Lets talk gloves...(poll)

[arsenius]

Gloves are for people who are too lazy to wash their hands.

That's absolutely false. There are times that the humidity is just too high. I own one I got as a consolation prize in a tournament, and have used it a couple times. Try playing with the windows open, high humidity, and rain. Not easy without a glove.

 

[teebee]

I prefer to use a glove but in some situations you can tell it would be better to play without. I can make it through some games without it but nothing feels quite as smooth.

 

[Fatboy]

i would rather be dead.

 

[Fatboy]

Personally, I'd rather see people wear a glove than to use a whole frikkin' block of talc in one night of shootin' !!! These types ought to be hung up naked and spanked on the a$$ with a cane pole !!! Can you imagine these idiots on a BLACK table??? It'd look like a Holstein cow by the nights end !!!

Maniac

IF you know how to use talk powder corectly you wont see it on the table, problem is most people go crazy with too much of it, the cone stuff is harder to keep the table clean when using it but it can be done, when i play i have the wetest hands ever and use talc constantly and the table wont show a bit of it.

 

[Flex]

Gloves are for people who are too lazy to wash their hands.

I only wish it were so simple, or easy, as that.

In my case, my hands perspire a tad, almost always. Not so much they feel clammy, or anything like that, but just enough in most environments that the cue stick, even when positively clean, will grab a bit when sliding through a medium firm closed bridge. Plus, my shaft isn't exactly a pro taper, which further complicates things.

I assure you that if I were able to play reasonably well without a glove I would. The problem are those pesky power draw shots when striking the cue ball a bit off center. Or those power force follow shots with high inside english. I just can't pull 'em off without a glove, at least most of the time.

Wearing a glove allows me to concentrate on the shot and not worry about crabbing...

Flex

 

[Sprite]

I prefer to use powder if my fingers feel sticky.

 

[Maniac]

IF you know how to use talk powder corectly you wont see it on the table, problem is most people go crazy with too much of it, the cone stuff is harder to keep the table clean when using it but it can be done, when i play i have the wetest hands ever and use talc constantly and the table wont show a bit of it.

Understood, but I'm referring here to all the mindless bangers who don't give a fat rat's a$$ what condition they leave the pool table in after they leave the hall. It might be better in some halls for the proprietor to just furnish cheapo gloves for these kind of "players". Of course the down side is, the proprietor would be replacing stolen gloves at a rapid rate. Then, there would be the schmuck that would try to sue the poolhall for the terrible rash he contracted from wearing an unsanitary glove that was handed to him by the desk man at the hall.

There is rarely ever a perfect solution to scenarios like this, is there?

Maniac

P.S. I too can use talc without it showing up on the table.

 

[Williebetmore]

Gloves are for people who are too lazy to wash their hands.

Ad-man,
That is certainly one interpretation.

Another possibility is that the glove is for the player so dedicated that he HATES to waste a frickin' few minutes washing their hands 4 times an hour; when he could be pocketing some balls. Someone who wants EVERY SINGLE STROKE to feel the same (regardless of humidity and bodily secretion status) so that a repeatable stroke can be more easily developed. Just a thought.

 

[DJKeys]

I do think there are certain players whose body chemistry is such that their hands sweat profusely and a glove is necessary. We have a player like that in our league who wears a glove. I have to bump knuckles with him after the match because I cannot shake his right hand because it is always soaking wet.

 

[jimmy-leggs]

If the glove don't fit,you must ah-QUIT.

 

[Flex]

I do think there are certain players whose body chemistry is such that their hands sweat profusely and a glove is necessary. We have a player like that in our league who wears a glove. I have to bump knuckles with him after the match because I cannot shake his right hand because it is always soaking wet.

One image that comes to mind is an overweight, balding guy who wears thick glasses and has a string to hold them on his sweaty scalp. He perspires so much it drips profusely from his forehead, down his eyebrows and runs down his cheeks, and puddles on the rail, or heaven forbid, splotches the cloth. Every now and then he'll raise his fat palm and wipe his forehead and shake his hand off, just before he grabs the cueball, which of course just became a spitball, covered as it will be with sweat, chalk, and nose grease.

I think this kind of player should be obliged to wear a glove. Powder won't faze his sweat glands.

Flex

 

[Cornerman]

I'm opinion hunting on this one...I all ready have an opinion about em but this is a pretty knowledgable group as a whole so I may be swayed.

Whoops...forgot to check for typos.Dam.Well you get the idea.

<---feels like an ass for not checking cuz he knew he couldn't edit the questions....

The glove question and poll is done roughly once every 3 months. Do an Advanced Search with 'glove' in the subject line.

John Schmidt wears a glove. Buddy Hall and Kim Davenport will sometimes. Many Asian top players. Jeannette Lee. Etc.

I have a great glove from SLIX. They're out of business, so I think Nick Varner sells one very similar. Mine is used in humid conditions.

Fred

 

[3andstop]

IMO to each his own. I personally would not wear one. Not so much because it looks a little funky (which it does) but rather, after trying one once for kicks, I found it more annoying than a sweaty hand.

I just go wash my hands and bring back a damp paper towel with me that I can run over my hands and the cue shaft if needed.

I played a guy one time (nothing to do with the glove but it kind of reminds me of the extent one would go to in an effort to improve their game) anyway, I played a guy once who put this contraption on his stroking arm that he pulled out of a bag that looked like two blood pressue cuffs with an elastic band between them.

He put one cuff on his forearem and one on his bicep. What he ended up with was like a friggin spring loaded stroke. LMAO.. The person who posted Earl Stricklands name reminded me of this guy. Earl had all those sticks strapped to his fingers .. Ha ... Hey whatever it takes I guess.

This poor banana with the spring loaded stroke couldn't make a shot. It was the most ridiculous 20 bucks I ever made. It was like buying a ticket to a circus show. It was so comical that I didn't even want to be in the chair by the same table he was playing on.

 

[Snapshot9]

Doesn't it

say 'Thou shalt not glove thy neighbor' in the Bible ... Maybe Michael missed that one ....

I would much rather shake a gloved hand than some clammy cold wet hand after a match.....

 

[matcase]

I've never tried one. I think they are an excellent idea, and their positive aspects far out weigh the negative. Still, I don't think I'll buy one for a long time if ever.

 

[Maniac]

I would much rather shake a gloved hand than some clammy cold wet hand after a match.....

You shouldn't have to shake many gloved hands unless you're playing a LOT of left-handed opponents !!!

Maniac

 

[supergreenman]

IMO a glove for pool is just one step away from elbow pads.

 

[worriedbeef]

the smoother the cue slides through you hand, the better. and a glove is ten times smoother than even the most perfect of bridge hands. it just feels so much better.

 

[Koopa]

I wouldn't. I keep my hands clean and my shaft even cleaner. Never had any problems with my cue sliding even though I live in a very humid area.

Come to think of it, I can't think of more than 1 or 2 people in the area that wear a glove.

 

[Rod]

Never worn a glove, no need. I prefer a slight drag from the natural patina. Not eveyone needs it to be smooth as silk. From the votes so far most others must feel the same.

Rod