I have a prefered type of glove to use while mowing the yard... the cotton type with black rubber dots. They are light, cheap, you can still operate your iPod with them on, John says they will keep the sun from burning the back of your hands and I especially like them because they can be used to wipe the sweat from your brow. I really don't like it when sweat burns my eyes. As a yard rookie I used the leather work gloves and had to take them off to grab a towel from my pocket or hanging form the mower. Doing all this meant stopping the mower then restarting it. It is a real time saver to just wipe and run!