do you putt with a glove?

[rosecott]

Only gloves I ever wear are Macwets when it's torrential rain.

 

[Imurg]

The only difference is in your head.
But you feel it helps then carry on.
I doubt very much whether, at our level, it makes one iota of tangible difference.
Mine stays on, always has.

 

[RGDave]

The only difference is in your head.

I'm not so sure, I'm in two minds......

 

[garyinderry]

it pissed down alot today and i didnt put on a glove. wee spare towel inside my bag to dry my hands and i was good to go.

 

[Region3]

I take mine off for putting. It somehow feels nicer to me but it's probably all in my head as it's what I've always done.

I leave it on for chipping though. The grip feels too small without my glove on. Again, probably all in my head.

 

[Achilles]

I always take my glove off for putting. Couldn't tell you why I started doing it though, but it is now an essential part of my putting routine. If I putt with it on I don't feel at all comfortable.

 

[garyinderry]

why do you guys wear gloves anyway? do you find you have better grip or is it to stop blisters on your fingers?

 

[Slab]

I heard that reversing your cap/hat when putting will take 3 shots off your round!!

 

[Smiffy]

My glove goes on as I step onto the 1st tee and won't come off again until I walk off the 18th. Unless I am rolling a fag. Have you tried rolling a fag with a golf glove on???

 

[patricks148]

Glove on for the whole round, only time i take it off is for a pee!

 

[One Planer]

reason i ask is because today i made a concious decision to take my glove off every time i held the putter, and i had the putting round of my life, i sank 4, 15ft'ers, i never left myself, longer than 3ft from the hole when lagg putting, didnt 3 putt once!

was it the lack of glove!?!

do you guys have a preference? for the future i will not wear a glove when i have the putter in hand!

I used to putt with a glove on, but seeing as I practice without a glove, I thought it best to try and mimic my practice.

TBH I prefer the feel of it, but not sure if it's helped me putt better.

 

[ScienceBoy]

If I am wearing my MacWets I keep them on all way round (nightmare to take off 2 gloves to putt)

I usually remove the gloves as a mental reminder that the shot I am about to play is more about feel than distance, ie chips, pitches and putts

 

[Matty]

Almost never putt with a glove on unless it's cold or wet and I can't be bothered to take it off! Comps though - I am bothered, so glove off!

 

[Jay1]

Never have worn a glove for putting or close chipping. I never used to wear a glove at all when I first started, and when I started wearng a glove, never felt comfortable with it on for putting.

 

[Snelly]

Always.

Only possible difference it makes must be in between the ears.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Only possible difference it makes must be in between the ears.

I agree but I use taking off the glove as a mental trigger

 

[GreiginFife]

Just practised this theory on the putting green. 20 balls with and 20 without a glove. Not a great deal of difference. Only thing I could say was that without the glove I felt the strike more than I did without but that didn't affect the line or pace.