PXG’s Golf Glove Price Will Make Your Head Spin

Either PXG is starting to feel the heat from all the lawyers’ fees they’re racking up with the TaylorMade lawsuit or they’re going all in on the “1% golfer” market.  I mean, very few people have questioned how good the PXG 0311 series irons are, largely because of PXG’s proprietary thermo plastic elastomer (TPE) material that is injected into the clubhead, but a lot of people haven’t found them $300 per iron good.

Making matters worse, TaylorMade (P790) and Callaway (Rogue Irons) have released their own goo-filled irons.  And because that wasn’t bad enough, PXG’s wedges haven’t been anything outrageous (starting at $650 a piece) and the woods have been a big disappointment (~$700 for a driver, $500 for fairway metal).  So at this point there’s no reason for PXG to sell anything at a sensible price.

Case in point: $60 for a glove.  So what could possibly justify the ludicrous pricing for a piece of equipment that might not even last you 1/2 a season?  Premium aniline leather.  Aniline leather, which is commonly used on quality leather couches, is known for being the more natural looking leather, but it’s less resistant to soiling, scuffing, and fading.  And that’s it.  So just to recap, PXG is charging $60 for a golf glove that’s made with high end leather but probably won’t last once you start to sweat while wearing it during a round.  And by the way, it doesn’t even come in Cadet sizes.

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Meanwhile, the 2 mainstream options—the $15 FootJoy and the $20 Titleist—both are made with more durable materials, at a substantially lower price, come in more size options, and are probably just as tacky.  And to further emphasize the lunacy, premium GFORE gloves go for $35, or nearly 1/2 the price of the PXG Five Star glove.

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And in stark contrast to the PXG Five Star, GFORE gloves come in nearly every color of the rainbow, a variety of different patterns (e.g., camo) and color combinations, are made with more durable, premium AA Cabretta leather, and come in Standard and Cadet sizes.  And if that’s somehow still not enough for you, for $50 you can build and order and entirely custom GFORE glove.  That’s right, you can finally have that blossom pink glove, with the pacific blue thumb, black tab, and white trim that you’ve been dreaming about.

At the end of the day, it’s your money to spend however you want.  But if it’s my money we’re talking about, I’d rather play a round of golf than buy some crazy $60 glove.  In fact, I think I’ll take that same $60 and treat myself to a proven, premium GFORE glove (maybe Azure blue), a FootJoy glove for when I get caught in the rain, and just enough left for a cold mid-round beer.

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