Do you use a glove while putting?

**CG031** · August 6, 2008

For every shot, yes. Putting, no. I find I have more 'feel' this way.

**winders** · August 6, 2008

I wear a glove for every full shot I take. I almost always take my glove off between shots. I never wear a glove when putting.

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**Stacey_E** · August 6, 2008

I take my glove off to putt. The best feelling is putting that approach club in the bag and then taking the glove off. I hate having to leave it on because I missed the green.

**Aetsh** · August 6, 2008

I usually forget, and just keep it on

**SiamGolfer** · August 6, 2008

I take my glove off after my approach shot to any green...basically if I have less than 40 yards to the hole, the glove is in the back right pocket!

Do exactly the same myself

(but glove in the back left pocket

)

**cwcaesar** · August 6, 2008

I have tried putting without a glove on and I don't care too much for it. I have putted for 15 years with a glove on and I guess I am just used to the feel. Besides, I don't use my hands to putt, I use my shoulders. If I take the glove off I tend to get a little handsy with the stroke. When I go in to the golf store to try putters I bring my glove and a sleeve of Pro V1's along. I want to know what it is going to be like when I actually get out on the course. The balls that the stores use on their putting greens are not the softest that I have ever used. So, I always use a glove while putting.

**shortgame85** · August 6, 2008

I have done it both ways, as far as I can tell the only advantage for me is it gives a little time for sweat dry out. I have left it on for years now. I consider myself a good putter and very feel oriented. Arms, shoulders, sound all contribute to feel. I wonder if people with the yips might be better off with it on, since sensory overload seems to be part of that problem.

When I decided to respond to this thread, I was reading through some of the posts, when I came across Allin's above. That is

exactly what I was going to say! Often, I forget I have the glove on. But when it is really hot and humid, as it is now, I take off the glove to dry and cool off my hand. I actually prefer to putt with my glove on because I'm just used to putting that way.

airic31 · May 16, 2011

I don't wear a glove while putting. I get a better feel for the putter. . . sometimes I don't wear one when I chip from the fringe. I like to take it off in between shots as well so it doesn't get sweaty and so I have the same color hands after a round in the sun.

**lumpuckeroo** · May 16, 2011

I don't wear a glove to putt. I don't wear a glove to play. I found having a glove did not help me in any way, I quite wearing one at all for two reasons. I didn't like having to take it off to putt, put it on for a full shot, take it off to putt, put it on for full shot, so I just quite wearing one all together and I don't have to spend money on gloves.

**NEOHMark** · May 16, 2011

I wear two gloves, and they're actually rain gloves (H2Os) so I don't have to worry about drying them out. Like Allin and shortgame85 above, I too keep them on while putting. I don't like having two different 'feels' of clubs in my hands - one for the putter and another for every other club in the bag. For me, it helps keep my grip feel consistent and it's what I've gotten used to over the years. It's probably more of a comfort thing, I don't suppose it really makes all that much difference either way.

**ochmude** · May 16, 2011

I take my glove off to putt unless I'm feeling rushed. I definitely putt better with my glove off, and my stats back it up. However, I don't feel it's actually due to the glove being off, but rather due to the fact that if I've removed my glove that means I don't feel like I'm getting pressed by the group behind me, so I'll be more methodical with lining up and will make a much smoother stroke.

**Zeph** · May 16, 2011

Isn't the glove supposed to give you better contact with the club when swinging it fast? Can't be helping much when putting.

I took it off when putting before I stopped using it.

**Mattplusness** · May 16, 2011

I take it off when I putt for the sole reason that my left hand gets the rediculous golf tan line. I've grown accustomed to it so it's more comfortable now.

**sean_miller** · May 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Zeph

Isn't the glove supposed to give you better contact with the club when swinging it fast? Can't be helping much when putting.

I took it off when putting before I stopped using it.

I always took it off (like you - back when I wore one at all) because it was part of the routine. When I was a kid I thought pros looked cool with the fingers of their golf glove sticking out their back pocket.

**B-Con** · May 16, 2011

I take my glove off once I'm on the green and put it on when I get to the next teebox. It helps with feel on the putter, although I don't think it makes a significant difference. Primarily, it helps keep heat down on warm days and gives my glove a quick chance to dry out a little.