Thick padding is a bad idea anywhere - gloves, saddle, shorts. If you depend on it you are compensating for something that's wrong. If there is more pressure on your hands than simply carrying the weight of your arms then you've not got the fit dialed in yet. I stopped wearing gloves at all several weeks ago and it's been a revelation the extent to which comfort and control have improved. (And yes I have a box full of gloves I've used over time, including the comparatively good Specialized BG gloves).