What does the perfect glove feel like?

I love how all the professionals on here keep down playing gloves when 99% of all the "real" professionals wear one. If you want a consistent smooth stroke every time use a glove. If you have sweaty, clammy, or really dried out hands...use a glove. They're great. Seems like some of these old times are afraid of change...
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(I actually thought gloves were stupid, then my first summer in this humid swamp of a city quickly changed my mind)
 
This. Skin to skin is best in pool and other activities.
I have also thought maybe I could just dry out my bridge hand by sticking it in Mineral spirits or Paint thinner the day before a 16 hour tournament.
But I'm not sure how many hours ahead of time I would need to do the Paint thinner soak. I only want my bridge hand to be dry. I don't want the skin to start cracking. Afterwards I could put some moisturizing lotion to protect against rashes.

I am serious... but maybe there is a safer way to perform the same process? Acetone, rubbing alcohol, hand in a bag of rice? Anyone got any ideas?
 
I have also thought maybe I could just dry out my bridge hand by sticking it in Mineral spirits or Paint thinner the day before a 16 hour tournament.
But I'm not sure how many hours ahead of time I would need to do the Paint thinner soak. I only want my bridge hand to be dry. I don't want the skin to start cracking. Afterwards I could put some moisturizing lotion to protect against rashes.

I am serious... but maybe there is a safer way to perform the same process? Acetone, rubbing alcohol, hand in a bag of rice? Anyone got any ideas?
I'll bite. This sounds almost to the point of ridiculous but this method really works:

Buy Boraxo hand cleaning powder. (dang just went for an amazon link and of course it's f'ing discontinued now, used to be cheap cheap but now you can get an off brand in a large 5lb container for $36 on amazon). Use it. Supposedly this stuff is similar if you don't want 5lbs but I'll probably order the 5lb one when I run out.

Regardless of the soap you use, wash your hands in the absolute hottest water you can stand. Dry them off a bit. Now wash them with the coldest water you can get from the tap. Dry thoroughly I forget the exact science of it but the hot water gets rid or oils better and the cold water closes your pores. This method really works and should keep your hands dry and sweat free for a long time.

Man I'm pissed the Boraxo is discontinued. :mad:
 
I have also thought maybe I could just dry out my bridge hand by sticking it in Mineral spirits or Paint thinner the day before a 16 hour tournament.
But I'm not sure how many hours ahead of time I would need to do the Paint thinner soak. I only want my bridge hand to be dry. I don't want the skin to start cracking. Afterwards I could put some moisturizing lotion to protect against rashes.

I am serious... but maybe there is a safer way to perform the same process? Acetone, rubbing alcohol, hand in a bag of rice? Anyone got any ideas?
Give it a try and let us know how much the treatment cost after 🤣
 
Now I started thinking, maybe there is a difference in feel between a 1$ glove and a $30 dollar glove? Does that extra $29 make the pool cue FEEL as if it is directly sliding along the skin?

I Bought the $30 dollar Predator glove and just wanted to report back with an update.

They call them Second Skins, but I didn't feel much of a difference between the $1 glove and the Predator. For closed bridge the Predator had a slight increase in feel, but it was so small that I could be imagining it because of the price point. For open bridge it actually felt worse be cause of the open finger tips. Might be case by case but the cloth around the finger does not stay as tight as if it were sewn shut around the tip.

Just an FYI incase anyone is wondering.
 
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