Palmless gloves

[DanSawyer]

OK, there are countless threads about whether you can cut the palms out of your gloves, and the answer is a pretty clear 'no'.

However, I was recently looking through 'Lacrosse Talk' (which is the English Lacrosse Association's magazine, for those not in England) and it had a review of the World Champs in 2006. There's a photo of Gary Gait celebrating a goal by one of his teammates (prematurely, since it was ruled to be a crease infringement). Gait is holding his crosse in one hand and the other is raised in celebration. He appears to have no palm to his glove. The fingers are half covered (to the central knuckle) then there's no palm, just a strap running from the thumb across the heel of the hand. The palm is totally bare. How is that?

I've looked for a copy of the photo online but can't find it. Any ideas how he could be wearing such a glove?

[Garor]

Countless pros in the MLL do the same thing. It depends on the rules of your league. In the US we are not allowed to alter our gloves in high school or college.

[RockStar]

Contrary to popular belief, the rest of the world doesn't always do things the way America does.

ILF rules permit palmless gloves.

[DanSawyer]

So it's just check your national rules? Anybody know:

a. English rules
b. any makes etc of palmless gloves?

[spenny]

i believe that harrow was or was going to market a palmless glove. i dont know if they ever did.

you need to talk to whoever runs your team to find out what rules you play under.
the easiest way to get palmless gloves is to just cut the palms out of the gloves you have

[DanSawyer]

Ah, but if you cut the palms out then you're altering the glove, which you can't do, can you?

Whereas if you buy them palmless then you're OK so long as your local rules allow palmless.

[spenny]

no, some rule sets allow palmless gloves. so it doesnt matter whether you buy them palmless or cut them.

some rule sets dont allow palmless gloves and it doesnt matter whether you buy them palmless or cut them, if they dont have palms you are getting a penalty

[bellies_lax_17]

What if the palms of your gloves have been worn away from use? Does that count as 'altering your glove'?

[Warrior]

What if the palms of your gloves have been worn away from use? Does that count as 'altering your glove'?

No that doesn't count as altering your glove, but it would still make the glove illegal if your rule set does not allow for palmless gloves/gloves with holes in the palm/fingers.

[laxcanada]

that counts as needing to get new gloves

[bellies_lax_17]

A guy on my team suggested that it might work and he tried it. He rigged up a screwdriver with something abrasive and then put it in a vice and grabbed onto it when it was spinning and it worked.. It looked like it had been worn away from use. Too bad he ruined his gloves haha.