For people who aren’t habitual club throwers, the more of the grip - and club – they can feel, the better, right? Good play generally requires a keen sense of what is happening with the clubface. Enter a unique concept in golf glove performance that ups the ante in terms of what you feel when you wrap your fingers around a golf club. The Sure Touch Golf Glove by Shot, Inc. is a funny-looking performance mitt that’s missing two fingers – and for good reason.
By removing the two middle fingers from the glove, golfers are able to “bare hand” the club in areas that are critical for sensation. Of course, areas that are key stress points are still protected by the glove. An interesting concept, no doubt.
My first experience with the Sure Touch Glove was exactly that, interesting. After a shot, when trying to remove the glove for putting, I kept yanking at fingers that weren’t there. It was kind of spooky, actually.
During the swing I did notice that the sensory level was higher. And, after a while, I didn’t really notice that I was two fingers short of a full mitt (possibly a good thing). However, it remained unclear to me exactly how this glove would benefit me. Actually, what I enjoyed most about the experience of using the Sure Touch glove was the soft-feeling Cabretta leather and the coolness of this glove.
The final verdict? This glove’s benefits would be most noticeable on hot days and in the execution of greenside shots when “feel” is vital. For full shots, I’d still opt for a glove that had a home for all my “feelers.” www.shotinc.com. The glove retails for $11.95.
