Nokona Alpha 32.5" Fastpitch Catcher's Mitt: S-V2
Features
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32.50 +/- Inch Pattern
Game-Ready Feel
Intermediate Fastpitch Fit - Snug Fit Designed for Young Adult Players
Fully Closed Web
Constructed with Buffalo and Stampede Leathers
Closed Back with Adjustable Velcro Wrist Strap
Weight: Approx. 630 g
Made in the USA - Since 1934 (Nocona, TX)
One (1) Year Manufacturer's Warranty
Description
Introducing Nokona's Alpha Series! Constructed from top-of-the-line leathers, Stampede and Buffalo for ideal structure, weight, and very easy beak-in. The combination of these two proprietary Nokona leathers makes these gloves ready for play right off the shelf without any need for steaming. Nokona has built a reputation for providing the highest quality gloves made with top grade leathers, that are made right here in the U.S.A. For over 75 years, Nokona has been making their product in Nocona, Texas where the people have dedicated their lives to providing the highest quality ball glove for players that demand excellence. This is their legacy. Since 1934, Nokona has been producing ball gloves for America's pastime right here in the United States.
This Nokona Alpha Plus Series Fastpitch Catchers Mitt Glove: SV2 features an Approximate 32.50" Pattern, Fully Closed Web, and offers a snug fit that is designed specifically for the Young Adult player. Nokona: America's Pastime. American Made.
Warranty
Nokona extends a twelve (12) month manufacturer’s warranty on all their gloves. If you buy a Nokona from JustGloves and experience an issue that may have come from defective workmanship or material, be sure and let the JustGloves Glove Experts know. The Glove Experts are trained in product and warranty knowledge. They will be happy to assist with providing directions for a warranty return to Nokona.
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
NISM0
Pros: Not bulky at all! Very light! Game ready! Perfect for small hands!
Cons: May need to wear an inner glove to provide padding.
Tim
Pros: Very light weight and beautiful craftsmanship. This is a glove that should only get better with time. The glove has a great pocket and the design really helps gather in off center catches.
Cons: For my daughter, the glove was quite stiff out of the box but we are having fun breaking it in. Give it some time and some TLC and you will be happy.
High quality John Coach
Pros: Great glove.
Cons: Very stiff on arrival
Quality Glove John Coach
Pros: You can easily tell it is made with high quality leather. It is light enough for my 10 year old.
Cons: Very Stiff. The break-in process has been a lot longer than any glove I’ve purchased in the past.
Nokona for the WIN! John Keen Coach
Pros: Looks amazing, feels great and that NOKONA Leather smells like Heaven! Huge pocket and love the adjustable strap! Totally Satisfied!
Cons: It wasn't "GAME READY" out of the box. I even had Just Gloves do their "BREAK IN" and it wasn't ready. After 100 plus balls on 50mph, 3 conditionings and some breakin with the stick.....It's coming together quite nice.
Questions and Answers
Have a question about the Nokona Alpha 32.5" Fastpitch Catcher's Mitt: S-V2? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
Besides the softer leather for faster break-in period, are there any other differences in construction, padding etc. between the X2 and the S-V2? mike
Would the SV-2 be a good glove for my 14 year old daughter starting high school next year or would she grow out of it too quickly? Would the X2 be a better choice for her high school years? mike
My daughter is 16, 5'8" and I'm worried this will be too small for her. Thoughts? Momma G
I came looking for answers between the SV2 and the X2 softball catchers mitt and am a little confused by some of the expert advice. I understand the difference in leather between the SV2 and X2 but they are both 32.5" which almost all of the Nokona fastpitch catchers mitts are. One expert recommended a 33-33.5" mitt for a 16 year old while another said the X2 - 32.5" would be good through high school. I'm assuming that the only reason someone would outgrow the SV2 is if their hands outgrew the palm area? The SV2 is sold as an intermediate/youth and more "snug" which leads me to believe that it's mainly the hand area which is a bit smaller but the overall pocket and outer mitt size is the same. My daughter plays 12u travel and will be moving to 14u next year so I struggled between the two models. She is average size (about 5'8" and 110 lbs) with somewhat small hands. Worried about the weight difference and wanting something guaranteed to fit. I decided on the SV2 which is 100 grams less than the X2 but am really hoping she can use it up to or past 16. Any input on this would be appreciated. Nick
My daughter is 14 years old. She is 5'8". I am looking for a glove that will last her throughout high school and beyond. She is a left handed thrower. The only sizes that I have been able to find for here is the 32.5". Are there any options out there for my player? Sean
My daughter is a 1st year 12U player on a tournament/travel team. She currently has the Mizuno Prospect Fastpitch Series GXS101 (32.5"). The two primary pitchers can throw 45mph pitches and it is time to upgrade her glove. She is not a big kid, so fit for her hand and good padding / proper coverage in the thumb area is critical. Is this glove going to fit the bill? Especially for thumb coverage/padding? Paul B
Is this a buffalo skin glove? Sam
My daughter catches on a club with a pitcher throwing 60-64 mph. She's 16, a sophomore playing varsity and travel ball. Looking for a great glove that will last and help her scoop balls while also providing enough protection. Is this the glove for her? dayday
Is the pocket sufficiently large enough to handle a 12” ball? Liz
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
Age Range | 10-12 13-15 High School-Adult |
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Color | Brown |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Female Fastpitch Softball |
Position | Catcher |
Series | Alpha |
Size | 32.50 |
Sub Type | Catchers |
Vendor | Nokona |
Web Type | Fully Closed |
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