At Golf Aficionado, we receive a lot of goodies to review – clubs, shoes, training equipment, golf tees, and especially golf gloves. We’re always happy to try products; most of the time, they never end up cutting the mustard, but now and then we get something worth sharing.
Golf gloves are a necessary evil for most players, an on-going expense, and one of the least exciting things we ever buy. So when we were all given a new glove to try, the excitement level was palpable, NOT!
It’s been six months since I tried on my first Claw Golf Glove made by CaddyDaddy, and I feel that’s more than enough time to give a thorough product review. I live in Central Florida, so the glove has seen some extreme weather in the cold (as much as Florida gets cold), rain, and certainly in the sun and near 100% humidity levels.
The entire staff of Golf Aficionado received a Claw Golf Glove to try. A couple of the guys tried it and gave up quite quickly. Their feedback was they didn’t like the feel of the glove saying they prefer the soft embrace of traditional Cabretta leather. However, one other writer and I persevered – that makes it sound onerous, and it wasn’t. To be honest, if you can get past the glove not being leather, there is a high chance you’re going to like it.
For additional clarity, the other writer who stuck with the glove is a heavy hand sweater just like me. If you sweat a lot, you know you might have to alternate gloves throughout the round. The Claw Golf Glove and the breath-ability put a stop to that.
6 Months of Use on the Left, A new Spare on the Right 
6 Months of Use on the Left, A new Spare on the Right
What I Loved
The most noticeable thing, which I loved the most, is the silicone on the palm of the glove – it’s tacky, and the enhanced grip than you get over a traditional leather golf glove is immediately noticeable.
CaddyDaddy makes some outrageous claims in regards to the durability of their golf glove, which is why we took over six months to field test. Below is how they advertise the Claw Glove, followed by our feedback.
The Flex-Mesh design provides excellent ventilation and boosts airflow and breath-ability
Agreed, playing in Florida, leather gloves quickly dampen from sweating and quickly go hard once they dry post play. No such issues with the claw glove, it’s been used for 40 rounds, and it’s never had problems of being wet (other than via rain), going stiff/ hard, and then being difficult to put on again.
Palm will not Crack, harden or tear
Agreed, apart from looking dirty on the backside (I need to wash it!), and having lost some of its tackiness; the palm is like the day it arrived.
Lasts 3- 5 times longer than most Leather gloves
100% agree, my average burn rate of gloves was maybe ten rounds depending on conditions. 6+ months and 40 rounds later, I’m still using the same glove.
Remarkable comfort and performance
Once you get used to the change from Cabretta, it’s undoubtedly as comfortable. On the performance level, I’d say it’s better than any other glove, synthetic or otherwise, that I’ve ever used.
Looks new longer than leather
Purely an aesthetic thing, from a palm perspective, for sure on the back hand of the glove – maybe! But being machine washable indeed helps and is a significant benefit for those who want their glove to look nice and new.
Yes or No?
The glove performs excellently in hot weather, but that doesn’t mean it’s terrible in the cold. The limited use it’s had from me in such conditions, it still performed well. The few times I’ve played with the glove in the rain, the silicone palm was very tacky and did well.
For those that are cost-conscious, this is, without doubt, the glove for you – at around $20, if you play a lot of golf and find yourself changing gloves once a month, you are about to save a small fortune over a year.
I’m a convert, not for one reason, but all of the above! YES, get yourself a Claw Glove and try it out.