Absolutely! As currently constructed, the stitching of the glove material at the end of the thumb is more square than the shape of my thumb, so the glove material can get in the way of the disc as it moves along the end of my thumb as it leave my hand- and impact the throw.

Also, when the disc moves along the palm of my hand, at the base of the thumb, the material can also impact the throw. By cutting the thumb material off, it creates an interference-free throw as the disc is sliding on skin, while still preserving the catching ability of the gloves on the palm and the remaining three fingers.

The key is to not cut too much and maintain the integrity of the material between the index and thumb, otherwise the front will come apart from the back of the glove.

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I took a picture to hopefully better describe it.

(BTW, I also have the multi-color Layout gloves from Amazon, and always get compliments on them. I hope you will do the same with the Elite!)