That’s what it was for me. I’ve been playing for well over 30 years at this point and it wasn’t but a year or so into playing regularly that gloves showed up for sale at the pool hall And my hands always felt sticky on the cue when playing. So it just made sense to me. It absolutely got made fun of for a lot of the first years they were out. Lol but I guess they’ve been around all this time for a reason. I do very much prefer the fingerless gloves . I like to feel the cloth under my fingers
Yeah, I never understood why it was made fun of. I think it was just guys being guys. I live in Ill, not as humid as the southern states. I've never needed a glove. But would not hesitate to buy one if i ever needed it.
I’ve never had success with gloves that the finger tips weren’t cutoff.
Among the dysfunctional players in my neck of the woods,
gloves were frowned upon. Among the dysfunctional players in my neck of the woods,
'Pussy uses a glove', and awful comments like that. All part of that old school mentality about pool in general. Each generation becomes a bit more sophisticated than the one b4 and more accepting of change. They see it as a natural course of events, not something to fear or denigrate simply bcuz it's new and they don't like it.
(Disclaimer: Not all were that way. Lol.)
Speaking only for myself, I don't use a glove and consider myself fortunate in not having to wear one. I need to read the feedback coming from the cue. My hands stay dry for the most part and I keep my equipment clean as well.
Feedback is crucial to my play. Gloves reduce and oftentimes eliminate that.
(So does CF) Since I rely on feeling the shot, what that says about my game, I'll leave to y'all to ponder. Lol.
I Do know players whose hands sweat and badly!!
B4 gloves, they used every trick in the book to keep those hands dry. All that unnecessary attention to their hands cost them in the win column over the long run I'm sure. Now you can simply grab a glove.
We just got Internet in our town too.
Boy, I'll say.
Couple of my friends at NDSU called me MJ because i was the only/first one to wear a glove.
could you just cut a finger off a cheap thin cotton glove, slide it over the cue shaft and use it??
Yep. I have some just that and it works fine.
I’ve been wearing a glove since the late 80’s, starting with the Blakeman glove. I only wore it during the summer in New England when they didnt have air conditioning in the bars or pool halls.
I own so many glove brands (including the unglove) as you can imagine, and just about every case has a glove stashed in there. I don’t know of one that is the least noticeable physically. My Action glove by far is the cheapest, and it’s the thinnest. But the closure is cheap. But honestly, I put on whatever glove is in that case if I need it. I dont ever have to get used to it. I’m in Florida, and playing with a glove is a lot better at times. Lots of the players down here use them.
My advice is to pick one and go. It should have cutoff finger tips, a non-slip palm, and something tighten up at the wrist. Dont get one that the logo is placed right where the stick slides. Try an Action glove from amazon for $15.
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Boy, I'll say.
Wonder why that is??
You didn't have to complain, did ya??
I'd cater to a players' whims' of your category in order to keep him or her playing in my hall. Without question.
Real players of notoriety and even those who are unknown to all but local clientele will hopefully draw other players and the newbies will flock to see them. It can mean the diff between sink or swim in the fickle hall biz.
Btw... I was paying for the Levelor's out of pocket.
I'd never ask a hall owner to spend their money on an improvement or something for me unless it was an equipment oversight on their part that affected everyone who played there.
But that's just me.
I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box. More like the broken crayon rollin' around the bottom.
But if you need Color , grab the crayon.
Oh yeah I almost forgot...A silk tie from the thrift store, at 50 cents each will make a few sliders. I had my cue wearing a tie.
The wall-mounted talc dispenser was once a standard fixture in virtually every quality poolroom. The perfect way to dispense the exact amount needed, in the perfect hand location. When those disappeared, and players brought their own bottles of talc, is when accidental overuse began the problem. Room proprietors later, also often provided a large bottle for customer use, and it always ended up being spilled, plus novice players typically used too much (something unlikely with the dispensing machine). The best rooms also provided a handy (close to the tables) sink, which encouraged frequent hand washing. Now, a trip to the restroom is often a major journey (the room I grew up in also had a urinal right next to the hand sink
). Those were the daysI'm ashamed to admit we rode the early glove crowd pretty hard. It was the times I guess. And stupidity combined w arrogance.
That's bcuz you're a class act and one helluva player Lou.
you always had that guy who felt he need to cover his hands and arms up to his elbows rather then just that small shot on your hand where the cue touches lol talc would be all over everythingThe wall-mounted talc dispenser was once a standard fixture in virtually every quality poolroom. The perfect way to dispense the exact amount needed, in the perfect hand location. When those disappeared, and players brought their own bottles of talc, is when accidental overuse began the problem. Room proprietors later, also often provided a large bottle for customer use, and it always ended up being spilled, plus novice players typically used too much (something unlikely with the dispensing machine). The best rooms also provided a handy (close to the tables) sink, which encouraged frequent hand washing. Now, a trip to the restroom is often a major journey (the room I grew up in also had a urinal right next to the hand sink
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