Ever see any real players wear a glove?
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PROG8R said:
Earl is a fantastic pool player, and a terrific showman. Ripping off his glove and so on is good for the fans, and might just express his frustration at not doing what he wanted to do on the table, just as some players will slam high grade custom cues on the floor.
As for wearing a glove, if your hands get slightly moist, I don't care how well you take care of your equipment the shaft won't glide in a reasonably firm closed bridge. I use a glove. Who cares if top players use a glove or not?
Flex
I believe Ryan McCreesh and John Schmidt wear gloves.
I'm pretty sure Jeannette Lee does, although I dont condone that kind of behavior.
Kelly Oyama used to wear one...oh wait you did say "real players"...nevermind!!! Well she did win....once.
pharaoh68
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Ryan McCreesh, Mike Davis, Raj Hundal, John Schmidt, and a slew of others. Belive me! I think they are ridiculous looking as well but they do work! And most o fthe pros know that. That's why Earl wears them.
And when Earl takes his off and throws it, it has less to do with the glove being a problem than it does with Earl being a bit unstable.
And like someone else said already, humidity in a pool room and sweat from a hand will make a shaft covered in olive oil tough to play with. The glove is a dorky thing to wear but more people than you could imagine will wear them.
And when Earl takes his off and throws it, it has less to do with the glove being a problem than it does with Earl being a bit unstable.
And like someone else said already, humidity in a pool room and sweat from a hand will make a shaft covered in olive oil tough to play with. The glove is a dorky thing to wear but more people than you could imagine will wear them.
When I first took up pool, there was a homeless-looking guy at Chris's in Chicago who'd just picked up a decent McDermott at a flea market for forty bucks. He wore a really worn out cotton glove that probably saw service doing other things than shooting pool. Had the finger tips cut off... Hustler? Wouldn't play that guy...
Flex
Flex
mikepage said:
'B' player is he?
How could you get knocked out by some stiff like that wearing a glove. 
Flex said:
The weirdest glove I ever saw was a guy wearing a ladies evening glove (silk I presume). Didn't cut off the extra part that would normally go up the forearm, just kind of clumped it up at his wrist. Looked weird, but presumably it worked for him.
Also, most of the pros, who don't wear a glove, use powder, which many forum members would also frown on. Maybe the pros just want to play well and the forum members have things a little twisted.pharaoh68 said:
I have seen Earl put the glove on and take it off several times during one match. It is like he can't make up his mind, but that is Earl.pharaoh68 said:
Dorky or not, if the glove works for you, use it. I would never assume anything about a player based on whether they wore a glove or not.pharaoh68 said:
Personally, I don't usually have trouble with sticky hands, but when I do, a LITTLE powder, rubbed into my hands, does the trick.
CaptainJR said:
When I got the Slix glove, the one with the tips cut off, it solved a lot of glove issues, particularly the web formed between the index and middle fingers.
So, since Slix is no longer in business, I'd suggest to cut the very end (not too much) off the tips and try again, if you're interested in trying again.
Fred
Gloves seem to the last frontier where some more money can be made.
Look at some of the sports where gloves are now being worn.
Baseball, besides the catching glove there is a batting and also a running glove.
Football
Hockey
Bowlers
Golfers
I am wondering how long before the NBA players start to use gloves. I see some are wearing tights.
The only way to promote them is to get the pros to buy into them and buy into them is right because money talks.
I think the players that use Cuetech cues have to wear gloves because of those funky shafts. Other than that I don't see a need.
Look at some of the sports where gloves are now being worn.
Baseball, besides the catching glove there is a batting and also a running glove.
Football
Hockey
Bowlers
Golfers
I am wondering how long before the NBA players start to use gloves. I see some are wearing tights.
The only way to promote them is to get the pros to buy into them and buy into them is right because money talks.
I think the players that use Cuetech cues have to wear gloves because of those funky shafts. Other than that I don't see a need.
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