Partial-fingered gloves

1. A sports glove having dorsal (back) and palmar (front) portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, and dorsal and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends; said glove including a glove body having a back portion designed to cover a back of a user's hand, and a front portion designed to cover an entire palm of a user's hand; wherein said glove thereby is designed to cover all five metacarpal bones of a user's hand; said glove body including at least one forefinger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive a finger or thumb of a user, respectively, therein; said glove body being configured such that the thumb and forefinger stalls fully enclose the thumb and forefinger of a user, including enclosing fingertips of said thumb and forefinger of the user, said glove further leaves completely uncovered a ring finger of a user; said glove further leaves completely uncovered a pinkie finger of a user; said glove further leaves completely uncovered a middle finger of a user; and

wherein said glove palmar portion further comprises a grip enhancing means; wherein said grip enhancing means is comprised of a plurality of depressions; wherein said depressions are at least 500 micrometers in depth; wherein said plurality of depressions are only located on a palmar portion of said forefinger stall, a palmar portion of said thumb stall, and a palmar portion of the glove overlaying an area between the thumb and forefinger stalls, generally defined by a portion designed to overlay a forefinger metacarpal of a user, a thumb metacarpal of a user and an area between said thumb and forefinger metacarpals of a user extending to an edge of a palm of a user; and

wherein said glove further comprises a plurality of micro recesses on said glove; wherein said micro recesses are disposed about said glove body, for moisture management purposes; and

wherein said glove is coated with a water repellant substance or a synthetic resin to provide a glove that is designed for active, outdoor sports play.

2. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said grip enhancing means thereby provides a higher coefficient of friction on said glove portions than on the rest of the glove body; and wherein said grip means provides a Shore A Durometer Coefficient of Friction of at least 3.0, thereby providing added gripping capabilities along areas where a football generally touches a quarterback's hand by providing a higher coefficient of friction on said glove portions.

3. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said glove is adapted for play in the sport of basketball; wherein said glove further comprises a grip enhancing coating along the glove palmar portion.

4. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said glove is adapted for play in the sport of basketball; wherein said glove further comprises a grip enhancing coating throughout the entire glove palmar portion surface; wherein said grip enhancing coating consists of a latex coating, a nitrile coating, a rubber coating, a vinyl coating, a neoprene coating or a PVC coating.

5. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said glove body further comprises a grip enhancing coating; wherein said grip enhancing coating consists of a latex coating, a vinyl coating, a nitrile coating, a neoprene coating, a rubber coating or a PVC coating.

6. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said glove is a golf glove adapted for use on a golfer's strong hand; and wherein said micro recesses are located along a dorsal portion of said glove forefinger stall; wherein said micro recesses are each about 0.120 millimeters in diameter.

7. The glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said glove further comprises a wrist portion overlaying an entire wrist of a user; wherein said wrist portion is expansible so as to be capable of holding more securely around said entire wrist of said user; and wherein said glove further comprises an expandable opening means in the form of a strap at a wrist end adapted to receive a user's hand; and wherein said glove further comprises a grip enhancing coating comprised of PVC coatings, latex coatings, neoprene coatings, vinyl coatings, rubber coatings, or nitrile coatings.

8. A method of gripping a football comprising the following steps: a.

a sports glove having dorsal (back) and palmar (front) portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, and dorsal and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends; said glove including a glove body having a back portion designed to cover a back of a user's hand, and a front portion designed to cover an entire palm of a user's hand; wherein said glove thereby is designed to cover all five metacarpal bones of a user's hand; said glove body including at least one forefinger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive a finger or thumb of a user, respectively, therein; said glove body being configured such that the thumb and forefinger stalls fully enclose the thumb and forefinger of a user, including enclosing fingertips of the user, said glove further leaves completely uncovered a ring finger of a user; said glove further leaves completely uncovered a pinkie finger of a user; said glove further leaves completely uncovered a middle finger of a user; and

wherein said glove palmar portion further comprises a grip enhancing means; wherein said grip enhancing means is comprised of a plurality of depressions; wherein said depressions are at least 500 micrometers in depth; wherein said plurality of depressions are only located on a palmar portion of said forefinger stall, a palmar portion of said thumb stall, and a palmar portion of the glove overlaying an area between the thumb and forefinger stalls, generally defined by a portion overlaying a forefinger metacarpal of a user, a thumb metacarpal of a user and an area between said thumb and forefinger metacarpals extending to an edge of a palm of a user; and

wherein said glove further comprises a plurality of micro recesses on said glove; wherein said micro recesses are disposed about said glove body, for moisture management purposes; and

wherein said glove is coated with a water repellant substance or a synthetic resin to provide a glove that is adapted for active, outdoor sports play;

b. Placing said sports glove on a dominant hand of a user;

c. Gripping a football with said dominant hand.