Just played 144 holes last week. Whew! Dropped my handicap down to a 7.6. Driver was on fire, I hit probably 70% of fairways and kept maybe 9/10 of the rest in-bounds or at least playable vs lost OB like I usually do. Longest drive was 350+, average was probably 310. Lowest score was a 76, highest was an 83.
re: gloves - Try Hirzl.
https://hirzl.one/en/
They're REALLY good gloves, I love mine. Super durable, work well in both hot and cold / wet weather, nicely grippy.
I also re-gripped my driver and went up to a midsize grip +2, which I think helped my driving. I'm going to get the rest of my clubs regripped with mids as well now I think, it made such a nice difference. I've never used midsize grips before.