Can a Golf Glove Improve Distance and Accuracy?
Most golfers focus on clubs, balls, and swing mechanics. But one critical interface is often overlooked: the connection between your hand and the club.
Traditional leather gloves stretch, wear, and absorb moisture as you play. That introduces variability at the point of contact — a problem we refer to as micro-slippage — which can subtly affect face control, energy transfer, and consistency.
The EXO Golf Glove was engineered to remove that variable.
👉 Learn more about micro-slippage and grip stability
How We Tested the EXO Golf Glove
To understand whether improving grip stability could influence performance, we conducted controlled launch-monitor testing using TrackMan® or FlightScope®, comparing golfers’ existing gloves with the EXO Golf Glove.
Golfers hit multiple shots across drivers, fairway metals, and irons, measuring the following metrics:
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Carry distance
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Shot dispersion (accuracy)
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Consistency across repeated swings
The goal wasn’t to “fix” a swing — but to measure whether a more stable interface could produce more repeatable results.
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What the Data Showed
Across multiple test sessions:
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100% of golfers tested gained driver distance, with an average increase of 8.3 yards. The max gain recorded was +23.9 yards simply from swapping gloves.
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Two out of three golfers improved accuracy off the tee, measured by tighter dispersion
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Distance gains were also recorded with fairway metals and irons, though to a lesser extent
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Performance remained consistent in dry, humid, and wet conditions
These gains were recorded without warm-up periods or extended adaptation time.
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Why a Glove Can Make a Difference
When grip stability changes, face control changes.
When face control changes, distance gaps and dispersion change — even on well-struck shots.
Leather often feels good when it’s new, but feel without stability is not control. As leather degrades mid-round, micro-slippage increases and consistency quietly fades.
The EXO Golf Glove addresses this by reinforcing key contact zones with Zyntech™ nanocell technology, improving grip stability so the clubface arrives at impact more consistently square.
Built for All-Weather Consistency
Unlike leather, Zyntech™ does not stretch or absorb moisture. The result is a grip interface that remains stable across:
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Heat
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Humidity
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Rain and wet conditions
For golfers, this means fewer variables, more predictable contact, and greater confidence committing to each swing.
The Takeaway
A golf glove won’t replace good fundamentals but it can remove a hidden variable that affects consistency.
Iterations of Zyntech™ have supported elite-level performance for decades. For the first time, that technology has been engineered into a golf glove.
Once you understand micro-slippage, the limitations of leather can’t be unseen.
👉 Learn about the history of Zyntech™
