What are the bad side when using glove

Cornerman said:
I'm pretty meticulous about keeping my shaft clean and well-sliding, but in the humid months, my shaft will simply get sticky within minutes of play. I'm sure it's my biology since others claim to never have any issues. It is what it is, and meticulous cleaning isn't the answer for many people. So, the glove is their/our best alternative.

Fred
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There's always a situation or circumstance that calls for it, and of course I can only speak from personal experience. I mostly see professionals without the glove, but even they use it on occasion when the situation dictates. High humidity and a warmer-than-comfortable atmosphere will drive me to the glove, but I would rather wash my hands every rack and wipe down my shaft every other shot than wear a glove because of how used to the feeling I've become without it. It really does vary per-person per-situation.
 
Sprite said:
I love using it BUT most of the time i cannot feel the shaft and it made me over-hit or under-hit the cueball.
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Does it make you feel like someone else is stroking it?

No, wait.....I guess that would be if your playing left handed...heh:eek:
 
Maniac said:
The downside of using a glove is listening to all the "cute" remarks about the "Michael Jackson look" when you put it on :D :D :D !!! Other than that, I pretty much can't do without one what with my sweaty hands problem and all. I even got my son using one now, and he was originally adamant against ever using one. It seems the glove is either loved or hated with not much middle ground.
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That's been my only real downside to using a glove. :/

I wear a glove because my hands perspire more than most, moisture transfers to shaft, dirt builds up quicker.

To the poster who felt the glove was too tight at the cuff - were you using one with an elastic cuff? Try a glove that you close up with velcro, so you can get it as snug/loose as you want. I've been using Sir Joseph gloves, can get'em from muellers.com. They're great.
 
Varney Cues said:
You know you've encountered a "player" when they are using a glove & playing off the wall.:D :D :D
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There was a guy who used to play at a pool hall I frequent who played with one of the graphite cues and wore a glove on both hands in case he ever had to shoot left handed...lol. I think the gloves were purple as well. I bought one of the fingerless gloves with the velcro strap but my hands are too big and it doesn't cover my fingers enough...lol.
 
there is no bad side with using a glove at all i think. you can still feel the shaft perfectly well, it's just a different feeling. i would also go as far to say it can help improve your cueing - when i first used one it made me more aware of the lack of straightness in my cueing.

why piddle about all day with powder or excessive washing and toweling down when you can have perfect smoothness without doing anything?
 
worriedbeef said:
why piddle about all day with powder or excessive washing and toweling down when you can have perfect smoothness without doing anything?
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Touche' !!!

Maniac
 
Excuses for not using the glove.

Sprite said:
I love using it BUT most of the time i cannot feel the shaft and it made me over-hit or under-hit the cueball.
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The only bad side to using a glove at least for me is that it took a while to get used to using the glove.

A few years ago I used the glove and felt that I didn't like the artificial material between my fingers and the shaft. I also thought that the glove was a distraction to my eyes. It sometimes bothered my fingernails. I quit using the glove for about two years.

Here in Louisiana we have lots of high humid days where your cue wrap can show a bright sheen of wetness and the shaft can be sticky as a pastry. With hands that sweat quite easily, I decided to really give the glove a chance by forcing myself to play with the glove for 6 months. After 6 months of glove use, I got used to the glove and do not even know it is there, except when on those super humid days (normally a big tournament with other players turning up the heat and humidity) I see my fellow competitors washing their hands, toweling their shafts, toweling their hands and in general trying to live with the excess humidity. I smile and keep on stroking as the glove works even under excessive humidity conditions.

One player I know, buys the super bright blue glove and has gotten used to it and I believe that the bright blue glove distracts his opponents and gives them something to think about and talk about. LOL.

Anyway, once you get used to using the glove, you won't play pool without it.

Just ask the U.S. Open Champion 2006, John Schmidt.
JoeyA
 
I wish I could use a glove, but I can't. Two main reasons: 1st, I can't "feel" the shot, and as the first poster mentioned my speed is all over the place with a glove on. 2nd, and more importantly, is my style of open bridge, which has the thumb clamped over my forefinger. When I use a glove the shaft tends to slide out of the groove...

I resort to washing my hands frequently, wiping my cues down after every turn at the table, and using a *small* quantity of powder.

-Roger
 
I felt that same response for a few shots, but then I realized my STROKE was smooth as SILK. I like using a glove. It is a different scenario than I remember for 46 years, but it is a welcome one.

In all sports, things have changed & so has the gear. If you want to change with the times, go ahead, if not, don't.

Good Luck...
 
zeeder said:
There was a guy who used to play at a pool hall I frequent who played with one of the graphite cues and wore a glove on both hands in case he ever had to shoot left handed...lol. I think the gloves were purple as well. I bought one of the fingerless gloves with the velcro strap but my hands are too big and it doesn't cover my fingers enough...lol.
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Yep. That's my downside. I'm a natural right hander who plays left handed and when I switch hands, I feel like a retard with the glove on the wrong hand.

When I first used my glove (Sir Joseph) I found that the inside seams bothered me as well. I clipped them back as far as possible... too far actually because then I wore little holes in the fingers. Then I zipped my glove up in my purse one night and an entire finger started unraveling. I felt stupid stapling my glove until I could sew it back together. But I still play with it.

Girls have an easier time with gloves because they're not a threat to our femininity. ;)
 
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