Nokona Buckaroo Black Fastpitch Series: BKF-1200CBLK (BS1200CBLK)
Features
12.00 Inch Pattern
Ristankor Adjustable Velcro Wrist Strap Provides a Secure Fit
Closed Back
Combination of Kangaroo and Top-Grade Steerhide Leathers
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Reinforced Fully Closed Web
Made in the USA - Since 1934 (Nocona, TX)
Fastpitch Softball Pattern
Some Break-In Required
Kangaroo Leather - Pound-for-Pound One of the Toughest Leathers in the World, Yet Very Lightweight
Walnut Crunch Leather - Top-Grain Steerhide Provides Classic Feel and Lasting Durability
Weight: Approx. 660 g
One (1) Year Manufacturer's Warranty
Infield / Pitcher / Utility Model
Description
In a place called Nocona, Texas, premium ball gloves have been designed and handcrafted since 1934. For generations, the people of this small town have dedicated their lives to provide the best baseball product product, made right here in America, so that you can use it with great pride and confidence. The new Buckaroo Black Series features patterns made specifically for fastpitch softball players. These gloves are made from a combination of kangaroo leather and cowhide. All leathers used by Nokona are top-grain and hand-selected to meet Nokona's rigorous standards. This combination of leathers creates an incredibly lightweight feel that makes these gloves easy to control. Pound for pound, kangaroo is one of the toughest leathers in the world as it has a tensile strength 2 to 3 times higher than cowhide. This leather is ideal for the fingers of ball gloves as it is smooth and durable. The Buckaroo Black Series is about halfway game-ready, but will require some break-in, as all high quality gloves do. With a closed back design and adjustable wrist strap, the Buckaroo Black Series will provide the control necessary to dominate the softball field for years to come. Nokona: America's Pastime. American Made. Free Shipping!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 8 Customer Reviews
Mace
Pros: This glove is worthy of the 5 stars based on looks alone. From the two tone styling down to the American flag proudly stitched along the finger, it is superb! It is very evident that this glove is handmade simply because of the lack of consistency from finger to finger. This actually is one of my favorite attributes of the glove, giving each one a desirable uniqueness. A proper break in is needed, even though it is very lite it has a bit of a stiff feel when wearing it. This is easily overcome by a proper break in. Hand message in some Nokona NLT conditioner regularly and use it, plain and simple. I truly feel this is a glove to last a life time for a very reasonable glove.
Cons: Realistically, none.
farm girl
Pros: good glove, fast shipping
Cons: not quite as broke in as i thought it would be
TBU 12U
Pros: Great glove. My daughter was looking for a new glove that would last her more than one season. Now, she has finally found one with Nokona.
Cons: Takes a little bit to break in, but once you do it's fantastic. Be patient!
Jason
Pros: Quality light weight glove.
Cons: Tough break in, but I think will be worth it.
G.
Pros: I bought this glove a few months ago and it is now starting to feel game ready. You can definitely tell that it is real leather and makes the transition from fielding to throwing much quicker. I was a bit hesitant to down-size from my 13" glove but now all my worry is gone and I can't wait to start using it this season. It has a really nice "snap" sound when you catch it.
Cons: It took quite a while to break it in since I like to feel 100% about my gloves but I'm glad it's broken in. Like I said above I down-sized from a 13" glove and it takes a while to get used to that. The padding in the palm was not as thick as I was expecting.
All I dream about in one glove Ilan player
Pros: looking great, comfortable... best fastpitch glove I've ever had (4 a man)
Cons: all good
A great high quality glove Anna Burkholder Player
Pros: This glove breaks in really easily, has very soft leather, and works great for both fielding the ball and catching in the outfield
Cons: None
So far, so good. Steph Player
Pros: So far this glove is amazing. Very well constructed. The leather is high quality and the wrist strap is adjustable which is a nice feature. I love that it has the index finger hole. It's a beautiful glove. I'm still breaking it in which I think will take a while, but I once it's looser I think it's going to be incredible.
Cons: Takes a little bit to break in. Hard to find for purchase anywhere. Expensive, but hopefully worth it.
Questions and Answers
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The comments for this glove indicate that it has a "softball pattern." For old-man softball (age 57 and up), will this glove be better suited or the highest quality for someone playing the infield? How does this glove compare to the BL 1200 C or BL 1200 CBK? Tommy
Is this a women's glove? My daughter is currently using a Buckaroo amg 175. Does this have small fingers? lefty
What's the difference between a "softball" glove and a "fastpitch" softball glove? Jeff
What size do you recommend for playing infield? surffer
Is this glove offered with the modified trapeze pocket? My daughter likes the strap on the back but likes the modified trapeze pocket. IowaBD
Is this the best glove you would recommend for third base fastpitch? Kiernan
My daughter is a relatively strong, tall and new 10 and under softball player. For a young girl, she has fairly large hands and is 5'1". john
My daughter is almost 14, plays short stop for travel and 2nd for varsity and I'm looking to get her a new, nice glove, strong, flexible, good padding etc. I'm looking at a 123 to 12 1/2" Nokona, Worth Liberty Advanced, the A2000 etc. Can you please help explain the differences in them, pros and cons? James
My 12 year old/daughter mainly plays centerfield & 2nd Base. Her coach has recommended either a 12.25" or 12". Love the "looks" of the Buckaroo Black Fastpitch Series (BF1200CBLK) but, is a different model better (i.e. Classic Walnut)? Also, is this glove also available in 12.25" (or, does it only go up in 1/2 inch increments)? Lastly, what is the difference between this glove & the AMG175KP? scottg
My daughter is 13 and playing on a 16U travel team. She will be entering high school next year. She is 5'3" and plays 3rd base. What size should I be looking at in this glove? Should I get a 12.00" or 12.50"? John
Is this glove (black fastpitch BF1200) available in right hand thrower? Softball
Is this a discontinued glove, or will you be getting more right hand throw models in? ohio
Why is the right hand glove $80 more than a left hand glove? Andee
I played fastpitch softball for club and college. I played third and left field. Now I am a mother of a 7 year old boy that plays club baseball. I usually just practice with him. I am hoping to join an adult softball team eventually. Do you recommend 1175 or 1200? I like a smaller glove, especially when I'm playing catch with a baseball. But I don't want it to be too small if I go back to playing softball. acisneros
Can this glove be used by either men or women? Custer
A local store offers a very similar glove with a 10% discount for any local youth athletic teams. Would you be able to match this discount? Inquirer
Would this glove be too large for an 11-year-old girl? If it is, what would you recommend for this age for an infielder? Chris
About the Brand
Joe Phillips writes about his visit to Nokona. It was like sitting in at the plantation party in Gone with the Wind or maybe gazing from the grandstand at the “Field of Dreams” while the Black Sox players tried to work out their idled muscle kinks. And, I was gently reminded by the lines in that movie while I dug into a delicious plate of North Texas barbecue: “threshing crews eating at outdoor tables. It continually reminds us of what once was, like an Indian-head penny in a handful of new coins. . . You talk a good dream.” And here I was. . . graciously invited into this magical and charming “Field of Glove-Making Dreams” in former Comanche Indian land at Nocona, Texas. It was a warm August evening, basked in a golden harvest moon, while friends and the Nokona family paid its kindly southern regards to two of their own and two of America’s finest but relatively obscure glove makers, Bobby Storey and Elvin Ray “Ab” Lemons. You see, the pair had just completed fifty years of time-honored employment with Nocona Athletic Goods, the last of the all-American made ball glove company's. The occasion brought echoes of past successes and human contentment, but in Nocona today you still experience much the same American texture of yesterday and perhaps a glimpse into tomorrow as well.
The two stately gentlemen were being honored in a way that could have taken place in the same manner when they first reported for full-time work at Nokona, in 1952, or back even earlier, in 1933 when the company started making sports equipment. During a brief and informal presentation at the celebration, Nokona’s new sales manager called the two glove makers “Legends - because that’s what their ball gloves stood for, American know-how and pride taken in a best-made product.”
A man of few words but a marveled craftsman who could literally conjure a sows ear into a playable baseball mitt, Mr. Lemons got up and fondly recalled the several men he worked with through his half-century and of the training that had been passed along to him from his old bosses.
His counter part and just as talented, Bobby Storey, had filled in at just about every job at Nokona. Bobby, the son of the sporting goods founder, R.E. “Bob” Storey had most recently served as president and now chairman of the board of Nokona. Though past retirement age like Mr. Lemons, he’s now serving at one of his favorite roles, that of ball glove designer.
At a time for employment in this country when five years is considered a long tenure with the same company, Ab and Bobby are not even the first to complete a half-century journey with Nocona Athletics. The now deceased Jewell Brickey, hit that milestone in 1993, after joining the company during World War II. That’s the kind of devotion that employees forge into this glove-making outfit. A devoted and sustained tenure here is not rare. Last year the company advertising, displayed along with Storey and Lemons, three other employees who had garnered 40 years with Nokona, Warren Clary, Bud Meekins, and Melvin Weedin.“
I don’t have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been baseball”, wrote W.P. Kinsella. And the most constant of ball glove makers has been Nokona, and the men and women there who keep alive the tradition of American craftsmanship of ball glove making. The spirit of glove-making is still alive and well in Nocona, Texas.
Glove Properties
Color | Brown Black |
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Deals | Closeout Gloves Bundle and Save |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Female Fastpitch Softball |
Position | Infield Outfield |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Nokona |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
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