Do you wear a glove when you putt?

[ParFore74x]

I also tell myself to take my glove off for putting but, within a few holes I usually end up just leaving it on. 

[Lee Stanek]

39 minutes ago, EasyPutter said:

My glove stays on from the first tee to the last drop in the last cup at 9 or 18 depending on the round.  Less is better for me so once I tried to do the glove off thing and forgot the very next hole.  Stopped worrying about it and now glove up when heading to the practice green.  Feel can go both ways, as long as it feels right and attention is paid to what the putter is doing in the swing I say to each his/her own 

I am the same. I keep my glove on the whole time!!

[Jnoble89]

Not going to lie, I am surprised so far to see how many keep the glove on! I feel like I rarely see it at my home course!

[Triple_Putt]

This time of the year I hardly take my glove off so yes I putt with it on, mostly just me forgetting it’s even on.

 

but when it’s really hot during the summer then no I take it off after every shot, and it doesn’t come back on just to putt. 

[Javs]

No, I do not like to putt or hit chips around the green with a glove on. I believe I have more feel on the delicate chips and putts without a glove. 

[EasyPutter]

36 minutes ago, Invader Zim 315 said:

Doesn't hurt being from Upstate/Western NY where it rarely gets hot enough to sweat through a glove (Syracuse Native speaking from experience)

Oh it is more than that!  I golf in rain and a rain wet glove is not different from a sweat wet glove.  And as far as wearing gloves in heat goes, spent a year in middle east desert half of which was daytime heat over 100F wearing Nomex flight gloves because the metal, let's call it an iron, was too hot to touch with bare skin.  Ahhh  the joy of going out now into summer heat with a wide brim hat, well ventilated non-camouflage clothes, and only one hand in a glove that doesn't cover wrist and forearm.  (And you Syracuse guys get more snow than we do!!! )

[Lacassem]

I am in the camp of 60 and in the glove is off. I am very surprised by how many glovers there are here!

[Swood1994]

1 hour ago, Invader Zim 315 said:

Doesn't hurt being from Upstate/Western NY where it rarely gets hot enough to sweat through a glove (Syracuse Native speaking from experience)

Right in my neck of the woods! Im from Syracuse and still live there (Camillus currently).

I have to say I prefer the feel of no glove while putting. It’s become a routine at this point to take my glove off before I even get to the green and if it stayed on for a putt that means I hit it to inches and am tapping it in and walking to the next tee.

Not related to putting but it’s also part of my pre shot routine to I take it off in between most shots tee to green. I will preface that with I am not a slow golfer by any means. Pace of play is always usually ahead of standard unless I’m spraying it haha

[Jnoble89]

15 minutes ago, Swood1994 said:

Right in my neck of the woods! Im from Syracuse and still live there (Camillus currently).

I have to say I prefer the feel of no glove while putting. It’s become a routine at this point to take my glove off before I even get to the green and if it stayed on for a putt that means I hit it to inches and am tapping it in and walking to the next tee.

Not related to putting but it’s also part of my pre shot routine to I take it off in between most shots tee to green. I will preface that with I am not a slow golfer by any means. Pace of play is always usually ahead of standard unless I’m spraying it haha

Spot on with it being part of the routine, same for me! 

[Dkop103]

Yes

[Jnoble89]

1 minute ago, Dkop103 said:

Yes

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[Kenny B]

I don't normally wear a glove, but IF I wear a glove, it stays on.  I have tried many times to take it off when I get to the green, but I always forget.  When I do remember to take it off, I end up playing the next several holes without it.  Too much trouble.  

[richk9holes]

I've gone back and forth repeatedly on this and settled on glove off. The main reason is it helps me be on routine in reading the putt. I might grab the velcro while someone else is hitting, but I don't take the glove off until I'm paying attention to lining the putt.

There's a much smaller factor having to do with feel but it is of less importance to me than the routine aspect of doing it the same every time.

[Will_Mac]

Off after most shots, off when putting.

[Javs]

3 minutes ago, Will_Mac said:

Off after most shots, off when putting.

I take mine off after each shot as well. I find on hot days this helps the glove not get too moist. Plus my pre-shot routine is get my distance, see the shot shape I want, pull my club, put on my glove (key that I’m ready to go), setup and pull the trigger. Off comes the glove and I can move on. I use the putting on my glove part as the trigger to focus. Then when it is off my mind can wonder. 

[cnosil]

Glove off when putting and I am probably 50/50 with glove off on chips.  

[Jnoble89]

39 minutes ago, Javs said:

I take mine off after each shot as well. I find on hot days this helps the glove not get too moist. Plus my pre-shot routine is get my distance, see the shot shape I want, pull my club, put on my glove (key that I’m ready to go), setup and pull the trigger. Off comes the glove and I can move on. I use the putting on my glove part as the trigger to focus. Then when it is off my mind can wonder. 

Keep hearing how it is part of the pre shot routine with most everyone who takes it off for putting. Definitely helps me with that as well, just getting into the right mental frame when walking on to putt. I like how you use it as the key or trigger to lock in when putting it on after taking it off between shots!

[Will_Mac]

54 minutes ago, Javs said:

I take mine off after each shot as well. I find on hot days this helps the glove not get too moist. Plus my pre-shot routine is get my distance, see the shot shape I want, pull my club, put on my glove (key that I’m ready to go), setup and pull the trigger. Off comes the glove and I can move on. I use the putting on my glove part as the trigger to focus. Then when it is off my mind can wonder. 

Yeah, sweaty paws issue here too.  I don't really like having to use multiple gloves during a round and it's been years since I'd adopted the glove off after shots, since I had to.  I also use some version of hand antiperspirant also (I have 3 different ones), so that helps.

I always ride and what I typically do is start putting the glove back on as I roll up to my ball.  So I'm usually getting my number with it on already.  If I'm last to go though, I'll delay putting the glove on until necessary.

[fozcycle]

I wear several gloves when I play as my hand gets sweaty and the back of the glove gets wet. I also take them off when I putt. Just a habit I always have.

[Javs]

34 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Keep hearing how it is part of the pre shot routine with most everyone who takes it off for putting. Definitely helps me with that as well, just getting into the right mental frame when walking on to putt. I like how you use it as the key or trigger to lock in when putting it on after taking it off between shots!

I actually learned that trick watching my Dad when I caddied for him as a kid. He was a very good golfer and athlete. He also told me you can’t stay locked on for 18 holes unless you take breaks. I learned his secret was putting on the glove. Once on no talking just dial in and go. Then glove off and he was back talking. I have used that ever since.