FootJoy StaSof Review

The FootJoy StaSof is the soft-leather pick in our best golf glovesguide: FootJoy’s premium cabretta glove, the softest and most luxurious feel on the list — provided you’re willing to baby it to keep that feel. Here’s the honest case for and against a premium leather glove.

What it is

A hand-sewn glove made from premium soft cabretta leather. FootJoy calls it the softest, premium advanced-performance cabretta — their number-one premium cabretta glove, preferred by tour players for over 35 years. In practice that means a plush, thin, close-fitting glove built for feedback rather than durability. Those are FootJoy’s claims, not measurements we took; our scoring is explained in how we rank.

Where it shines

Feel, plainly. The connection between hand and grip is genuinely different from a synthetic or a hybrid glove — plusher, thinner and more connected — and it’s the exact thing a feel-oriented ball-striker is paying for. The hand-sewn construction gives a close, glove-like fit that improves as it breaks in, moulding to your hand. If you’re the kind of golfer who wants to feel the grip pressure and the strike, the StaSof reports more than almost anything else you can wear.

Where it falls short

Durability and weather, which are two sides of the same coin. Soft premium cabretta is the least durable choice on our list — the softer the leather, the faster it wears, and the harder it goes if it gets wet and dries out. It’s the most expensive glove per round of actual life, and it’s not a rain glove. Leave it balled up damp in the bag and it’ll stiffen and lose the very softness you bought it for. It rewards care and punishes neglect.

Who should buy it

The feel player who values feedback above all and will look after the glove — taking it off between shots, keeping it dry, letting it breathe. If that’s you, nothing on the list feels better. It’s a luxury, and for the golfer who wants it, an honest one. It’s the premium-cabretta pick alongside the Titleist Players in our gloves guide.

Who should skip it

Anyone who wants durability, plays in heat and sweat, or leaves a glove crumpled and wet in the bag. The very softness that makes the StaSof special is the first thing rough handling and humidity destroy. A durable synthetic like the Callaway Weather Spann or FootJoy WeatherSof gives most golfers far more glove for the money, and a dedicated rain glove is the answer for wet rounds.