Batting Gloves

A reader from www.softballfans.com/forums posted the question:
"Why do some hitters wear only 1 batting glove while others wear two and a few wear none?"

Batting gloves increase the grip on the handle of the bat. This isn't to combat accidentally letting go of the bat as much as the little bit of rotation that can happen at contact and during your swing. Not all players have an issue with this or know why to wear them, and thus they don't.

Traditionally, you put a batting glove of the bottom hand as that it where the most problems occur. Having two batting gloves provides a more consistent feel while holding the bat, or the batter may be a switch hitter and either hand can be at the bottom at any given at bat. I personally wear two batting gloves as I switch hit.