Do you wear an undershirt when you play?

[r7superquad]

I do, but question otherwise

How many wear one when they play?

I do, but think it may be too thick when I play in the summertime in Michigan. It can get fairly hot around here

Want to know what the golfers on the wrx think

thanks

[wdwfan78]

I do, even in the hot Arizona summer, if only to absorb the sweat and prevent myself from looking like a fat guy and boot camp.

[ClarkGrswld4]

nope, as long as you are wearing performance fabrics you shouldn't have a soaked shirt regardless of how hot it is

[mojo_13]

I do also but am thinking of picking up some moisture wicking undershirts this season to try out and se how they work out. I almost feel naked if I don't have an undershirt on.

[moonshine]

I only layer in winter, and use some sort of performance wear, to keep me warm. Summer, the vented nike or the like is design for skin contact IMO.

[mshills]

Never, no way. Nothing worse than cotton when it gets wet / sweaty / clammy. Cotton is a terrible material for hot, humid weather. Awful.

Especially with the modern dri-fit-type fibers, an undershirt makes me terribly uncomfortable.

[KDMullins]

I've never understood the whole t-shirt under golf shirt thing, especially now with all the new performance fabrics. Putting a tight-a$$ cotton tee underneath makes no sense. I've seen some guys wear those compression T's underneath. Not sure what benefit those are...My goal is to always wear as little as possible for the weather conditions. My logic is always the less I have on, the freer my swing. On a summer day in Kentucky, a cotton undershirt is tantamount to wearing a straight jacket!

[ringo54]

[quote name='ClarkGrswld4' date='20 March 2010 - 02:20 PM' timestamp='1269112810' post='2329437']
nope, as long as you are wearing performance fabrics you shouldn't have a soaked shirt regardless of how hot it is
[/quote]

+1

[Skaffa77]

Only in the winter when I need some extra layers. During the summer...that'll just make me sweat worse. +1 for the new moisture wicking fabrics. Those have been great on the hot days. Still sweat like a pig, but at least the shirt soaks it up and evaporates it quicker...

[polarisdude94]

No, just a nike dri-fit polo or something similar.

[Harry Longshanks]

Nope. The only time I wear an undershirt is with a dress shirt.

[PAYLEE]

I never do here in SoCal not even in the winter. I use shirts from Addidas, Under Armour, etc. that use wicking frabrics and allow good air flow. And when layering I layer over not under my shirts.

[golow]

Undershirt - yes.
Panties-no.

golow(TM) .... goes commando

[bradski]

never have since I was a kid +1 one the addidas, Nike, ect/////

[lsutigerz2001]

I wear an undershit under everything I wear. On the golf course is no different. It feels wierd for me to not wear one. I have also been told that wearing an undershirt underneath actually keeps you cooler.

[TheF5key]

I do. For years I wore cotton undershirts, which were great until it got above 70 degrees. Last year I finally got on the performance fabric bandwagon and it's made a world of difference. I'll wear either a short or long sleeve base layer depending on conditions and throw a polo over top.

[morganmonroe]

Some of the cheaper "performance" shirts don't wick at all. I have a couple like that and a tee shirt is key.

Helps with the moobs, too.

[volrus]

I prefer not to wear one and in fact usually don't. I wear nothing but Adidas climacool shirts but I'm a little self conscious sometimes because of well....they're a little thin (as they should be) and that means they tend to show the nips a little too prominently. I'm not sure all my playing partners like the view or at least I hope they don't. Also, I have a couple of white climacool's and they are even worse and are a little bit on the see-through side of things. How do you all deal with this?

[Minarets]

i do. however, i do wear a under armour undershirt.

[swbyps]

[quote name='fupresti' date='20 March 2010 - 12:25 PM' timestamp='1269105923' post='2329280']
I do, even in the hot Arizona summer, if only to absorb the sweat and prevent myself from looking like a fat guy and boot camp.
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Dito! I live in Houston. Its 90+ degrees with 90+ humidity here June-Sept. You sweat going from the front door to the driveway. I dont care what kind of moisture wicking shirt I wear. If I dont have on an undershirt here, Im gonna have a wet shirt.

[Chilidog]

[quote name='lsutigerz2001' date='20 March 2010 - 06:37 PM' timestamp='1269124642' post='2329743']
I wear an undershit under everything I wear. On the golf course is no different. It feels wierd for me to not wear one. I have also been told that wearing an undershirt underneath actually keeps you cooler.


[/quote]


I've got to hear the logic behind this one....so, adding in another layer of fabric will keep you cooler? You do realize that thing that keeps you cool is a combination of 2 different things:

1) Moisture wicking properties: When the shirt is able to wick moisture in all different directions, it thins out the moisture on the shirt and evaporates more quickly. That evaporation effect gives the body the sensation of "cooling".

2) Airflow.


When you wear an undershirt (especially cotton, which is a fiber that is hydrophilic, meaning that it likes moisture and wants to absorb it instead of wick it), you accomplish neither of those.

[GStarks]

I wear a "wife beater" under every shirt no matter what. Golf Shirts, T-Shirts, Dress Shirts.

I should look for one that isn't cotton.

Can wear long sleeves under a golf shirt but i could never see wearing a short sleeve shirt under a golf shirt.

Looks pretty silly seeing the neck also.

This looks like a good option:

[url="http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/mens/apparel/tops/sleeveless/pid1208402-Men-s-Ribbed-Fitted-Tank/1208402-100"]http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/mens/apparel/tops/sleeveless/pid1208402-Men-s-Ribbed-Fitted-Tank/1208402-100[/url]

[generalpatton]

I got a bunch of the champion performance knit sleeveless shirts at Target and wear those under my golf shirts. They're very light weight and the with the sleeveless I don't get that constricted feeling I got with a regular cotton t shirt. I guess if sweaty arm pits is your problem these may not be the best solution but fortunately for me I don't have that problem. You can pick them up for like 7 bucks or something in a bunch of different colors.

[muzz]

No
When it's cooler I layer on TOP of the Golf shirt, never wear anything underneath.
The only time I wear an undershirt is when wearing a white dress shirt to a Wedding/Funeral(any real difference....lol)/Wake etc....

[Rohlio]

I will sometime were a performance underlayer beneath my collared golf shirt if it is cold out (in the high 30's or so). Otherwise it is just me and my Dri-Fit polo.

[abms]

i wear a drifit under the polo

[Bonneville85308]

I don't wear an undershirt for golf, I tried it a couple of times and found it to be uncomfortable. I do play with a guy who wears a cotton undershirt and a cotton polo shirt all the time, even in 85+ degree heat, I don't know he does it.

[station2station]

No undershirt or wife beater. Only time I wear a undershirt is under a white dress shirt to hide my tats from showing through.

[EnglishBob]

After moving from the UK (75 in summer) to California's Central Valley (100+), I always wear one, I look like a drowning victim otherwise.

[redlabel]

This thread is silly.