Hole in glove at my thumb.

[drumon]

I am getting one worn patch on my golf glove.

It is worn between the two joints in the lower part of my thumb.

Can anyone identify what's maybe happening to cause it?

I am making sure I don't grip with my left thumb stretched too long on the grip, I try to pull my left thumb up in the grip (keeping left thumb short on the grip) to try and prevent this wear happening, but to no avail.

[sean_miller]

I am getting one worn patch on my golf glove.

I'm no scientist, but I think what you're describing is "friction" - the rubbing of one object or surface against another. [/sarcasm]

Try one of these two things: 1.) Grip stronger with your right index finger. It removes some of the pressure off your left thumb. Imagine squeezing a trigger with your right hand. See below for example: 2.) In the meantime (even slight changes to the grip can take time) take an old glove and snip the fingertips off. Hang onto the fingertips and toss the fingerless glove - unless you think it could complete a halloween costume - your choice. Place one of these "extra" fingertips on your thumb before putting your golf glove on. It will extend the life of your gloves (a bit) if you're discarding them because of the worn thumbs. Who knows, maybe you have money to burn, and you don't mind. You can also put a fabric bandage on your thumb - eventually you could wean yourself off gloves, but that's a topic for another thread. You should pick up bandages anyway (3M makes really good ones for golf - they don't fall off when your hands sweat and they don't cause blisters on adjacent fingers).

[drumon]

I'm no scientist, but I think what you're describing is "friction" - the rubbing of one object or surface against another. [/sarcasm]

Thanks so much for the scientific explanation.......

really hadn't figured that one out! (that's sarcastic too).... Seriously - Thanks for the real advice though, appreciate it.

[FHopper]

I think it is called planned obsolescence.