golf gloves

Question
Why do you wear a glove on the opposite hand? If you swing right handed why don't you wear the glove on the right hand?

Answer
Hi Bryanna:

Good question.  Some people do wear gloves on their right hands as well.  In golf, for a right handed player, since the left hand is closer to the golfer, it is the hand that controls most of the club (if there is such a thing as a control hand).  You have two hands on the club, but the hand that is closer to you is considered the control hand of the grip.  If the club moves around in the hand during the motion, it causes lots of problems.  And if the club is moving or twisting in the left hand, you'll get terrible blisters because of the friction of the rubber of the grip against your skin.  A glove gives you that secure, tacky feeling of club against hand.  No slipping or twisting.  The right hand helps deliver the clubface square to the ball and adds a little power or zip through impact.  For whatever reason, it's felt better without a glove.  A lot of amateurs I know and teach wear two gloves for protection of their skin against blisters.  Most golf professionals do not wear a glove on the right hand.  I guess in the long run, it's all personal preference.   

Eddie Kilthau
PGA Member