Mitt Lifespan

Anyone else with some experience to share here?

My son uses high end mitts. Top of the line All-Star or Rawlings. Maybe he gets a year out of them. Needs a new one now after 9 months.

They're not destroyed after a year. It's just that the padding is shot. Anyone else experience this?

Guess it depends how much he uses it. I've heard MLB guys will go through a couple per season. If he's catching a bunch of pens every day from pitchers throwing 90 I imagine it would wear out faster than it did in high school

My son gets a new glove every year and he needs it.  He takes care of it as best he can, but with games, daily practice (nearly year-round) and daily bullpens (fall and spring), it's time for a new one at the end of the season.

My son has used an A2000 for the last 4 years, just had pocket relaced for the 2nd time.  He caught for HS, travel, plus pens for several pitchers in the off season.  He loves it and takes care of it as best as any teenager would.

Once my son became a PO he said, "So i can get a new glove every 6 months since you wont be spending $$ on bats right?"

@Master P posted:

Once my son became a PO he said, "So i can get a new glove every 6 months since you wont be spending $$ on bats right?"

Kids!

Like a lot of things in baseball, some of this might be personal preference, but my son usually gets 1-2 years out of a glove.  (Shin guards are another story!)

Of course, he has a gamer, a gamer in training and a back up glove.  However, like a lot of players, he tends to use his gamer most of the time because of confidence in the glove.

He does take very good care of his gloves.  He always "hand carries" them separately from his catcher's bag etc.  Although this does get harder to do on college road trips...  (They have never seen the inside of his bag.)

Like most college catchers, he is catching a lot of bullpens all Fall, pens & games in Spring, as well as a pretty intense summer ball schedule.  (He also catches several MLB pitchers in off season.)  Obviously, glove quality matters, but I might add that "pocket awareness" has something to do with glove longevity.  He has never complained about lack of padding, but has needed to replace the pocket strings 2-3 times a season, which seems to be the biggest problem with increased velo from pitchers.

He switched to Wilson A2k glove the last 3 years at suggestion by MLB catcher friend and he loves it.

@Master P posted:

Once my son became a PO he said, "So i can get a new glove every 6 months since you wont be spending $$ on bats right?"

I turned the tables on my son. I told him if he’s getting new Oakley’s every year I want last year’s.