Why one glove & not two

oleinone

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I never play with a glove and try to avoid playing in persistent rain. Last Friday heavy rain started after a few holes and we decided to pack it in playing the 8th and 9th on the way in. On the 9th tee a combination of cold and wet hands almost saw my 8 iron fly from my grip. It gave me a jolt imagining the damage that could have been caused - I'm going to invest in some wet weather gloves just in case.
 

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After my finger op end of last year and the subsequent pain from the fused joint and swelling , I've tried 2 gloves a couple of times. It just feels weird and didn't help.
 

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I recall from reading a book a while back that the "reason" for one glove was because golfers used to hit off mounds of soil instead of a wooden tee and they used a glove to avoid their hands from getting dirty while building the little mound of soil.
In modern times it makes sense to me that a glove on the left hand is needed to best grip for a right handed players as they swing through towards the target.
 

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Another thing to think about, I guess, is that the top hand wears the glove because it's the hand subject to the most force due to the lever effect.
 
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