively swinging the clubs.

However, a golfer needs to buy the right glove for the correct hand. The glove is worn on the "upper hand", which means on the left hand by a right-handed player and on the right hand by a left-handed player.

Most importantly, the glove must fit properly.

For a beginner, it is vital to determine the correct glove size for comfort as well as durability.

Here are a few tips that should help:

Learn to fit your glove

Get the feel of the glove for a comfortable fit. Slide in all your fingers and thumb in the glove and depress the leather around each finger. This way, you will get the feel of the size as well as the material of construction of the glove. You must be able to comfortably clench your hand into a fist.

The glove must not be too tight. In short, the hand covering must give the feel of a "second skin". Do not compromise by buying the wrong size. You will end by getting badly distracted while playing the game.

Golf gloves for men are sold in two well-defined shapes:
* Regular: For those with proportional palms and fingers.
* Cadet: For people with wider palms and shorter fingers.

Get to know the different types

Choosing the right material of glove makes for a lot of difference. Synthetic is the least expensive but most durable. A leather glove provides the most sensational feel and is resistant to perspiration, but is not suitable for heavy rains. For winters, you have knitted materials.

The bottom line is to choose a golf glove based on fit, material, and features.
PureBold is a golf glove company based in Escondido, CA.