Golf glove leather conditioning

Don't put anything on your glove/hand that you would not want on the grip. Unfortunately thin, top quality gloves only last so long.

However, good luck in your experiments. I think many of us would like to find a way to keep the gloves in good nick for longer.

Welcome to the forum!

I hate to be negative, but putting oil on your golf is a really bad idea. It will eventually collect on your grips and ruin them as well. Gloves are very thin and they don't last forever. I usually go thru a dozen or so a year and have learned to accept it. I usually change mine every few holes to keep them from getting too wet (either because of sweating or the rain) and store them on the golf cart rather than in the bag while they are drying. My golfs usually don't wear out, but I hate it when they begin to look nasty.

I think the biggest cause of glove wear is gripping the club to tightly. This is also a leading cause of many swing problems.

Good advice above......gloves only last so long, esp. in Houston!!...and you definatley don't want to add oils/lotions that will end up on your grip.

My advice.....stock up!!! That's what I do. A few times a year, stores like Golfsmith have deals on 100% cabretta leather gloves and I buy a lot of them.....like 10-15. Golfsmith's house brand is actually VERY GOOD and when on sale can be as cheap as $5-6 each. Another good place to buy excellent cabretta gloves is MasterGrip. They are $12.95 each, but are Buy One - Get One Free.

Lastly, make sure your glove fits properly. Gloves should be very tight.

I saw the thread title and had to cringe...oil and gloves is not a good combination. But as someone who loves science I say go ahead and experiment!

But you can find good deals online for packages of gloves. Buy in bulk, save $$$

Haha I didn't know it would have bad effects. I was at home with some old gloves so I was messing around with them. Thanks for the advice though guys. Been playing golf for about a year so you know I'm kind of a newb to the sport. Feel like a fool now haha.

Phil:)

Some of us here change clubs more often than golf gloves. :-)

As to putting oil on the gloves, I agree with what others have said: those oils will transfer to the grips.

I tried oil and lotions before just for the heck of it (hey, if it's ruined anyway...) but no luck.

The best thing I found so far is...spit. Just rub that in before a round. Perfect. Or better gloves.

I'll usually buy 3 or 4 at a time and then rotate them every round. Check on ebay for package deals. I got three footjoy FJ3's for $27 shipped.