Rawlings Gamer XP Series: GXP302-6
Features
12.75 Inch Model
Conventional Open Back
Free Shipping
Full Grain Inner Linings
Glove Forming / Break in: 90% Factory / 10% Player
PORON XRD Palm and Index Finger Pad for Comfort and Protection
Outfield Model
Pro Grade Laces
Pro Soft Leather
Professional Pattern
Pro H-Web
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
Josh
Pros: Really Nice. Just came in I like how the glove just feels like a glove should and just the overall Gamer Series look.
Cons: Threw me off a bit because the description states that its 90% factory break in, when its actually like 40% but still great glove!
DC
Pros: Great Glove, good leather, broke in Real nice,
Cons: no cons, great glove!
TP
Pros: Solid glove, not 90% broken in from the factory but I didn't mind that because it allowed me to shape the glove the way I wanted to. Nice colours.
Cons:
Questions and Answers
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When is the image coming for this glove? jman23
Is this glove full leather? viceprice
Is the Rawlings Gamer XP Series: GXP302-6 a softball or baseball glove? Guy
Please clarify, is it a baseball or softball glove? Jay
Is this glove good for high school outfield ? 42
High school center fielder going into Senior year. I just bought a Rawlings Gold Glove but not too satisfied with it. Would this be good for my senior year of baseball? barrio isaac
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 Slow Pitch Softball Softball |
Position | Outfield |
Size | 12.75 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | H-Web |
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