after 9 months of playing with a glove i am more or less stuck with it.
i used to powder my hand earlier when it got humid. it was a lot of hassle, it would end up on the cloth, the butt of the cue, etc. so i got a glove, skin colored, so it wouldn't affect my sight (i have kind of a snooker stance). the consistency when using a glove is absolutely superior. every shot feels the same, whether the hands are sweaty, the shaft is dirty and/or have dents.
however, it was not the same feeling as playing without a glove. especially the feel of the cloth and more importantly, the rail. with only two of the fingers "naked" there was a real issue with the slooping brunswick gc rail, and this actually cost me a cash game once. i was gonna throw the glove down the bin when someone told me to cut off the tips of the glove. i did this with the middle finger and the night after i won 2k...
so all in all
pros:
- consistency
- the time spent fiddling with powder, washing of hands, shaft cleaning, etc. can be spent on full time concentration
- looped bridge shots becomes easier, even when under big pressure
cons:
- these gloves fall apart. the seams will loosen and the texture will wear down. i use sir joseph, the only one i know have skin color. bad quality.
- this is a piece of apparel that makes hustling real hard. but so does powder, fancy cues etc..
- even with skin color gloves, folds, shadows in the glove can disrupt your aim. maybe getting a smaller size helps.
i won't put the michael jackson-issue on the list because i have had no mean comments about my glove yet. i have a background in powerlifting and i suppose my size contributes a bit
but there are other people in the club using gloves too, and i don't recall people commenting on their gloves either. maybe it's the SVB-effect (or rather the svb-earl-schmidt-davis-the list goes on-effect)...