What is the difference between gliders and rockers?
The motion is different. You can imitate the motion with your body. The feel of a rocking chair is like that of bending your body at the hips. Move your upper body forward and back while you bend at the hips.
The motion of a glider feels like the motion of moving your upper body forward and back while bending slightly at the knees. It lacks any up and down movement, but flows forward and back, and so is slightly smoother. When it comes to shipping furniture, a glider is a little bit heavier.
A swivel glider adds the ability to turn the chair while sitting in it. This feature enables a person to turn in order to visit, watch TV, see something, or adjust the chair to lighting conditions.