Golf gloves (3)

Fundamentally, the golf grip is the single most important element in golfing. Therefore, of all the training equipment a novice should pursue, the golf training glove is paramount. Golf clubs should be held in the fingers and not the palms, and this is where much of the improvement in golf grips begins.

There are various brands and designs of golf training gloves. One of the more notable is the Butch Harmon Right Grip Golf Glove. This golf training glove has a "soft bar" placed in the padded section of the palm to alert the golfer that his/her grip is wrong.

Maintaining a solid grip on a golf club can be difficult. Between the motion of the swing and the impact of the club hitting the ball, it is easy for the club to slightly twist or shift. The slight slip or twist on your hand will change the alignment of the club face to the golf ball, often causing a slice or a hook. Wearing golf gloves can create a more stable grip and consequently a more stable swing.

The most common material for a golf glove is leather. Leather offers a great grip and feels like a second skin.

Pre-rotating fingers, motion zones and anatomical relief pads all sound like terms from the TV show ER, but in fact are technology advancements that are found in the Bionic golf gloves developed by Hillerich and Bradsby, maker of PowerBilt golf clubs and Louisville slugger baseball bats. For about $25 you can own one of the world's best golfing gloves that will help combat poor hand characteristics that interfere with game play. With pads between the gaps of the fingers, the golfer has more contact area that touches the club grip, thus increasing gripping force.