I ma choosing a new glove for my HS baseball season. I went to the store, tried them on, played catch with them and they both feel great. Which one do you prefer (Wilson A2000 1786-TB OR TPX FL1151)?
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Rawlings- the mark of a pro!
Sadly Rawlings gloves have taken a turn for the worst in the past couple of years. It was only a few years ago that Rawlings was making all of their mitts in America out of good hard American cowhide. They have since moved out of the country and are now making all of their gloves out of oil treated, pre-softened leather. I really have to give Rawlings' current line the thumbs down.
Out of the two gloves I prefer the Rawlings. On the other side, I have become partial to Nokona and Akadema gloves as of late.
My son has always used a Wilson A2000, he's had four five different gloves, they have always been "game ready" in a very short time and performed well.
This Christmas we bought him a Rawlings "pro preferred" glove and after a lot reps, it's not close to game ready, the quality of leather seems to be much better than that currently used in the Wilson gloves.
YMMV
This Christmas we bought him a Rawlings "pro preferred" glove and after a lot reps, it's not close to game ready, the quality of leather seems to be much better than that currently used in the Wilson gloves.
YMMV
My son has both Rawlings Pro-Preferred and a Nokona. Different sizes - he uses the Nokona in the OF and the Rawlings for IF. He loves them both and both took quite awhile to break in...I used to do lots of leather work / tooling...both have great leather...We have an old catcher's mitt that both my boys used up until last year that's a Nokona - best mitt I've ever had on my hand...need to get it re-laced, but it put in 6 years of heavy use before one of the laces broke...it was well cared for, just caught one too many hard pitches!
In general I think the A2000 gloves break in more quickly primarily because they're a softer (and probably thinner) leather. My younger son has been using one of them that his brother gave up when he bought the Rawlings. I haven't messed with the TPX gloves, so can't comment on them.
TIMHO, the reality is it comes down to what works best for you. If you're looking at the top level gloves, they'll probably all last several seasons. While I LOVE that Nokona catcher's mitt (and others that I've messed with), I have never been comfortable with their fielders gloves as they just don't seem to feel right on my hand...
Hope that helps!
In general I think the A2000 gloves break in more quickly primarily because they're a softer (and probably thinner) leather. My younger son has been using one of them that his brother gave up when he bought the Rawlings. I haven't messed with the TPX gloves, so can't comment on them.
TIMHO, the reality is it comes down to what works best for you. If you're looking at the top level gloves, they'll probably all last several seasons. While I LOVE that Nokona catcher's mitt (and others that I've messed with), I have never been comfortable with their fielders gloves as they just don't seem to feel right on my hand...
Hope that helps!
Nokona hands down.
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this Texas glovemaker needs a look.