Whats the best golf glove out there?

[Big Padrigo]

In the summer here the better quality leather gloves get wasted in the heat. I carry 3 or 4 with me and rotate throughtout a round. The lower quality synthetic gloves tend to resist the heat a bit better so I've been trying those. Best I found was etonic, felt like a leather and lasted like a synthetic. Got 6 on ebay for $6 each, still have one or two left for practising.

[jcrob902]

Mizuno skin tight the best glove out there to me, I've tried the FJ and the titleist and Nike's and this glove took me by complete surprise ( read the review on this sight ) if you try this glove you'll love it.

[goblue107501]

For me, the Footjoy Sta-Soft is the best for feel, durability, and fit. I used to use the the 'cheaper' gloves and once I made the switch I could feel the difference. It is like night and day.

[abbello]

Callaway Warbird. Ridiculously durable.

I second that. Warbird is the only glove I had to change because I lost it (after a long while) and not because it was torn apart (unlike dunlop, srixon and FJ).

[Rowen]

strange enough, i recently got the a cheap wilson, and surprize surprize , it seems to be lastly the longest :)

[David in FL]

For me, the Footjoy Sta-Soft is the best for feel, durability, and fit. I used to use the the 'cheaper' gloves and once I made the switch I could feel the difference. It is like night and day.

I completely agree. There are certainly cheaper gloves out there, but none feel better or fit me better. As far as durability, I usually buy a new glove with every other dozen balls. So I get a good 20 rounds out of each glove before I retire it to practice duty.

[PiKapp23]

Out of curiosity, how long do you usually go before changing gloves?

I think for the most part, you can wear a glove until it's worn out. That usually means until it starts to split, rip, tear or get holes in it. Some of the synthetic gloves start to have the external rubberized coating wear off them before they get holes - that also indicates it's worn out.

As for how long they should last, that depends on a number of factors and can't really be answered. Weather, how you grip club and how firmly you grip club are all major factors as well as the materials in the glove (and the quality of those materials). I know golfers that can wear out a glove in 1-2 rounds in summer because of how they grip and fact their hands sweat a lot. I usually get 10-20 rounds out of a glove depending on weather. If you allow the glove to dry out before throwing it back into the bag it will potentially last longer.

[Zeph]

The most important for me is the feel and grip of the glove. The best gloves last shorter than the best, but that's something we have to live with. When a glove is worn enough I use it on the range instead of on the course and get a new one.

Your grip is the largest factor for wear along with how you take care of it. Leaving a cold, wet glove curled up in the bag is a good way to ruin it. I never put the glove in a pocket, always keep it on the outside of the bag, attached with velcro. The bag is stored inside.

The Nomis glove I use is black in the hand, I think this helps to make it last longer. A white glove turning black doesn't give the look I want. On the other side, it doesn't reveal bad grips as well. If you struggle with the grip, using an all white glove might actually work pretty well.