Golf glove wear patterns can tell you a lot about your golf grip faults, and there’s only one thing worse than playing a poor round of golf – NOT KNOWING WHY?! There’s really no excuse though, as there are many indicators which will tell you what you’re doing wrong.

The most obvious of those indicators is your glove wear pattern, and the manner in which it wears-out. This can often tell you very quickly what faults you have with your golf grip.

On average it’ll take around 10 rounds of golf before a distinctive glove wear pattern emerges, these include:

• Worn Out Palm – The most common golf glove wear pattern. A worn out palm is caused by holding the golf club in the palm instead of correctly holding it more towards the fingers. Gripping the club in the palm leads to a lack of distance and a tendency to slice or push the ball.
• Thumb Tear – If you have a tear on the thumb of your golf glove it could be the result of poor thumb placement and/or incorrect golf grip pressure. This golf grip usually results in a lack of control, but can easily be fixed with a quick golf lesson.
• Index Finger Wear – Golf glove wear and tear on the index finger is usually caused by a poor connection between player’s hands. Usually this is caused by players using an overlapping golf grip, where the dominant hand’s little finger digs into the golf glove hand’s knuckle.

Glove wear patterns and performance aren’t the only indicators that something is a miss. Like all aspects of your golfing equipment, your golf glove needs to fit you properly.

Signs that your Glove Is TOO BIG include:

• Bunching of material around the fingers
• Rubbing “blisters” developing on the hand

The most common sign that your golf glove is too small is ripping in the wrist area.

Have a look at your golf gloves and check if your golf glove wear pattern is revealing any of the above faults!

 

A correct golf grip is vital

If your grip is wrong you will have to compensate in other areas or will often hit poor and inconsistent shots. Make sure when you are practicing that you really take time to place your hands on the club correctly with a perfect grip. There really are no excuses for getting your setup wrong, especially when you are practicing.

If you are not 100% sure what the correct golf grip is, make sure you book a lesson with a PGA golf pro as soon as you can!