UNIHAND hand warmers for golf

Cold fingers on a cold grip

Golf in late autumn is a game of short bursts. You stand on the tee, walk, wait for the group ahead, then swing for a second or two. Your hands do the precise work, and they spend the rest of the round closed around cold rubber or tucked away.

A warmer earns its place in those waits. You slip a hand into your pocket on the walk to the ball, wrap it around the unit, and take it out warm when you pull a club. The heat is in your palm and fingers at the moment you need feel.

Where the pair rides on a round

At about 0.15 lb and under an inch thick, each unit sits in the front pocket of golf pants without pulling them down or getting in the way of your turn. Carry one on each side and both hands get their turn. Zip or button the pocket if your pants have one, so the warmer stays put when you bend to tee up.

Gloves help, but you can only wear so much on the hands that hold the club. With a glove on one hand, the other is bare to the wind. Give the bare hand more pocket time, and warm the gloved one between holes. Keep the glove dry too. The National Weather Service tells anyone out in the cold to keep their skin dry, and a damp glove makes that hard.

On a cart, the pocket on your jacket works just as well. Leave the warmer in the pocket, not loose on the seat, where it can slide off on the first slope.

Two units for you and your partner

The pair comes as two separate warmers, which suits a twosome. Keep one and pass the other across the cart. Each runs on its own battery and button, so your partner can set a level without asking you.

On a raw back nine, take both back. Set them back to back and you have one round warmer, hot on every side, to hold in both hands between shots. Split them again on the next tee. A cart blocks little of the wind, so keep the units in a closed pocket while you ride rather than loose in your hand.

Keep the golf balls out of it

Warm your hands, not your ball. Rule 4.2a of the Rules of Golf, published by The R&A, says you must not make a stroke at a ball whose performance has been deliberately altered. Heating the ball is one of the examples it names. The penalty for doing so is disqualification.

So give the warmer a pocket of its own. Keep spare balls in the bag or a different pocket, and you never have to wonder what a referee would say.

A level for eighteen holes

For most cold rounds, Medium is the level to start on. It holds 104-⁠118.5 °F, warm enough to bring back feel in a minute or two, with an up-to figure of 14 hours on one unit. Low suits a mild day or the warmer you keep in reserve. Charge both units indoors the night before, so each one starts the round with a full battery.

Save High for the worst stretch, a cart ride into the wind or a long wait on a crowded par three. If the round runs long or the wind picks up on the back nine, switch the reserve unit on and let the first one rest in your bag. You can read more about cold rounds in our article on keeping hands warm outdoors, and see the full range on the UNIHAND heat levels.

The pairs on this page are part of the UNIHAND collection, and the five colors above were picked for golf. Compare them side by side.