A Vibration Reducing Golf Glove…. Sound Pretty Good?

June 5, 2008July 21, 2018 admin 1181 Views

Few golfers ever consider the time and effort that has gone into the design of the golf glove they use and abuse until it is so worn, tattered, and sweat stained that it is callously discarded in the nearest trash can. Perhaps this post will help you “appreciate” your golf glove as a unique piece of golf technology designed to improve your game, rather than simply that crumbled up crusty piece of leather and Velcro that is stuffed into your golf bag after the round.

Acushnet recently had an interesting golf glove patent application publish as US Pub. No. 20080109934 titled “Vibration Reducing Golf Glove.” The title sounds pretty good, right?

The application describes the invention as:

A vibration reducing golf glove, which includes a front panel for covering the inner portion of a wearer’s hand and fingers, a thumb section for covering the wearer’s thumb which is coupled to the front panel, and a back panel for covering the outer portion of a wearer’s hand and fingers. Vibration reducing thick leather is coupled independently to the front panel at the palm, thumb and finger areas for reducing the degree of vibration. As a result, the vibration reducing golf glove provides a reduction in the vibration and shock transmitted to the wearer’s and at the time a shock or vibration is applied to the outer surface of the glove.

And the application contains the following figures:

Interesting stuff! I encourage you to check out the application….. you will never look at your golf glove the same way if you do.

Now, next time you put on your trusty golf glove, look at it affectionately as a piece of technology engineered to improve your game, not just a blister preventer!

Dave Dawsey – Keeping an Eye on Golf Glove Inventions

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