As far as gloves go, I agree - I don't like getting the tacky on my hands. So I wear a plain leather glove from Lowes on my right hand for WOB & WFD events. I get the glove that has the string pull on the back of the hand.

For hammer, I wear a pair of gardening gloves that have a tighter fit & are a bit stretchy. I've also heard baseball gloves recommended for this, because they are tight & you can still fell the hammer.

Stones tend to bother my wrist some, so I have a wrist wrap (WRAP, not STRAP) for weightlifting that I put on my right wrist. It's stretchy so gives some spring as well. They come in different lengths, I don't think you need a very long one for stones.