shot with a glove tonight and im amazed.

scottycoyote

scottycoyote

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i bought a glove a couple years ago.......tried it and it was ok, it felt weird, it seemed like it didnt help my game that much and i felt a little self conscious to be honest so i put it away. Well couple weeks ago someone somewhere was talking about a glove nick varner endorses......fingers cut off, its got this little pad on the palm.....nicer than my other glove so i picked one up for the heck of it.
Well tonight it was hot and i was a little sweaty, my cue felt sticky and i put it on and.........holy crap!!!!!!! i shot unbelieveably. I had been practicing and was about ready to quit, but i did play the ghost 4 or 5 times and i ran all the racks out.......i was controlling the ball effortlessly.....and when i would hit.....there would be this lovely hollow "thunk" sound. Evidently my bridge has been inhibiting my stroke a bit.......but the funny thing was i noticed it even with an open bridge....i shot better and i got much more action on the cueball........i cant wait to try this some more this week.
 
makes me wanna test myne out i have two of them my girlfriend got me them one was just for a left hander and the other is either for left or right handed players.
 
I've been playing with a gole for years now, and i'd never go back. Just be prepared for the Michael Jackson jokes... that is untill you kick the shit out of them in a game of 9, and run the table all night long. Speaking of which.. i need a new one :P i've run mine in the ground. I've had to resew the seam between the thumb and pointer.. uh.. 5 times now, and i've worn a hole in the middle finger from my bridge. Maybe I'll just cut the tips off and hem it. Anyway, have fun with your new found best friend. OH and just an FYI, I wouldnt spend the extra money for the flare of the leather palm. These gloves get INCREDIBLY dirty pretty fast (chalk residue, sweat, oil, etc.) and all of this WILL get transfered onto your shaft. A basic Nylon glove will need to be washed every week or so. I've found dish washing liquid works great, and you can just air dry them. Or, if you are in a rush grab your mother's/wife's/girlfriend's hair dryer and slip the glove over the opening. The nylon gloves dry in about 3 minutes.


Chris
 
I've dealt with Neilson's billiards for a couple years now, and he is who i bought my glove from. Good quality, and good price. As i said in my last post i've been shooting with a glove for years. I've had the one i bought from him for a little over a year now. You may want to go to a retail store though to make sure you get the right size, or you may be left guessing and get a glove too big or too small, both detrimental to the effectiveness of the glove.
 
its called the placebo effect. its all in the head, just like when you buy a new cue? or a new break cue? you feel that you're playing better.. it'll die down after a while.. trust me... :D :D :D
 
glove's really do kick ass - it's beautiful to play with one i think!

also i need a new one - I'm using a laperti one which is okay, but more or less in shreds now. from my azb searching, sir joseph's seem to be the way to go. anybody got any recommendations?
 
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Well as with anything in this sport, it is all about what you prefer. I swore I would never wear a glove cause I liked the feel of the cue gliding between my fingers. I thought that through a glove you wouldn't feel the cue like that. Anyway this woman up in NC was endorsing gloves, and she gave me one. She told me to shoot with it for like 2 weeks before I made a decision. So after two weeks I didn't want to go back. You won't find anything that will feel so smooth when stroking the cue. It just feels so perfect once you get used to it. Also it will keep the shaft cleaner, and smoother. I don't think I will ever go back. The funny thing is to watch how many people buy gloves once you beat them royally on the table. I know about 10 people in my league did. LOL Oh well, like I said it is all just preference. If you like the way it feels then use it. If you don't like the way it feels then forget about it. LOL
 
When I first seen "the GLOVE", I didn't like it, but because it is so humid in our area, during some months of the year, I had to try something. Myh local Pool Room doesn't use the powder & I had trouble with the baby powder, so I bought a glove.

I have two gloves in my bag, so I don't run out. The gloves will wear & they will tear if you aren't careful in putting the glove on or taking the glove off. I don't use the glove, if it isn't needed. It is a great accessory.
 
worriedbeef said:
glove's really do kick ass - it's beautiful to play with one i think!

also i need a new one - I'm using a laperti one which is okay, but more or less in shreds now. from my azb searching, sir joseph's seem to be the way to go. anybody got any recommendations?
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The initial poster gave the recommendation.

I've used the SLIX glove for years, but it's no longer being made. It has the friction pad on the palm, velcro wrist, and finger tips cut off. IMO, the grippy palm and the finger tips cut off are the two features that make my glove better than the rest.

The glove that Nick Varner is endorsing/selling looks similar enough.

Fred
 
I started playing with a glove a few months ago, and I haven't looked back. Picked up a Felice glove from my local shop, and that POS started unravelling on me pretty quick - the seam on the middle finger started going almost right away. I picked up a Sir Joseph (based on AZBer comments) a few weeks ago, and I think it's a better quality glove.

If you're after a Sir Joseph, you can get'em at Mueller's (www.muellers.com) online. It's full-fingered (no cut-off fingertips). I bought two as I figured for that price, I may as well get a couple if I'm playing the same for shipping anyhow. :D
 
It's not how soft or calloused your hands are - it's how sweaty they get. At least that's how it is for me, and why I went with a glove. My hands perspire a fair bit, and moisture gets on the cue, and dirt sticks, and they gunk up.

Not nearly so much now with the glove. It's wunnerful. :D
 
I've been using a Sir Joseph for about a year and couldn't be happier. There was no placebo effect. My hands perspire and the glove resolves that issue. The jokes and putdowns usually don't come my way once I'm given the opportunity to perform with a glove. It doesn't hinder my performance; it enhances it.
 
XTC said:
its called the placebo effect. its all in the head, just like when you buy a new cue? or a new break cue? you feel that you're playing better.. it'll die down after a while.. trust me... :D :D :D
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I was going to stay out of this topic because I don't know the first thing about the glove. Just like you, first time I saw someone wearing the glove (or advertised), I was beyond skeptical, I thought it was hilarious. I always felt that way about the gloves NFL receivers wear. How can they feel the ball with those gloves on?

But I found myself recently wondering, even before I saw this thread - I found myself wondering if maybe the glove didn't serve some useful purpose to some people. Maybe the power of endorsement is more powerful than I thought. Maybe I began to feel the glove had some purpose when I saw that Earl Strickland is wearing one. That made me wonder. Of course I know he could be wearing it just for endorsement purposes.

But I began to wonder how useful the glove could be. Even though I've never put one on, I can see how it might improve the bridge of someone with thin fingers (the artistic type!), such as myself. Now you might say, get a thicker shaft if your fingers are thin. But a thick shaft also has a thick farrow (sp?), and I don't believe you can stroke the ball as well with a thick tip on the stick. In this sense, is it possible the glove gives the cue a tighter fit, making the cue more stable and the shots more accurate. Am I insane (of course I am), but could there be some validity to the theory that the glove lends width to the fingers, allowing the thin-fingered player to use a thin-tipped stick without the wobble that brings on missed shots? The only other advantage I see to the glove is less finger-printsif you ever use your cue to kill somebody. My question about finger width is serious, by the way.

Tommy Joe
 
txplshrk said:
Well as with anything in this sport, it is all about what you prefer. I swore I would never wear a glove cause I liked the feel of the cue gliding between my fingers. I thought that through a glove you wouldn't feel the cue like that. Anyway this woman up in NC was endorsing gloves, and she gave me one. She told me to shoot with it for like 2 weeks before I made a decision. So after two weeks I didn't want to go back. You won't find anything that will feel so smooth when stroking the cue. It just feels so perfect once you get used to it. Also it will keep the shaft cleaner, and smoother. I don't think I will ever go back. The funny thing is to watch how many people buy gloves once you beat them royally on the table. I know about 10 people in my league did. LOL Oh well, like I said it is all just preference. If you like the way it feels then use it. If you don't like the way it feels then forget about it. LOL
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You should be paid for your endorsement, it sounded so sincere and spirited. You made the glove sound good. I'm serious, you did a very good job of making the glove sound attractive. I love your line, "It's funny how many people buy gloves once you beat them royally on the table." I can see this line being used in a commercial for the glove. Then the camera pans out to a roomful of tables and everyone is wearing a glove. Then they all look up at once and shout something positive about the glove. Anyway, that was a great endorsement from you. You made the glove sound good.

Tommy Joe
 
RickBrazil said:
New black Sharpshooter glove with a retail of $15.95. @ Nielsen's Blliards
Adjustable fit with velcro wrist closure.
Glove is for right handed shooters only.
http://stores.ebay.com/Nielsens-Billiards

I like mine too...
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Like the original poster I use a Nick Varner glove as well. The only difference I can see between the Nick Varner and Sharpshooter gloves is the fact that Varner has a glove for left handed players (like myself).
 
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