Rawlings Gamer Pro Taper Series: GFMPT
Features
12.00 Inch Model
Open Back
Deer Tanned Cowhide Lining
Free Shipping!
Moldable Padding
Pro Lacing
Pro Soft Leather
PRO TAPER DESIGN - for the player with a smaller hand
Professional Patterns
Single Post Web
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 4 Customer Reviews
Ed
Pros: Durable, high quality leather. Well-made glove. My 10 year old loved it once it was broken-in.
Cons: Takes a while to break-in given the thicker/heavier leather found on this higher quality youth glove.
Pretty Good Quality Daniel Morehead player
Pros: Incredibly big pocket is pro and con because on the lack of a smooth transition resulting in trying to start a search party trying to find the ball in the glove. (Im being sarcastic)
Cons: Uncomfortable feel. (Also above) But price is also a factor. A little too expensive for outcome. Takes a while to break in.
Guy
Pros: Alright, this glove just eats balls in the dirt and in the air. That is with a big enough pocket. Very fast break in time, gigantic pocket.
Cons: Falls apart fast. This glove became flimsy and lose very quickly and became like a pancake when placed down. Doesn't hold much shape.
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Pros: perfect size for youth. easy break in, Rawlings Pro-taper gloves are the answer for elite youth players! This glove is perfect for my 11 year old.
Cons: none
Questions and Answers
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Will there be any lefties coming out? RC14
Would this glove work for a teenage female fastpitch player? Size, weight, hand stalls, pocket? Chuck
Would this glove work for a 10 year old? Mike
Is this glove the correct size for a 13 year old? I am 5'1", and I weigh about 93 lbs. baseballer
Hi, my son is a third baseman. His team also needs him to play first base. He's 10, 5' 1" and he is 130 lbs. Do you think this is a good glove for him? Thanks. Big Ben
Is this glove a good fit for a 14 year old who stands 5' 8" and weighs 140 pounds? chucker
Would this glove be good for a high school player? Baseball 88
Does this glove arrive game ready or does it require extra break in time? BG
About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
Glove Properties
Deals | Bundle and Save |
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Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | First Base |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | First Base |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Single Post |
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