There are times when a head first slide can be useful, and it's fairly instinctual as well. The better plan is this:
Why more guys don't run the bases holding their batting gloves is a mystery to me. There are very few instances where the extra 3 inches of finger length are going to make the difference between out and safe, but keeping your hands tight to hold the batting gloves keeps all the fingers and the thumb tucked tight and safe(r) from injury.
Why more guys don't run the bases holding their batting gloves is a mystery to me. There are very few instances where the extra 3 inches of finger length are going to make the difference between out and safe, but keeping your hands tight to hold the batting gloves keeps all the fingers and the thumb tucked tight and safe(r) from injury.